Fishing
Walleye catch on Leech makes it ‘hottest lake in the state’
Walker, Minn. – Before the fortunes of Leech Lake’s walleye anglers plummeted earlier this decade, seasons in the late 1990s were considered pretty good. In 1998 and 1999, anglers who targeted walleyes specifically were catching
Minnesota deer hunting rules more complicated
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s hunting regulations for antlerless deer will more complicated this fall. The Department of Natural Resources says over-the-counter, either-sex permits will be valid in significantly fewer areas, especially in parts
Minnesota expands lottery areas for some deer
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is expanding its use of lottery permits for hunting antlerless deer in some areas this fall. The Department of Natural Resources says over-the-counter, either-sex permits will be valid in
Woman nets record ND catfish in Moon Lake
West Fargo, N.D. (AP) – A West Fargo woman has landed a North Dakota record channel catfish. The fish 31-year-old Tina Willis caught over the weekend in Moon Lake southwest of Valley City was 40
Tenn. man has winning elk hunt bid
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Andy Miller is going elk hunting and he’d best be a good shot. The privilege to take part in Tennessee’s first elk hunt in more than 150 years is costing him
Deer poaching investigation leads to pot charge
Rochester, Vt. (AP) – A poaching investigation by Vermont game wardens led to illegal hunting charges against a Rochester man and led authorities to what they say was a marijuana cultivation operation. Wardens say they
Michigan plans drawing for multi-species hunt
Lansing, Mich. (AP) – Three hunters will get a rare opportunity to pursue four species of game animal next year under a new program called the Pure Michigan Hunt. The winners will be allowed to
Wyoming wants to boost native cutthroats in creek
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The opening date for fishing on Flat Creek on the National Elk Refuge is Aug. 1 and Wyoming game and fish managers are urging anglers to keep the brook trout they
Early elk season opens Saturday in Idaho
Boise, Idaho (AP) – The early elk hunting season opens Saturday in parts of Idaho. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the so-called green-field hunts in the Palouse, Salmon, Lemhi, Beaverhead, and Pioneer
