Managing bird dog weight In off-season
Fifteen or 20 minutes will likely cut it, and not only will it keep your dog in better shape before next bird season, but it’ll pretty much ensure a better quality of life overall.
1.Location
Thoughts on neighboring Pennsylvania’s Saturday deer opener
A Saturday opening day has its merits as well as its drawbacks, but if more hunters can get to go, then why not? For this hunter, keeping it to a Monday would prove far less frenzied.
Hard-water hopes for lake trout through the ice
More than any other type of ice fishing, this angler would much rather spend a day on the hard water either running and gunning or setting out tip-ups in hopes of landing a pair of keeper lake trout.
Pennsylvania’s old stone fences – the stitching that binds our hunting lands
Now conscious of them and what they once meant and mean now, the blogger hopes some future hunters who trek the woods he has understand just what those old piles of stones and rocks represent.
Veteran catches final fish as dying wish
Connie Willhite, a U.S. Navy veteran who was being cared for at the Hospice Care Unit at the VA Medical Center in Georgia, asked for only two things before he died: he wanted to be baptized and he wanted to catch one more fish. For the full story on the latter, click here. Categories: News Tags: Fishing
Man kills grizzly in self-defense, keeps claws as a memento
But his actions bring charges.
Indiana DNR tightens rules for Ohio River walleye, sauger, saugeye
The state’s revised rule aligns Indiana’s Ohio River regulations with regs that took effect last year in Kentucky.
Boy survives attack by Southern California mountain lion
The boy, 3, was grabbed by the neck and his father threw a backpack at the cougar. It let go of the child and grabbed the pack and climbed a tree.
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
Northwest Zone– Captain Laura Petreikis In Ogle County, CPO Palumbo investigated the report of an over-limit of Canada geese, and the report was unfounded. In Ogle County, while conducting hunting enforcement on state sites, CPO Beltran checked several deer hunters. Several infractions were found, and enforcement action was taken. In Ogle County, CPO Beltran conducted a boat patrol on the…
Evers signs bills designed to fight Lyme disease
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law a pair of bills designed to combat the spread of Lyme disease by warning visitors to state parks and other outdoor properties about the risks and making insect repellent available to buy in state parks and trails. Under one new law, the state DNR would be required to post…
DNR: Total 2019 Wisconsin deer kill down 14 percent
Total license sales also dipped, from 806,442 to 794,712. More hunters turned in their deer for sampling for chronic wasting disease, though; the DNR collected 17,828 samples statewide compared to 17,200 in 2018.
Some lawmakers favor a moose hunt at Isle Royale
There could be more than 2,000 moose on Isle Royale. Wolves are the main predator, but the wolf population is struggling.
For first time, CWD crops up in wild deer in Marathon County
Also, the DNR confirms that a wild deer tested positive in Buffalo Township in Marquette County – the second wild deer that tested positive for CWD in the county. The first detection was during the previous deer season.
Eight potential deer hunting rule changes OK’d for public vote
Natural Resources Board members looking for shorter crossbow season, adding 10 days to gun season, statewide deer baiting ban and more.
New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
(Editor’s note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the state of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.) Guilty plea in ivory…
New York Outdoor News Calendar – Jan. 24, 2020
Season Dates Jan. 26: Brant season closes (Long Island Zone) Jan. 31: Suffolk County special firearms deer season closes Jan. 31: Canada goose season closes (Eastern Zone) Feb. 5: Canada goose season closes (Central Zone) Feb. 15: Raccoon, coyote, skunk, red fox, gray fox, opossum and weasel trapping season closes (statewide, except Long Island) Feb. 15: Raccoon, skunk, opossum and…
At long last, a longbeard appears on the homestead
Blogger has been patiently waiting for gobbler at his Sandusky County place.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Calendar – Jan. 24, 2020
Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 24: Lake Koshkonong/Rock Valley WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Pontiac Convention Center, Janesville. For more info call Dave Powell, 608-756-3453. Jan. 25: Wisconsin Northeast WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Grand Meridian, Appleton. For more info call Jamie Merckx, 920-284-6548. Jan. 25: St. Croix Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Ready Randy’s R & D Banquets, New Richmond. For more info call…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
NORTHEAST REGION Green Bay Team/December Warden Chris Kratcha, of Sturgeon Bay, assisted with a December investigation of a Door County resident suspected to have illegally harvested and fed deer in a non-baiting and feeding county. Enforcement action was taken. Warden supervisor George Protogere, of Green Bay, received a complaint in Brown County of a gun-deer hunter during the muzzleloader season…
Minnesota Outdoor News Calendar – Jan. 24, 2020
Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 25: Red River Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Eagles Club, East Grand Forks. For more info call John Eaton, 218-464-7427. Jan. 25: Houston County WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Fest Building, Spring Grove. For more info call Chris Petersen, 507-450-6256. Jan. 25: Ringnecks Forever More Banquet, 5 p.m., Parkers Prairie Event Center, Parkers Prairie. For more info call Wally…
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Jan. 24, 2020
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods. The lake is seeing a lot of traffic from anglers in wheelhouses who would normally be fishing other places around the state. Violations for the week included angling with extra lines, possession of marijuana, angling without a license, riding a snowmobile on a bike…
CWD positives see a major jump up in the southeast
Though the numbers remain relatively small, chronic wasting disease positives in southeast Minnesota jumped 50 percent in 2019. One year blip or has critical mass arrived for the disease in the region?
DNR extensive sampling of wild deer in ’19: CWD remains biggest concern in S.E. Minnesota
But CWD was not detected in wild deer in central and north-central Minnesota.
Wisconsin waterfowl hunters may offer thoughts on season framework changes via online survey
More state duck hunters now looking at open-water hunting on Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
Some deer hunting traditions should be reconsidered as regs are re-written
State now in position to make some sensible changes to deer hunting regulations.
Hoping for justice in deer torture case
Wheels of justice have turned slowly in the case of 2 teens who tortured buck, but slow justice can be good justice.
Outdoor News Store
Shop our online store for products and gear: Print of the Year, Outdoor News History Book, Outdoor News Clothing and more!
