MN Daily Update: Catch big bluegills in deeper water
Big bluegills are going to be found in deeper water.
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June 26, 2026
Lawmakers spar over Pennsylvania Game Commission employee controversies
During a hearing in which a bill was introduced to bring accountability to how both Pennsylvania wildlife agencies choose executive directors, an attempt by one legislator to shed light on what he alleges is “employee abuse” by the state’s Game Commission was halted.
The June 10 meeting of the House Game and Fisheries Committee was held to introduce a bill from state Rep. James Haddock, D-Luzerne, to require the Game Commission and Fish & Boat Commission to conduct nationwide searches when hiring a new executive director.
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Colleen Foehrenbacher: A complicated relationship with bowfishing
I have a complicated relationship with bowfishing.
There’s a lot about it that I love: the excitement, the fast pace, the chance to see the underwater world illuminated at night and the challenge of identifying your target and actually hitting something. But there are also aspects I struggle with: the waste of a life if the fish isn’t eaten, late nights, loud motors, and bright lights involved in the sport.
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Episode 598 – MN record fish, Lake Superior lakers, State Trap shoot update, Colleen Foehrenbacher
Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with a
C.B. Bylander: Quality fishing in Minnesota didn’t happen by accident
I caught a nice sturgeon on the Rainy River in Minnesota this spring.
It was no giant. In fact, it was a piker compared to the estimated 165-pounder that new state record holder Travis Keating caught about the same time on the same river. Still, my 54-incher was a dandy. It gave my Ambassador 6000 reel a real workout, and me too. After I released the fish, I wondered who I should thank for my good fortune.
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Christine Thomas: Black bears and bird feeders don’t mix
In my last column, I described bird banding activities at the little cabin. The UW-Stevens Point student chapter of the Wildlife Society had been out banding songbirds two early mornings in May. We had a great variety of birds in our nets.
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