Hunters have strong weekend to eclipse 2017 deer mark
Ralph Loos
October 16, 2018
Archery harvest at 7,352 deer through Oct. 14. The number was 7,069 for the same period in 2017.
Home Page News
Outdoor rec plan: Trails all the rage with Ohioans
Ohio DNR Reports
October 16, 2018
Data: 90 percent of Ohioans walk or hike a trail a few times a year and approximately a third walk or hike a trail monthly.
Ohio Wildlife Council approves fishing rules changes
Associated Press
October 16, 2018
Will allow a year-round open season for black bass in the Lake Erie sport fishing district.
Michigan bulks up – as in doubling up – sturgeon release numbers
Michigan DNR
October 16, 2018
DNR and several partners released more than 12,000 juvenile lake sturgeon in public waters, part of an effort to rehabilitate this culturally significant fish species.
Montana bowhunter injured in grizzly bear attack
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
October 15, 2018
The hunter and his partner were in the Beattie Gulch area and surprised a sow and cub at very close range. The sow charged.
Michigan calls on anglers to prevent spread of mudsnails
Michigan DNR
October 15, 2018
Snails can radically change the aquatic habitats they live in by reaching very high densities.
Largemouth bass virus re-emerges 15 years later
Michigan DNR
October 15, 2018
Virus has been confirmed as a factor in a fish kill in Cedar Lake in Alcona and Iosco counties, with additional lakes in the area being examined. Virus previously affected adult largemouth bass in early
North Dakota fall fish survey: ‘Young-of-the-year’ walleye size, abundance reason for optimism
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
October 15, 2018
Lake Sakakawea had the eighth highest catch of young-of-the-year walleye on record. And Devils Lake saw fair to good numbers of walleye, with the catch close to average even though Game and Fish didn’t stock
Governor’s pheasant opener hunters find some success; Austin selected 2019 host
Minnesota DNR Reports
October 15, 2018
Attendees that hunted ranged in age from 14 to 91. Those hunters encountered wet fields that delayed the fall harvest, yet yielded 26 roosters during the morning hunt.
