December 11, 2017

Benezette, Pa. — Fifteen-year-old Blaze Prengaman, of Latrobe, shot a doe with his bow this fall. It was his first archery kill ever. Usually, that would be a big deal. This year, though, it was just the second-best part of his season. His most amazing memory of 2017 will forever be taking a 500-plus-pound cow

St. Paul — The state has received 100 applications totaling about 3,600 acres at the six-month mark since Minnesota’s third round of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program began, according to Bill Penning, conservation easement section manager for the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. Those applications will require about $27 million. This third installment

Marquette, Mich. — There are benefits of marrying into a bear hunting family such as shooting a black bear that will likely qualify for national recognition by the Boone and Crockett Club. That’s what Todd Brelage from Neenah, Wis., did on opening day of bear season in the UP. After applying for 13 years for

You may have to travel to New Orleans to hear the blues, but if you want to catch them, all you have to do is drive to Hoover Reservoir about 10 miles northeast of downtown Columbus. The Ohio Division of Wildlife initiated the blue catfish stocking program at Hoover in 2011. Longtime Hoover angler Jim