Solid pheasant year gets better in New Jersey
Staff and News Reports
January 24, 2017
Division of Fish and Wildlife will be stocking an additional 300 pheasants for hunting
New York
Syren shotguns at SHOT Show; guns geared towards a woman
Kristen Monroe
January 24, 2017
Kristen Monroe finds out what makes Syren shotguns unique to women.
New York asking for hunters’ input in setting fall waterfowl hunting dates
Staff and News Reports
January 20, 2017
Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces have helped agency establish season dates that provide equitable hunting opportunities for the various interests in each zone.
The hole story: Ice fishing’s top baits, from mousies to mealworms
Mike Raykovicz
January 18, 2017
A short while ago a friend called and said there was plenty of safe ice and asked if I’d like to go with him to a farm pond he knew to catch some perch and
Vermont waterfowl hunters: Take care of those blinds
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Reports
January 18, 2017
State law requires removal of blinds before deadlines to protect natural areas and to prevent boating accidents after ice melts
Making sense of piscatorial senses: sight, sound, smell, and taste
Site Staff
January 16, 2017
Catching ice walleyes, pike, and panfish demands even more attention to sensory stimuli than you expend during the open-water fishing period
With bear numbers surging, could a hunt be in Connecticut’s future?
Associated Press
January 16, 2017
Bear hunting currently illegal in the state, but with about 6,700 black bear sightings in 2016 — a 49 percent increase over the previous year, and compared to only about 450 sightings in 2000 —
Ice fishing segment within Greater Niagara Fishing and Outdoor Expo Jan. 20-22
Bill Hilts
January 16, 2017
Ice fishing season has finally arrived, but caution is advised with the roller coaster weather ride we’ve been experiencing around the state. Safety needs to be the number one concern for hard water anglers, starting
Near-record wild turkey harvest for Vermont hunters
Site Staff
January 13, 2017
Yes, the wild turkey population has come a long way: This year’s total of 6,798 wild turkeys falls just short of the state record of 6,970 in 2013
