Fishing
Black carp $100 bounty program expanding to cover more waters
The hunt for black carp is intensifying in 2026, as Illinois DNR and a growing group of state and federal agencies expand the waters where anglers are eligible for a $100 bounty program.
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Wisconsin’s busy sports show season opens mid-January
Winter came early this year, the blast of cold and snow a wakeup call for late-season hunters and ice anglers who scrambled to swap out their gear.
Now that we’re weeks into it, it’s
New York hunter education instructor harvests massive South Carolina gator that falls just shy of record
Carl Finkelson feels like he had a pretty good 2025 hunting season. The 37-year-old hunter and bowhunter education instructor from Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester County, N.Y., who works for the White Plains school district, harvested
New York DEC releases finalized Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Monday announced the release of the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan.
The brook trout is New York’s state fish and
New York Mixed Bag: DEC launches new places to hunt waterfowl interactive mapper
Albany — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation/DEC has developed a new interactive map designed specifically for waterfowl hunters.
Dan Ladd: With a new year, outdoor focus in New York turns to legislation
The New York State legislature reconvenes Jan. 7 for the 2026 session. So, here we go again, as basically from now through June 4 when the session ends, there will be plenty of attention paid
Ask a fisheries biologist: How old do fish get?
“Many people ask how old different species get. Here are a couple of examples. Brook and brown trout are relatively short-lived and typically do not get older than 5 or 6 years. Bluegills occasionally reach
Wisconsin Musky Clubs Alliance elects Dave Allen as its president
The Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin elected Dave Allen as the group’s president during its annual directors meeting Nov. 1.
Allen, 60, of Kaukauna, succeeds longtime president Larry Slagoski, who told the directors a
Bass in Chicago’s harbors maintain trend in latest assessment
Smallmouth bass swimming in Lake Michigan’s harbors received another boost of notoriety last April when angler Kyle Danhausen pulled one out of Monroe Harbor weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces – a mere ounce short of
