Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – June 24, 2019
Grouse numbers reason for optimism for hunters.
June 24, 2019
Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – June 24, 2019
How to catch big walleyes this time of year.
Grizzly spotted in north-central Idaho for first time in a decade
USFWS says the bear crossed into Idaho last August, but wildlife officials captured it and sent it back to Montana.
Illegal antler hunting costs man $15K, loss of hunting privileges for 5 years
Man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing and transporting 104 pounds of unlawfully taken antlers. Sold the antler pieces he collected for dog chews.
Arizona Game and Fish moves to ban coyote killing contests
Coyote-killing contests have drawn the ire of activists in recent years. The Oregon Legislature is considering a law banning the practice, and New Mexico’s governor signed a new law banning the contests in April.
DNR eyes permanent catfish regs
The regulations impose no statewide size limit but establish a daily bag limit of one flathead catfish and five channel catfish.
Balloons – yes, balloons – wreak havoc with Great Lakes wildlife
DETROIT — Environmental advocates are raising awareness about the dangers of balloons for wildlife in the Great Lakes and elsewhere. Volunteers for the Alliance for the Great Lakes picked up more than 18,000 balloons, balloon pieces or balloon strings along Great Lakes shorelines from 2016 to 2018, the Detroit Free Press reported. Lara O’Brien, who
Big jump in North Dakota spring breeding duck numbers
72nd annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of 3.4 million birds, up 20 percent from last year. That’s the 22nd highest index on record and stands 40 percent above the 71-year average.
More reasons why early closing of ruffed grouse season wasn’t a good idea
It may have been a hindrance to Wisconsin’s annual ruffed grouse drumming survey, which helps biologists gauge population trends.
