Fishing
Elk poacher loses hunting privileges for 5 years
Bonners Ferry, Idaho (AP) – A northern Idaho man who pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a bull elk out of season has been banned from hunting for five years. Thirty-two-year-old Dennis Butch Liermann
Suffolk nontypical one of New York’s best
Brookhaven, N.Y. — When Bjorn Holubar entered the woods late Monday afternoon on Oct. 26, he was hoping for a big buck. What he dragged out of the woods a few hours later far surpassed
Fond du Lac resident’s 30-point buck a new record
Fond Du Lac, Wis. (AP) – Two teams of certified scorers have declared a Fond du Lac resident’s 30-point buck the largest non-typical buck shot with a bow in Wisconsin history. The rack on the
Fishermen netting for Asian carp in Ill. channel
Chicago (AP) – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it could know sometime this week if fishermen caught any invasive Asian carp along a 5.5-mile stretch of Chicago’s Calumet Sag Channel. Commercial fishermen and
Wyoming anglers get rewards, restrictions for walleye
Casper, Wyo. (AP) – Three years ago Wyoming Game and Fish Department workers tagged 1,000 walleye at Glendo Reservoir. Anglers could bring the tags in to department offices for cash rewards ranging from $5 to
Alaska to refund nearly $70M in fishing fees
Juneau, Alaska (AP) – Fishermen from outside Alaska can expect nearly $70 million in refunds for commercial fishing license fees the Alaska Supreme Court says were unconstitutionally high. More than 11,000 license holders were reviewed
Jackson Co. woman’s multi-year quest ends with a 184-class buck
Jackson, Ohio – A Jackson County woman’s three-year pursuit of a particular trophy buck ended with success on the first day of archery season this year. Melissa Sexton, 33, arrowed the mammoth deer that green-scored
Two bull elk taken this fall close to state record
Benezette, Pa. – Some Game Commission officials and a few well-traveled elk hunters in the know from other states have been saying for a few years that they think the next record North American bull
