Fishing
Good Outlook For A Spring Chinook Fishing Season
So far four Chinook salmon have been counted at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, but all were headed downstream. Still, the early forecast is a for a good Chinook fishing season in Idaho
Latest funding shortage could mean more CO field vacancies
Little Falls, Minn. – When it comes to tightening belts to address a reduction in funding to the state of Minnesota, there are few options for the DNR’s Enforcement Division but to cut staff. After
Safe Hunting Year
As all the gear gets packed away until next fall, Iowa hunters can look back at an overall safe hunting year. While 2008 did record a firearm-related hunting death—in Hamilton County in September-and nearly a
Fur industry is in a ‘cautious’ buy, sell mode
Bowling Green, Ohio – Trappers and fur harvesters approached the 2008-2009 season with an optimistic outlook toward fur prices following last year’s sales. The spring auctions were the best for many years and everyone expected
Hunters delayed doe harvest to gun season
Athens, Ohio – If last year’s gun season would have opened with the same weather as it did in 2007 – drenching rains across the state that wiped out much of the first two days
PF&BC to lawmakers: Need annual licenses
Harrisburg – In the year or so after the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission last raised fishing license fees in 2005, the agency watched the number of its customers plummet by nearly 10 percent. The
KDWP to offer special spring turkey hunts in 2009
This spring, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will conduct a number of special turkey hunts on public and private lands, as well as state parks. These hunts will offer a more controlled
Huge southeast buck ready for P&Y book
Hokah, Minn. – When the new Pope and Young record book is available in a few months, it will feature a new record for the top nontypical Minnesota whitetail, a buck known in southeastern Minnesota
Time Running Out To Apply For Turkey, Bear Tags
The application period ends Sunday, February 15. Hunters have about a week left to apply for this spring’s controlled turkey and bear hunts. Spring turkey and spring black bear seasons start April 15 – some
