Metro Area Fishing Report – October 8, 2023 – video
The final open-water report of the season.
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October 8, 2023
Rangefinders: Here’s what to consider with these handy tools for hunting
For years I didn’t own a rangefinder, instead relying on rocks, sticks, or even pieces of tissue paper as yardage markers. Now, without having to move from my stand, I can determine the exact distance to just about any object within shooting range.
While bowhunting, I can determine my aim point regardless of my height in the tree because my rangefinder allows me to verify that with ease. Most laser rangefinders are accurate to plus or minus one meter or yard. Leupold’s RX-Full Draw model can range from 600 to 800 yards and offers new signal processing techniques that promise accuracy to within a half-yard.
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Wisconsin Wardens at Work: Catching a fine for too many fishing lines
Fishing regulations are set as they are and do not vary based on whether or not the angler is struggling to catch fish. For example, if fishing is “good,” the state maximum of allowing three lines per person should suffice.
However, if the “catching” is poor, an angler simply can’t add more lines to improve his or her chances. The maximum is still three lines per angler. Wisconsin DNR Game Warden Mary Bisch was working Lake Winnebago with Logan Woods, High Cliff State Park field warden, and had just cited an angler for fishing with four lines, a violation commonly referred to as “over-lining.”
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Michigan’s early elk season yields 73% success rate, including 8×8 bull for Muskegon hunter
Unseasonably warm conditions didn’t deter hunters from participating in Michigan’s early elk hunt. A total of 100 tags (70 antlerless-only and 30 any elk) were issued for the hunt and 70 of those hunters were successful in tagging an elk. Three hunters were no-shows, but one of the three Pure Michigan Hunt winners killed a bull, in addition to the 70 successful hunters.
“That gives up about a 73% success rate, which is pretty much in line with how our early season success has tracked over the years,” Shelby Adams, a DNR wildlife biologist at the Pigeon River Country State Game Area told Michigan Outdoor News.
Pheasants Forever offers Pennsylvania farmers financial incentive to create field edges for wildlife
A new program from Pheasants Forever gives farmers a financial incentive to set aside areas of their fields to give a boost to wildlife and the Chesapeake Bay.
The Field Border Incentive Program pays farmers to plant perennial grass and wildflower cover along the edges of crop fields that are usually less productive. The program is funded by a $500,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Farms within nine watersheds in the eastern half of Pennsylvania are eligible for the program.
Don’t screw up your venison: Key to better roasts starts in the field
Nobody ever sets out to screw up a venison roast, but this doesn’t stop it from happening all too often. There are all sorts of tutorials available on how to cook a perfect venison roast. What people don’t understand is that having the perfect recipe can’t save your venison roast if you don’t take care of the meat ahead of time.
Here are four ways to not screw up your venison roast.
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Duck, goose seasons about to commence in Ohio
Waterfowlers in the Buckeye State are gearing up for the start of a new 60-day season.
The early waterfowl season has wrapped up for Canada geese and teal as has the youth waterfowl season. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service establishes the framework for the waterfowl season and the ODNR Division of Wildlife sets the season dates.
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Make phone apps while hunting solo a part of your safety process
As bowhunting season begins, many of us will be heading to the woods by ourselves to enjoy a quiet morning or afternoon in the stand. While certain hunts tend to be more social in nature, bowhunting tends to be an individual endeavor. Since it is, safety is something that every solo hunter needs to think about.
There are some simple things that bowhunters can passively do. For starters, make sure that your phone tracking system is shared with loved ones or other hunters. For the iPhone, the “find my phone” app works easily in the background.
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