In late May and early June, male bluegill build nests that female bluegill lay eggs in. Bluegill nests are circular depressions, 1 to 2 feet in diameter. Built in clusters called beds, they appear to look like the surface of a golf ball or elephant tracks.
Male bluegills are easy to catch when they are guarding the nests in shallow water.
It’s time to target bluegills on lakes across Iowa Read More »
Six of the seven states surrounding Pennsylvania start their spring gobbler season a week or two earlier, and the opening day has been a source of debate among hunters in the Keystone State.
On one side are hunters who feel that starting gobbler season earlier will increase the odds of calling in a vocal bird. On the flip side, some of those against tinkering with the opening day believe such a move could be damaging to the turkey population.
Debate continues around later opener for Pennsylvania’s spring turkey season Read More »
As a turkey hunter, I’m always concerned about safety. I take all the precautions to keep myself safe in the woods, especially when I know I may encounter other hunters. However, other hunters aren’t always the problem.
While hunting my favorite turkey woods two springs ago, I sat with my back to a large maple tree. It was a warm, almost windless day and the birds I heard at dawn remained silent throughout the morning. Under these conditions, I like to call softly and hope for some action.
Mike Raykovicz: Some thoughts on bear safety in the turkey woods Read More »
Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, recently addressed the joint Senate and House Legislative Natural Resource committees.
The Game and Fish Department manages 439 fishable waters which make up 851,462 acres. For comparison sakes, North Dakota is made up of 70,704 square miles. Land is 68,900 square miles, while water is 1,804 square miles; of those there are 1,330 square miles that are considered fishable.
Breaking down North Dakota’s hunting and fishing by the numbers Read More »
The Minnesota DNR has developed and implemented an adaptive monitoring and management plan for cormorants on Pelican Lake in Grant County – one of the area’s most popular walleye fisheries.
The plan’s goal is to safeguard the walleye fishery while keeping close tabs on the lake’s cormorant colony, its population, and how it interacts with the lake’s walleye population. Cormorants are known fish predators.
Fifth season – or, the fifth and final week of the Illinois spring turkey season – can be a fun, but difficult time to hunt turkeys as most of the breeding is over, hens are rarely grouped up, and the heat can make it very uncomfortable in the woods, especially when you can feel the ticks crawling up your arm.
While the tactics used in first season can still be effective, you need to trust your gut when it is time to change.
Jeremiah Haas: Trusting your gut is often the way to go in hunting Read More »
Given all the lip service regarding habitat management for whitetails that you’ll find in outdoors media, it’s a rare day that I come across anyone mentioning the cheapest (per acre) and most useful tool in the management toolbox: fire.
While most folks are worried primarily about food plots, savvy land managers are out there with a drip torch and a rake, creating acre after acre of outstanding deer habitat.
Ryan Rothstein: Fire is an ancient but now underutilized habitat tool Read More »
When I last left my dear readers, I had guided my youth turkey hunter, hunted solo during Season A, and hosted my friends, Charmaine Wargolet and Elaine Kalmbacher, in seasons B and C, respectively, in Wisconsin. My gobbler-in-the-bag count was exactly zero after dozens of 0-dark-30 mornings. Turkey sightings were way north of 100.
Readers will recall that Charmaine and I met a monster tom that I tragically scared away from Charmaine’s trusty Beretta 12-gauge. Charmaine dubbed him “Mr. Hollywood.”
Christine Thomas: Is Mr. Hollywood that smart, or just lucky? Read More »
Western New York (WNY) Delta Waterfowl has reorganized itself and the person at the helm now is Ian Piercy of North Buffalo, chairman of the re-formed group. In a short amount of time, they have been proactive with habitat work and vocal regarding waterfowl management.
According to Piercy, WNY Delta Waterfowl recently signed a stewardship agreement in DEC Region 8 that allows them to maintain, refurbish, and install waterfowl nesting structures (wood duck boxes and mallard hen tubes) at Tonawanda/John White/Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Areas.
Revamped Delta Waterfowl group making new strides in western New York Read More »
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