Fishing
Another ‘typical’ year for anxious ice anglers
St. Paul – How much longer will ice anglers be left on shore holding the bucket? The National Weather Service, in its most recent outlook released Nov. 15, predicted warmer than average temperatures across Minnesota
Cold stops EHD: 10 counties affected
Harrisburg – By the time prolonged sub-freezing temperatures frosted most of the Northeast in early November – presumably killing the biting midges that spread epizootic hemorrhagic disease that killed thousands of deer – EHD had
Whitetail kill high, but down from 2006
St. Paul – Deer hunters are off their near-record pace of a year ago, but not by much. Firearms hunters had killed 123,805 whitetails through Friday, Nov. 9. That compares to 131,700 through the same
Wardens lining up illegal baits for opener
Madison – Heading into the gun deer season opener on Saturday, Nov. 17, DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark said hunters who are using illegal deer baits shouldn’t be surprised if they’re visited by a conservation
Two Rivers man lands 40-pound laker
Two Rivers, Wis. – Bob Brault, of Two Rivers, enjoys an occasional Lake Michigan fishing trip, but spends far more hours with his feet on the concrete – or a favorite rock below his home
Leaders: Opposition seems mostly selfish
Altoona, Pa. – Much of the opposition to Sunday hunting is dishonest and selfish, according to leaders of national hunting-rights groups who have participated in successful campaigns to legalize it in other states. The general
‘Brown’ in forecast; license sales down
Green Bay, Wis. – White-tailed deer hunters always want weather in the form of light snow and temperatures in the high 20s for opening weekend, but that rarely comes to pass. Lately, hunters have become
PF&BC trout plan update scrutinized
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to kick off the job of updating its trout-management plan. But it’s getting some ideas already. The agency will hold the first day-long meeting of
