November 20, 2023

Ohio Insider: State seeks more protections for the right to hunt, fish, and trap

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Hunting, Ohio, Opinion / Mike Moore

A Florida-based hunting and fishing advocacy group has joined up with a couple of Ohio state representatives to protect the right to hunt, fish, and trap in the Buckeye State.
State Rep. Nick Santucci (R-Howland Township, Trumbull County) is sponsoring a bill seeking to put a proposal on the November 2024 ballot to Constitutionally protect the right to hunt, fish, and trap in the state.

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First case of CWD confirmed in Yellowstone National Park as mule deer buck tests positive

National News / Staff and News Reports

Yellowstone National Park and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) recently confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in the carcass of an adult mule deer buck found near Yellowstone Lake in the southeastern section of the park.
This is the first confirmed positive detection of the disease in Yellowstone National Park. The mule deer buck was originally captured by WGFD staff near Cody, Wyo., in March 2023, as part of a population dynamics study and fitted with a GPS collar. The collar signaled the animal died mid-October in 2023.

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Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – November 20, 2023

Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports, Minnesota / Site Staff

Schools of walleyes and saugers hanging tight chasing schools of shiners.

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Dave Genz: Leader of the ice fishing revolution

Featured, Fishing, Iowa, National Fishing, Opinion / Steve Weisman

Certain people have skills that set them apart from others and also the charisma that makes people want to be around them. As an outdoor writer, I have been fortunate to interview some of the best of the best in both the hunting and fishing world. One of them is Dave Genz, often known as The Godfather of Ice Fishing for his revolutionary ice fishing ideas that helped bring ice fishing out of the Ice Age.

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Iowa clean water panel shares sound advice

Featured, Iowa, Nature Page & Night Sky, News / Steve Weisman

The mid-August Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) was both an opportunity to share the clean water successes occurring in the Iowa Great Lakes area, and the chance to educate people about all the work still needed.
“We must all remember that our cherished way of life depends on clean water: healthy ecosystems provide wildlife habitat and places to fish, paddle, surf and swim,” said Greg Drees, co-chair of the OBWF.

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Best management practices for winterizing boat batteries

Blogs, Featured, Features, Fishing, Michigan, National Fishing, Opinion / Mike Schoonveld

There are dozens of opinions about how a boat battery should be treated in the offseason. Some say just top off the charge and pull the tarp on Ol’ Wavewacker.
“A fully charged battery is freeze-proof to about 90 below zero,” they say. “Even the U.P. doesn’t get that cold.”
Some people say, “Just hook a trickle charger to it and come back in the spring.” I’m sure it works for some, but certainly not for everyone.

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Want to upgrade your compound bow this offseason? Here’s what to consider

Featured, Gear & Gadgets, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Hunting, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin / Dan Durbin

The 2023 archery season is still going in many states, but it’s never too early to reflect on past hunts. How did it go? Would upgrading equipment last summer have sealed the deal on a missed opportunity in September, October or November? If so, now’s the time to set up for 2024.

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