MN Daily Update: Late CWD hunt set for Dec. 15-17 in specific deer permit areas
Dates for this year’s December CWD hunt in Minnesota are
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December 13, 2023
WI Daily Update: Madison resident named 2023 State Natural Areas Volunteer Steward of the Year
The Wisconsin DNR named Madison resident Jim Trumpy as its
When it comes to empty stringers and unfilled tags, there’s always an excuse; here are some of the best
How was the autumn foliage in your area this year? If it was spectacular, no excuses are needed. If it wasn’t, the “experts,” that is, everyone and anyone on the street with whom you might discuss the disappointing, monochromatic leaves, has an opinion.
One might proffer that the temperatures had been too warm. Another might say it had been too cold. I’ve noticed that fishermen and hunters use similar excuses for lack of success. In fact, I might be guilty of going that route once or twice.
Would becoming a National Park affect the fishing at Illinois’ Alton riverfront area?
One of my most memorable experiences as a journalist involved sitting in a boat on a frigid winter morning next to DNR Fisheries Biologist Rob Maher as we watched two fishermen pull giant spoonbills out of the Mississippi River.
Somewhere in a box, I have a photo of myself holding a 40-pound paddlefish – the proper name for the spoonbill – with the Alton riverfront in the background. I thought of that 25-year-old photo the other day when it was announced there is a major push to transform Alton’s riverfront area into the country’s next National Park.
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