August 10, 2017
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars – Aug. 11, 2017
Region I – Capt. Laura Petreikis CPO Posateri relayed an injured fawn to a wildlife rehabilitator. The 4-week-old deer had been caught in a fence prior to a witness setting it free. However, there was an injury to the leg of the fawn, and he was unable to walk. This was the fourth fawn the
Illinois Outdoor News Calendar – Aug. 11, 2017
Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 19: Honest Woods WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., The Rock, Coal Valley. For more info call Tom Van Houtte, 309-781-5178. Aug. 26: WTU Rivers Edge Banquet, 5 p.m., The Ambiance, Quincy. For more info call Derrick Nelson, 309-224-2210. Aug. 26: Little Wabash NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Teutopolis Knights of Columbus. For more info call
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing Report – Aug. 11, 2017
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Chain: Flooding has been tough, but some reports of walleyes biting well in the evening on jig/minnow combos and crawler harnesses. Bass are holding tight to cover and are hitting wacky rigged worms near boat docks and
Stillwater artist wins trout and salmon stamp contest
Stillwater artist Nicholas Markell has won the Minnesota DNR trout and salmon stamp contest with a painting of a brown trout. The painting was selected by judges from among 14 submissions for the annual contest. Markell is now a two-time winner of the trout stamp contest, having previously won in 2012. Four entries advanced to
DNR: Outlook good for wild rice harvesting season
Wild rice harvesting season opens annually between Aug. 15 and Sept. 30, and wildlife managers say it’s shaping up to be an excellent season this year, according to a release Thursday, Aug. 10 by the Minnesota DNR. More than 1,200 lakes and rivers in 54 counties contain wild rice, with concentrations of rice being the
Minnesota River listed for zebra mussels, invasive carp
Zebra mussels were confirmed in river reservoir last year.
Grasslands conservation at center stage for Game Fair
There will be a discussion on CRP and the Farm Bill at the Outdoor News seminar tent, led by Outdoor News managing editor Rob Drieslein.
New York Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars – Aug. 11, 2017
(Editor’s note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the state of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable
