North Dakota sharptails: ‘Hunters will see significantly lower numbers of grouse statewide’
Pheasant and partridge numbers similar to last year, according to roadside surveys.
Pheasant and partridge numbers similar to last year, according to roadside surveys.
Kicking off the hunting seasons in style – by targeting squirrels.
How to get those early-season squirrels.
Event scheduled Sept. 25 at Spring Valley.
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Chain: White and yellow bass are hitting Mepps spinners, pinkie jigs or live bait. Pike are being caught around creek mouths. Muskies and walleyes are fair. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers. Bluegills and crappies good, falling into
Season Dates Oct. 1: Archery deer season opens. Oct. 1: Archery turkey season opens. Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 13: Bureau County PF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Bureau County Metro Center, Princeton. For more info call Rick Rokosz, 815-646-4800. Sept. 15: Illinois River Bottom WTU Banquet, 4 p.m., The Forman Center, Manito. For more info call Matt Davis, 309-221-9935.
Northwest Zone – Captain Laura Petreikis In Stephenson County, CPO Beltran responded to a complaint that a Freeport resident had a raccoon taken from the wild and was keeping it as a pet. Upon arrival, the raccoon was found to be domesticated and begging for food. CPO Beltran transported the animal to a licensed animal
That makes for 57 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state, and raises the stocking of rainbow trout to 67,000 fish in the fall season.
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $23.8 million in grants for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to conserve or restore almost 135,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and other birds in 17 states.