Your Daily Outdoor News Update – Dec. 13, 2017
Using a camera to fish under the hard water.
December 13, 2017
North of 64 Deer Camp Chili
There is a certain camaraderie that accompanies fall hunting season, when friends and relatives join together at “deer camp” for a hearty meal. In the spirit of the traditions that accompany a successful hunt, this recipe submitted by Paul Nesbitt of DeForest, Wisc. is a tried and true venison chili recipe that begs to
Too dry for a South Dakota waterfowl hunt? No worries – youth pheasant hunt saves the day
Despite the change in plans because of those dry conditions, hunt reportedly an unqualified success.
Walker signs bill lifting Wisconsin mining moratorium
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Monday lifting Wisconsin’s moratorium on gold and silver mining, reversing his vote from nearly 20 years ago imposing the ban and brushing aside conservationists’ warnings that the measure will lead to devastating pollution. The governor signed the GOP-authored bill during a mid-day stop at the Oneida
2 wolves monitored by wildlife officials found shot dead
COLVILLE, Wash. — Officials say two wolves that were being monitored have been found shot dead in eastern Washington. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife discovered one of the two female wolves in Stevens County through a collar that stopped working in November. She was found dead in an area the monitor showed was
Reports of snowy owl sightings up in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island wildlife preservation group says the state has had more snowy owls sightings than usual this time of year, a sign that more of the birds may be making their way down from the Arctic. Lauren Parmelee, of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, tells Rhode Island Public Radio that
Teenager kills mountain lion while hunting in western Iowa
The animals are uncommon in Iowa, but they are not listed as a furbearer and have no protected status in the state.
In Oregon, red-suited man on a sled rescues a deer on frozen pond
SALEM, Ore. — Reindeer are supposed to pull Santa’s sleigh, but in Oregon, a red-suited man on a sled wound up pushing a deer in one of several deer-ice rescues being reported across the country of late. The reverse-reality Christmas-season tale played out when a deer wandered onto a frozen golf course pond in Sunriver,
Iowa deer harvest stable; attention set to turn to popular coyote hunt
The 2017 Iowa deer harvest is running less than 1 percent ahead of the 2016 totals, according to a news release by the Iowa DNR. So far this fall, 76,204 deer have been reported, compared to 75,909 for the same period last year. Iowa’s second shotgun season ends Dec. 17. Iowa’s deer seasons conclude with
