Metro Area Fishing Report – August 19, 2024 – video
Things warmed back up a little this past week and summer patterns are definitely still here.
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August 19, 2024
Minnesota hunters asked not to shoot ear-tagged, radio-collared research bears
The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Sunday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and wear radio collars.
Researchers with the Minnesota DNR are monitoring 48 radio-collared black bears across the state, especially in bear hunting zones 27, 45, and parts of the no-quota zone.
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Redwood Falls man is Minnesota DNR’s 2023 volunteer firearms safety instructor of the year
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has named Jerry Ludwig, of Redwood Falls, as the 2023 volunteer firearms safety instructor of the year.
Ludwig has been a volunteer instructor since the early 2000s, having certified more than 750 students in firearms safety. He’s a veteran shooting sports enthusiast who actively recruits new instructors, a shooting coach, and a volunteer who’s especially devoted to getting youth involved in the outdoors.
Something’s bruin’ in Southwestern New York’s South Valley State Forest
Black bears in New York State don’t always get a lot of attention from hunters. In fact, most of the harvest comes from whitetail hunters who encounter a bruin while pursuing deer and take advantage of the opportunity.
That said, there is a growing number of sportsmen and women interested in focusing on bear hunting, and as the biggest of the state’s big-game animals continues to expand its range, more opportunities are arising to take a black bear in the fall.
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New York’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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New York Cuffs & Collars: Fawn saved from abandoned building
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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Big bags caught as New York’s Lake Champlain, St. Lawrence River host pro bass tournaments
For the second straight year, weather caused a delay at the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain tournament in New York, which took place Aug. 8-12 out of Plattsburgh.
When it was over, veteran angler Ed Loughran III, of Richmond, Va., had notched his first Elite Series win, edging out Canada’s Chris Johnston by 1 ounce to earn the $100,000 check and a blue trophy. It’s the only Elite Series event settled by a 1-ounce difference in total weight.
New York State Birding Trail expands, I BIRD NY Challenge ongoing
The wetland habitat is located adjacent to the town park, which provides perfect Eastern Bluebird habitat!.
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New York’s Moreau Lake State Park grows via 860-acre Big Bend Preserve
A long-anticipated 860-acre expansion of Moreau Lake State Park, in Saratoga County, N.Y., has come to fruition.
In July, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the Big Bend Preserve at the park which includes a 6-mile trail system that permeates the tract, and in places, parallels the Hudson River.
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