A man who was checking the thickness of ice on a lake in the Maine wilderness crashed into the icy water and drowned, game wardens said.
Walter Demmons, 62 of Milford, was drilling holes with a friend to check the ice thickness while preparing to fish in Quakish Lake when they heard the ice crack, wardens said.
Beyond New York: Angler in Maine drowns while checking ice thickness Read More »
The revival of a saltwater license program in New York does not look likely for next year. Newsday recently reported that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s forthcoming budget won’t include the $10 marine fishing license that some sportsmen’s groups had been seeking, with others being opposed.
New York Mixed Bag: Marine fishing license not likely to be included in 2024 budget Read More »
Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) and the World Customs Organization said Dec. 12 they seized 53 primates, four big cats, and more than 1,300 birds, as well as some 300 kilograms of ivory, thousands of turtle eggs, and rhino horns, leopard skins, and lion teeth and paws in their sweeping annual crackdown on wildlife and timber trafficking that this year covered 133 countries.
Beyond Minnesota: Police, customs seize live animals, more in global trafficking scheme Read More »
A light plane carrying ice anglers broke through thin ice as it tried to land on Upper Red Lake in northwestern Minnesota on Dec. 19, the same lake where authorities had to rescue dozens of anglers who became trapped on an ice floe two days earlier.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Plane breaks through thin ice on Upper Red Lake Read More »
Wausau and Marinette will be the sites of two 2024 sports shows serving central and northern Wisconsin and northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Two 2024 Wisconsin sport shows announced Read More »
Several groups chimed in last week, lauding U.S. House passage of the Duck Stamp Modernization Act, which would increase accessibility to the stamp required of the nation’s waterfowlers. Here are a few of the responses.
Commentary: Groups celebrate as federal ‘electronic Duck Stamp’ bill nears finish line Read More »
Hunters may check the Minnesota DNR’s website for chronic wasting disease test results for the deer they’ve harvested. The site also shows statewide CWD test results, summary statistics, and mapped locations of deer that tested positive.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: CWD tests available online for hunters Read More »
Being the spokes-bear, if you will, of the longest-running and most successful advertising campaign in American history, Smokey Bear would agree. And so does the U.S. Forest Service.
Smokey Bear marks 80 years in 2024 Read More »
Hunters in southeast Lower Michigan are reminded of the Urban Archery Deer Season, which runs through Jan. 31 in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Any unused deer license is valid during this special management season.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Urban Archery Deer Season runs through Jan. 31 Read More »
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