Michigan Fishing Report – October 18, 2023
Anglers reported great success when fishing for perch in this area.
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October 18, 2023
’Tis the season: Spruce top theft rises in Minnesota’s forests
During the past couple of weeks, there have been steady reports of tree top theft in the northeast part of Minnesota. As the holiday season approaches, the number of thefts typically increases, DNR officials say.
Two weeks ago, a report from DNR Conservation Officer Anthony Bermel, from the Babbitt area, indicated he seized 1,565 spruce tops and charged two people with timber trespass, decorative materials theft, and littering. This past week, DNR CO Shane Zavodnik, from the Virginia area, spent time investigating several spruce top theft cases.
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South Dakota Fishing Report – October 18, 2023 – video
The unsettled weather contributed to a lot of unsettled reports. However, with the nicer and sunnier weather we’ve had this week, the light switch can quickly be turned on.
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Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR certifies state-record coho salmon
An angler caught a 10-pound, 14-ounce coho salmon from Lake Superior in St. Louis County that the Minnesota DNR has certified as a state record, breaking the previous record from 1970.
Outdoor News first reported the catch in the newspaper’s Sept. 8, 2023, edition.
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Minnesota pheasant opener a mixed bag for state’s hunters
The August roadside survey gave many pheasant hunters optimism heading into this fall.
The pheasant-hunting season opened on Saturday, Oct. 14, and hunters found a mix of success across the southern region of Minnesota. Among conservation officer reports and wildlife area office sources, the common theme for the state pheasant opener was that many hunters got out, but success rates varied depending on location.
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Need deer season theme song? Try ‘The Sound of Silence’
We spend a lot of time and effort worrying about the smell of our boots, the color of our Carharts, the reflection of the rising sun and whether or not the buck we’ve been scouting for two years was just scared off because we passed gas while sitting down on a plywood bench 10 feet above the ground.
The buck probably didn’t smell that thing we did. But he probably heard it.
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Illinois Letters to the Editor: What’s wrong with letting new hunters use ‘friendly’ bows?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 20, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Bass fishing king at Illinois’ Des Plaines Lake in Cook County
“This size structure provides quality bass fishing in a relatively small area, but because it is connected to the Des Plaines River fish may not remain as residents long enough to grow really big,” DNR noted in its report.
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Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 20, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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