Western New York Lake Ontario and tributaries: Some good reports were coming in from fishermen working the waters of Eighteen Mile Creek below Burt Dam and the Oak Orchard River to the east. Both of those waters have a mix of brown trout and steelhead, with best baits being beads and jigs tipped with wax […]
NY: First ice action of the year up north; others waiting Issue: 1 Read More »
Season Dates Jan. 29: Duck/brant season closes (Long Island) Jan. 29: Snow goose season reopens (Western Zone) Jan. 29: Canada goose season closes (Eastern Long Island Zone) Jan. 31: Suffolk County special firearms deer season closes (weekdays only) Jan. 31: Varying hare season closes (portions of Southern Zone) Feb. 4: Canada goose season closes (Central Long Island Zone)
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Extended season, expanded area boosts harvest Albany – Simple math was simply bad news for the bears this season – at least in two regions of New York. Preliminary reports from the DEC show a record bruin kill in the state’s Central-Western bear hunting region, as well as one of the top harvests on record
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New York’s environmental conservation officers and forest rangers are poised to receive thousands of dollars in retroactive pay hikes under a contract agreement that stretches from 2005 through 2014.
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Region I A District 1 CPO was informed by an Illinois State Police trooper of a truck illegally parked along the interstate with a gun case in the cab of the truck. The CPO checked the rugged timber and was unable to locate the hunter that day. The truck was tagged by ISP as illegally
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Springfield – Hunters and anglers in the state apparently grew weary of “Blago Babble” this past year. At the end of each of the past three years, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his follies could be found at the top of the “Year’s Top Outdoors Stories” list. But Blagojevich, who was considered an enemy of
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The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: According to fishing reporter Cory Yarmuth, the trout action in the harbors has really picked up. Fish are being caught on spawn sacks under a float as well as the standard tinsel or white tube
IL: Ice finally taking hold in northern lakes, bass hot in south Issue: 1 Read More »
Springfield – The Alabama Rig, the latest craze in the bass fishing world, must be modified to be used legally in most of Illinois’ waters, according to DNR assistant fisheries chief Dan Stephenson. The rig is more of a device than a lure, and it’s closely related to a saltwater umbrella rig, allowing bass fishermen
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Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 21: Illinois Wabash Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m, Robinson Community Center. For more info call Joe Boyer, 618-592-6300. Jan. 21: Bureau Creek Gobblers, NWTF Banquet, Bureau County Metro Center. For more info call Kurt Freeberg, 815-875-4089. Jan. 21: Lewis & Clark Sportsman NWTF Banquet, Grafton American Legion Hall. For more info call Blake Pazero, 618-466-8292. Jan.
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