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The following report is a compilation of state reports and waterfowl surveys from across Arkansas. This report provides a look at habitat conditions across the state. Abundance of water good news, bad news for hunters LITTLE ROCK – There’s no shortage of waterfowl habitat across The Natural State, and while it’s good news for wintering […]

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is asking Lake Mead anglers who catch striped bass with red tags to immediately release them. Stripers with red tags are part of a study the department hopes will shed light on the fish’s movement patterns and help them identify their preferred habitat within the Lake Mead ecosystem. “One

LAKE MEAD – Overall slow to fair action on both stripers and catfish using cut anchovies or sardines in deep water under balls of shad. Many of the fish caught have been in the one to four pound range. The largemouth and smallmouth bass are fair on plastics and reaction baits but cooling water is

PONCA – “And a little child shall lead them.” The December Arkansas elk hunt followed this biblical passage except it was plural – children instead of child. Youth hunters set the pace in the five-day hunt on both public and private land in the Buffalo River country. Jackson Clark, who turned 10 years old just

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked more than 896,400 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during November, according to Mark Oliver, chief of the Fisheries Division. The total stocking of fish weighed more than 89,100 pounds. November stockings: Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 400 catchable rainbow trout Lake Ann, Benton County, 11,300

This weekly fishing report is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. NORTHEAST   Eucha: December 13. Elevation 3 3/4 ft. below normal and rising, water 46 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa.   Kaw: December 12. Catfish slow on cut bait with rod

CONCORD, N.H. — Temperatures are dropping, and lakes and ponds are beginning to freeze over — tell-tale signs that Old Man Winter is almost here. Once the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is over, why not get outside and enjoy the New Hampshire winter by taking an ice fishing class? The New Hampshire

COMMISSIONER MARTIN TO PROVIDE ONE-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT ON BARNEGAT BAY WORK AND ANNOUNCE LAND PRESERVATION AGREEMENT TRENTON – On Thursday, Dec. 15 at noon, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin and staff will provide a one-year update on progress made under Governor Christie’s Barnegat Bay Comprehensive Restoration Plan. He will also make an announcement regarding preservation of