Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunters should get up and walk instead of passive deer hunting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
January 6, 2025
Ralph Loos: No gray foxes detected by Southern Illinois University project in 2024, furthering mystery
This is certainly the least important thing we learned from a recent update on the Illinois Gray Fox Project, an ongoing effort by a Southern Illinois University research team to learn why the predator species is struggling in the state.
Ice or no ice, go fishing at Whitney Point Reservoir in New York’s Broome County
To some, the Whitney Point Reservoir is perhaps best known for an annual event that hasn’t really been annual at all in recent years.
In fact, it’s called the “Almost Annual” Crappie Derby, an ice-fishing event that draws scores of hard-water hopefuls in years when Mother Nature cooperates. It’s scheduled for Feb. 15 this year, weather permitting.
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New York’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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New York Cuffs & Collars: Poacher isn’t quick to admit guilt
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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New York’s ice fishing season gets off to an early start compared to last year
Ray Connors took advantage of a day off from work Dec. 27 to plant some tip-ups on Brant Lake in northern Warren County, N.Y. With the ice only about 4 inches thick, and weak spots evident around bubblers a few dozen yards away, he didn’t stray far from shore. But he managed to land a few yellow perch on a bluebird day.
“This was the earliest we’ve been on Brant (Lake) in years,” Connors, of East Greenbush, said.
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New York Mixed Bag: DEC completes annual whitefish egg collection from Cascade Lakes
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Region 5 Fisheries staff last month completed their annual round whitefish egg take at beautiful Cascade Lakes.
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New York Letters to the Editor: Some crossbow hunters don’t really look all that disabled
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Lake Puckaway fishery in good shape all the way around in Wisconsin’s Green Lake County
Anglers looking for a 40-inch northern pike stand about as good of a chance of finding that fish in Lake Puckaway as any other inland water in the state. The local DNR fisheries team out of the Wautoma office found pike up to 40 1⁄2 inches during a 2023 survey.
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