South Dakota produces unique ‘golden walleye’
Rob Drieslein
September 12, 2019
Guided angler caught and released the gorgeous fish in the Glacial lakes region of northeastern South Dakota last week.
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Officials capture Elliott the elk after he befriends hunters
Associated Press
September 10, 2019
BOISE, Idaho – An elk named Elliott who befriended archery elk hunters at an Idaho campground has been captured by state officials who are looking for a permanent home for him. Idaho Department of Fish
After successfully navigating L.A. freeway two months ago, mountain lion killed on same section of road
Associated Press
September 10, 2019
LOS ANGELES – A male mountain lion that successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed Saturday on the same section of the freeway. The 4-year-old big cat
Pheasant, sharptail, partridge numbers: Reason for hope in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
September 9, 2019
Observers recorded five broods and 39 pheasants per 100 miles. Sharptails observed per 100 miles are up 113% statewide from 2018, and partridge are up 58%.
Shorter days fishing tip: Use bigger baits to target larger bluegills in the school
Site Staff
August 30, 2019
Bigger baits will help trigger bites among the largest and most active ’gills of late summer or early fall
Pheasant numbers dip in Iowa
Iowa DNR
August 27, 2019
And quail numbers drop 36 percent from last year.
Massive juniper tree-cutting project aims to aid sage grouse
Associated Press
August 26, 2019
Junipers provide perches for raptors that attack and kill sage grouse. Junipers also force out sagebrush and other plants that produce bugs that sage grouse eat.
In Wyoming, study shows larger habitat disruption by energy development
Associated Press
August 26, 2019
The study found that deer foraging declined by more than 10% from human activity at energy sites.
New Mexico eyes trapping restrictions
Associated Press
August 26, 2019
Separately, the Game Commission is considering a decrease in the permitted number of cougars that can be killed for sport across much of the state, along with an outright ban on trapping cougars for sport.
