Fishing tips: locating and catching spring crappies before the water warms
Site Staff
April 27, 2017
Use your electronics to locate and catch spring crappies before they move into shallow water areas.
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Twin Cities nature-watching: With the eagle cam down, attention turns to falcon video stream
Site Staff
April 27, 2017
And in southern Indiana, owl cam is giving viewers a closer look at a brood of rare barn owl hatchlings there.
Continued reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves clears hurdle in New Mexico
Associated Press
April 27, 2017
But it’s not clear whether additional animals would be released under the Trump administration.
With wolves formally delisted, Wyoming looks to return to hunts
Associated Press
April 27, 2017
Wyoming allowed regulated hunting just east and south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton during the fall, but concern focused on how wolves could be shot on sight in most of the state.
The infamous ‘ground shrinkage’ of black bears
Site Staff
April 26, 2017
The huge bear before the shot frequently becomes a much smaller bear when the hunter walks up to it.
In Nebraska, broodstock collection aids pallid sturgeon recovery
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
April 26, 2017
In 10 years of collecting broodstock, 1,633 pallid sturgeon have been sampled.
Wolf pup born in Missouri offers hope for endangered breed
Associated Press
April 26, 2017
Only 130 Mexican wolves live in the wild and another 220 live in captivity, including 20 at the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Missouri.
Deer harvest numbers dip in North Carolina, but long-term trend still up
Associated Press
April 26, 2017
State hunters reported 149,811 deer killed during the 2016-2017 hunting season, down 7.8 percent from the 2015-2016 season.
It’s finally official: Perdue new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Staff and News Reports
April 26, 2017
Sonny Perdue was finally confirmed and sworn in this week as the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Perdue, who was confirmed by an 87-11 Senate vote, will oversee land and water conservation on private lands
