Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – Jan. 18, 2018
Catching walleyes, even when the bite is tough.
January 18, 2018
DNR approves Lake Calhoun name change
The Minnesota DNR announced Thursday, Jan. 18 that the State of Minnesota has approved changing the name of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis to Bde Maka Ska (pronounced Bah-Day-Ma-Kah-Ska). The DNR’s decision follows a Hennepin County Board resolution requesting the change. The DNR’s decision means the lake name change will become official in Minnesota when the DNR’s
To save them from wolves, researchers fly caribou from Lake Superior island
As climate change leaves caribou more often trapped in close quarters with their predators, the Ontario government had to get creative to save three of the animals stuck on an island with wolves. The wolves have taken over Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior, killing the majority of the caribou herd. Helicopters herded the caribou
Back to the Wild: A snowy owl’s journey
Ohio rehab center nurses bird back to health, culminating with an almost religious experience that was its return to the wild.
Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – Jan. 18, 2018
Hall-of-Famer Gary Roach sheds light on finding crappies.
Bill would allow mountain bikes on Wilderness Act lands
If passed, it would lift the blanket ban on bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers and other forms of mechanized transport in designated wilderness areas in place since 1984. Land managers in each area then would decide whether to open access or keep trails closed to bicyclists.
Ohio Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 19, 2018
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • During the opening weekend of the early goose and teal season, state wildlife officers Adam Smith, assigned to Logan County, and Jeff Tipton, assigned to Champaign County, were patrolling Indian Lake by boat when they came upon a group of hunters in a blind. The officers contacted the
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – Jan. 19, 2018
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) – Anglers are reporting anywhere from four to six inches of ice in many spots on this large Central Ohio lake. Crappies and saugeyes are being caught through the ice. The crappies are suspended in anywhere from 12 to 14 feet of water. Anglers are using blade baits
Ohio Outdoor News Calendar – Jan. 19, 2018
Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 27: Cleveland Hailers DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m. For more info call April Blaylock, 216-749-7758. Feb. 3: Y-Bridge NWTF Banquet, 5 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Zanesville. For more info call Pat Burkhart, 740-683-4952. Feb. 10: Ohio Five Rivers WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., The Irish Club, Dayton. For more info call Brandon Showen, 937-725-9349.
