Fishing
Free fishing days ahead for everyone on June 6-7
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that 2009 Free Fishing Days will be June 6-7, in coordination with National Fishing Week. On these days, anglers of all ages may fish without
Drawing Deadline Looms for California’s Big Game Hunters
Hunters applying for premium deer, elk, antelope or bighorn sheep tags have only a few weeks left to turn in an application. All big game drawing applications must be received at the California Department of
Mille Lacs tribal harvest tops 100,000 pounds of walleyes
Aitkin, Minn. – Tribal netters from two Minnesota and six Wisconsin bands of Ojibwe topped 100,000 pounds of walleyes from Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs this spring, according to Pat Schmalz, the Minnesota DNR 1837 Treaty
NRA shoots holes in poaching bill
Harrisburg – The National Rifle Association spent recent weeks shooting holes in House Bill 97 – a legislative measure aimed at cracking down on wildlife poachers – claiming it treats unintentional violators like hardened criminals.
PGC biologists concerned about spike in elk mortality
Harrisburg – Despite hearing agency biologists’ concerns about an increase in elk mortality at their April meeting, Pennsyl-vania Game commissioners stood by their vote taken in January to offer 14 more elk-hunting permits for this
Arkansas Fishing Report of May 20
CENTRAL ARKANSAS:Lake Conway:Water is dingy and high. A few bream are being caught near the bank on wax worms, tinsel teasers and crickets. Crappie are not doing so well, but are biting near cypress trees
Controlled hunt deadline extended until June 1: Draw and results notification also delayed
Salem, Ore. – ODFW has extended the controlled hunt deadline until June 1 due to the large volume of applications and a slowdown in the license sales system. “We understand the frustration customers and license
Inshore fishing keeps Florida anglers’ business afloat
Pensacola, Fla. (AP) – Big boats, deep water and red snapper. Those three things have been a magic combination for generations of Gulf Coast charter fishermen, who made their living putting tourists on fish out
Anglers warned Pinto Lake fish unsafe to eat
Watsonville, Calif. (AP) – Pinto Lake anglers are being warned not to eat their catch because fish in the 80-acre Watsonville lake are contaminated with unsafe levels of DDT, a pesticide banned more than three
