Fishing
Muzzleloader harvest on par with last year
DNR Staff Reports Columbus – Hunters took 20,659 deer during Ohio’s four-day muzzleloader season with Tuscarawas County again leading the state with 934 deer checked. Last year, a preliminary total of 21,473 deer was taken
Jan. 15 – Winter season opens for lake and stream trout in Minnesota lakes
KDWP to Stock Trout in River Above Webster Reservoir
In 2000, above average river flows allowed the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) to experiment with seasonal rainbow trout stocking in the South Fork of the Solomon River above Webster Reservoir. Habitat was
Little Juniata group gets access grants
Tyrone, Pa. – The Little Juniata River just can’t get out of the limelight. The big limestone-influenced trout stream – subject of a landmark public-access fight and a dispute over allowing bait fishing the last
Kentucky lawmakers legalize bear hunting
Frankfort, Ky. (AP) — For two days next December it will be legal to shoot bears in Kentucky, under a rule change that won legislative approval Tuesday, and supporters hope the hunt will help restore
Counties in Minnesota continue to offer bounties for gophers
Mankato, Minn. (AP) — Elaine Poulson is now accustomed to counting gopher tails. They’re delivered in plastic bags or cheap bins, and Poulson counts each one. In Nicollet County’s Lafayette Township, each pocket gopher nets
PETA wants South Dakota school to change its name
Spearfish, S.D. (AP) — The activist animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked school officials to change the name of Spearfish High School to “Sea Kitten High School.” The new
Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail guide completed
Madison – The fifth and final segment of the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail describing 71 automobile-accessible waypoints in the 13 county Southern Savanna region is now complete. The Southern Savanna Birding and Nature
U.S. Senate boosts wilderness protection across nation
Washington (AP) — In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness. Majority Democrats assembled more than enough votes to overcome
