Great Lakes water temperatures on early decline?
Associated Press
August 30, 2017
Research scientist says each of the lakes is cooler than it was in late August last year.
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Nominate a do-good hunting type for the 2017 Wisconsin DNR Ethical Hunter Award
Jerry Davis
August 29, 2017
The nominations come from the public and are to recognize a person whose actions are consistent with the theme of the award, which is to demonstrate actions that reflect positively on the tradition of hunting.
After Sept. 4, Mille Lacs walleyes again completely off limits
Site Staff
August 28, 2017
A second and final closure of open-water walleye fishing runs through Nov. 30 on the central Minnesota lake.
Idaho officials reject bait hunting plan targeting wolves
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
Idaho hunters are already allowed to kill wolves attracted to bait put out for bears. The change could have allowed hunters to target wolves with bait outside bear season.
CWD found on deer farms prompts new feeding ban in 11 Minnesota counties
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 28, 2017
Southeastern Minnesota ban continues for 5 counties and includes attractants.
New Hampshire loon population improving, but still threatened
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
Early numbers statewide total just under 300 pairs of loons, slightly higher than last year. The numbers are down, however, for pairs that are nesting and for chicks that have hatched and survived.
With less blue-green algae this year, central Wisconsin lakes mostly healthier
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
Water quality on the lakes reportedly has improved because of lower temperatures and wetter conditions.
River in Yellowstone to be cleared of non-native fish
Associated Press
August 28, 2017
A stretch of the Gibbon River and its headwater lakes are being poisoned so Yellowstone National Park can remove “exotic” fish and create a refuge for west slope cutthroat trout and river-running grayling.
Escaping tourism chaos among the barrier islands and ample wildlife of central Florida
Rob Drieslein
August 28, 2017
Vacationing along central Florida’s “Space Coast,” the author and his family carved out an afternoon for the shorebirds, alligators and mangroves of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
