Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 27, 2024 – video
Salmon are in the rivers. On inland lakes, some good reports, too. Some of the hottest bites of the year.
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September 27, 2024
Illinois deer harvest report released, crossbow kill freezes for first time
We now know Illinois bowhunters took 71,226 deer last season – a few clicks short of the state record 75,106 taken in 2020-21 but a tick above the 68,625 harvested in 2022-23.
Of greater interest is the fact that two-thirds of antlered deer taken during the 2023-24 archery season had between 7 and 10 points, while 1.3% had 14 points or more. And the hunters? For the first time since 2017 legislation removed restrictions on crossbows, the proportion of Illinois deer harvested with crossbows (53.4%) versus those harvested with compound bows (45.5%) leveled off.
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Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Sept. 27, 2024
Bass begin early autumn patterns, crappies following suit. A look at the Illinois fishing report on Sept. 27, 2024, from across the state.
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Ask a Fisheries Biologist: How do hot temperatures impact fall electrofishing?
Weather and climate, which are different, play a big role in the life of field biologists. Weather, including the temperature, wind, and rain chances, etc., might dictate if we are able to get in the field to complete a survey or other planned work.
For example, we cannot conduct electrofishing surveys in heavy rain for safety reasons, and netting fish becomes more challenging and can become dangerous under high winds. Temperature, however, plays an extremely important role in everything we do.
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Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 1939
Advice for bowhunting now. Help Milwaukee Riverkeeper clean up rivers
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Divers remove 300 pounds of trash from Wisconsin’s Lake Owen
Divers from the Scuba Center out of Minneapolis partnered with Lake Owen Resort in Cable to clean up underwater debris from one of the regions premier lakes as part of the Lake Owen Fun Dive weekend.
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Leum wins Wisconsin DNR’s ’25 pheasant turkey stamp design contests
Robert Leum, of Holmen, doubled up on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2025 wildlife stamp contest designs when he took first place in this year’s turkey and pheasant contests.
Jon Rickaby, of Suamico, took first place in the waterfowl design contest.
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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge offering waterfowl hunt for people with disabilities
The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge will offer disabled hunters a chance to hunt the River Bottoms Tract from Saturday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 25.
Wild Sheep Foundation fights ballot initiative in Colorado, saying science-based wildlife management is under attack
The Wild Sheep Foundation is donating $100,000 to Colorado’s “Wildlife Deserve Better” to defeat the ballot initiative Proposition 127 to ban the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx. The initiative will be on the state’s November ballot after obtaining the required signatures.
“This is wrong on so many levels. It’s not just a Colorado issue,” said Gray N. Thornton, president and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation. “Science-based professional wildlife management and the proud traditions of legal, regulated public hunting are increasingly under attack.”
