Fishing

Madison – Anglers should be aware that the game fish season on most inland Wisconsin waters closes at the end of the day on Sunday, March 1. The panfish seasons remain open year-round as does

Moravia – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a trophy deer antler measuring seminar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on March 14, at the Rathbun Fish Hatchery, near Moravia. Official scorers for

Minnesotans can harvest light geese (including white and blue phase lesser snow geese and Ross’ geese) from March 1 to April 30, under the terms of a federal conservation order. The order, which affects 24

Jefferson – A Jefferson man is facing several charges relating to game violations and burglary. Derek Eugene Ott, 27, of Jefferson, was charged by DNR conservation officers on December 4, 2008 for no hunting license,

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is hosting the annual meeting on California salmon populations and the outlook for 2009 ocean and river fisheries. The meeting is scheduled March 3rd from 9 a.m. to

Stamp funds available to conservation groups and governments for habitat work MADISON – Grant applications to fund habitat work benefitting pheasant, turkey and waterfowl in 2009 and 2010 are due March 23. The grants are

Oshkosh – The 230-pound behemoth lake sturgeon netted by state fish crews in the fall eluded the record 10,239 licensed spearers who took to the ice for the 77th consecutive 2009 Lake Winnebago system sturgeon

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Oshkosh, Wis. (AP) — The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago ended Saturday. A total of 1,512 fish were caught during the season that lasted a week on Lake Winnebago and had ended Wednesday on