Michigan Fishing Report – March 20, 2024
Those who made it out over the weekend reported catching many little yellow perch, with a few keepers mixed in.
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March 20, 2024
Pheasants Forever discusses Public Access to Habitat initiative at Pheasant Fest
Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever hosted the 2024 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in Sioux Falls, from March 1-3. It was the first time since 2018 that the show returned to Sioux Falls, and plenty of hunters were on hand to explore the seminars, vendors, and atmosphere.
PF&QF announced that 35,415 people attended the show during the weekend, which is an all-time high for the event. There were a couple initiatives announced during the weekend, but one of the biggest focused on PATH, which stands for Public Access to Habitat.
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Gasoline spill in Iowa’s Cass County reaches East Nishnabotna River
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fuel spill at the East Nishnabotna River in Cass County.
On March 20, the DNR Atlantic Field Office was notified of a fuel spill that occurred at the Casey’s General Store located at 911 SW 7th Street in Atlantic on March 19.
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New York’s 2023 bear harvest increased slightly from 2022
Black bear hunters in New York harvested an estimated 1,356 black bears during the 2023 hunting season, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This was a slight increase over the 2022 harvest of 1,318 bears, but below the five-year average of 1,450.
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Gear & Gadgets: New Heavyweight TSS .410 turkey loads from Federal, and much more
Kill gobblers at longer distances than ever before with Federal Premium ® HEAVYWEIGHT ® TSS. The tungsten-alloy shot material’s 18 g/cc density is 56 percent more than lead, resulting in the highest pellet counts and the most energy at extreme range.
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Big Spunk Lake in Minnesota’s Stearns County: short on walleyes, long on bass, panfish, pike
Big Spunk Lake, or Upper Spunk, as it’s locally known, is part of a three-lake system connected by small creeks. The chain also includes Lower Spunk and Middle Spunk to the north.
At 440 acres, Big Spunk is the largest of these three lakes located in the quiet town of Avon. Generally, not much has changed over the years on Big Spunk; it continues to be a typical Stearns County bass/panfish-type of lake.
Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at outdoors-related events coming up from across Minnesota published in the March 22, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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Nature Smart: The invasive nanday parakeet
I think we all know how exotic species can disrupt ecosystems. There are many examples of this in both plants and animals. A big problem in the plant world is European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). There also are non-native mammals in North America that are considered major problems.
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Backyard and Beyond: Early signs of spring appear
Many people consider the red-winged blackbird to be the true harbinger of spring, like the dramatic male that Rich Carlson spotted at a nearby wetland.
These birds arrive in northern regions a bit earlier than do the first robins, and nearly all of them are true migrants, unlike the many stay-all-year robins.
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