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February 19, 2024

Adirondack brook trout restoration efforts continue, but baitfish infestations a problem in some waters

The year 2023 brought mixed results for efforts to restore heritage strain brook trout to the Adirondacks, with good developments noted on some ponds but discoveries of illegally introduced fish in several previously restored ponds that have undermined previous successes.

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Dan Ladd: Out-of-state firearm and hunting issues should be eyed by New Yorkers

Perhaps the biggest question in New York as of late pertaining to court and lawsuit activity does not stem from the ongoing NRA civil trial in New York City, but rather the ruling at the end of last month by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez against California’s ammunition background check system.

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Wisconsin’s Day, English lakes have unusual 28-inch muskie size limit

Day Lake and English Lake are two Wisconsin waters that carry an unusual muskie size limit in that anglers are encouraged to keep muskies longer than 28 inches. Both lakes are in Ashland County near the small town of Clam Lake. Four other 28-inch muskie lakes are also in the same area, Mineral, Potter, Spillerberg, and East Twin.

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Ron Steffe: Stocked pheasants fattening foxes in Pennsylvania

A couple of weeks ago, a few friends I often hunt alongside headed to a mid-state camp in Pennsylvania where two of them are members, to do some late season rabbit hunting. 
The rabbit hunting was “okay” as they termed it, with some chased and a couple bagged. But overall, not good. However, they did discover something they considered truly remarkable during their time afield.

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Here’s what it takes to get a Master Angler Award in Iowa

I am often asked what size of fish it takes to get a Master Angler Award in the state of Iowa.
So, I did some digging on the Iowa DNR website, and this is what I found for nearly 40 fish species.
Holly Luft, who has administered both the Mast Angler Award and the First Fish Award, notes the awards are popular.
“Between the two, we will process between 5,000-6,000 applications each year,” Luft said.

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Harvest data from Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing season critical to getting population estimate

If the Center for Biological Diversity is successful in forcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add sturgeon to the Endangered Species List and Wisconsin’s sturgeon are not exempted from the listing, the result could do more than just threaten a longtime spearing culture on the Winnebago system. It could hurt the local economy in the Lake Winnebago area and  anywhere sturgeon fans also fish the fall hook-and-line season.
An ESL listing would ban the harvest of sturgeon and that would disrupt the science used to estimate the sturgeon population in the Lake Winnebago system.

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