Fishing
NH: free turkey hunting workshop April 9 in Holderness
A free workshop covering the basics of hunting wild turkeys is being offered by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department on Saturday, April 9, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Owl
IN: Changes on using live gizzard shad, threadfin shad, and alewives as bait
Rule changes regarding the use of live gizzard shad, threadfin shad and alewives as bait, and the size of cast nets used in collecting such bait, take effect March 22. The rules changes answer a
NY: Senate confirms Martens as DEC commissioner
Albany (AP) – The Republican-controlled state Senate has unanimously confirmed open-space advocate Joe Martens as the new commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Martens, former head of the Open Space Institute, had been working
IA: hunter education classes offered prior to spring turkey season
A number of hunter education courses are scheduled across the state over the next few weeks for prospective turkey hunters to become certified in time for the spring season. Iowa hunters born after Jan. 1,
Ice fishing not advised over much of Iowa
Ice conditions are deteriorating over much of Iowa, leaving only the far north counties where ice fishing is still happening. Even in these northern counties where the ice thickness had been over two feet a
Corrections For 2011-2012 Idaho Fishing Seasons And Rules
Idaho Fish and Game has identified several errors in the 2011-2012 Fishing Seasons and Rules for the Panhandle, Magic Valley and Upper Snake regions. The highest profile errors are missing Chase Lake in the Panhandle
Deadline approaches for OWAA youth writing contest
Outdoor News has long been a supporter of the youth writing contest conducted by the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA). The Norm Strung Youth Writing Contest allows promising young writers and poets to showcase
NH: Online Hunter Ed Course a Good Option for Certification
CONCORD, N.H. – Since its launch in 2009, the N.H. Fish and Game Department’s Online Hunter Education course and Field Day option has been an attractive alternative for busy people to get into the sport
NH: Big Game Processing Workshop set for April 2 in Holderness
Learn how you can process your own big game animal from field to freezer at a free workshop being offered at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in Holderness,
