Fishing
Illinois Mixed Bag: Conservation World returns to state fair
Conservation World will once again be a focal point for anglers, hunters, and outdoor fans who visit the 2024 Illinois State Fair, which is taking place through Aug. 18 in Springfield.
Conservation World, in
Decatur ‘Early Birds’ hook youngsters on fishing’s joy in Illinois
The statewide effort in Illinois to get more young people fishing is a task Herb Dreier initially tackled many years ago.
So it’s no surprise the former program manager for DNR’s Urban Fishing Program
Invasive spiny water fleas ‘worst they have been’ on New York’s Lake George this year
Joe Greco has been fishing on New York’s Lake George for more than four decades, hitting the lake daily in the summer with his charter fishing business.
Paying attention to trends on the lake
Knee Deep team wins New York’s Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout on Lake Erie
The 14th annual Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout was held July 19-20 on Lake Erie as 148 teams battled it out for over $500,000 in cash and prizes. When the final weigh in took place late
King salmon cooperate at New York’s Sodus Pro-Am on Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario cooperated during the 2024 Sodus Pro Am, held July 13-14 in Sodus Point, N.Y., in Wayne County.
In past years, the normal conditions out in the “Big O” would give the teams
Commentary: Remembering New York’s Bill Conners, a tireless conservationist
Dan Ladd did a fine job reporting about the accomplishments of the late Bill Conners in the July 12 edition of the New York Outdoor News. Not only was Bill an accomplished outdoor writer, he
Wisconsin State Roundup: Time for DNR to fix the mess of discontinued co-op trout rearing program
If the Wisconsin DNR’s office of communism (communications) wanted to do something useful instead of blocking reporters’ access to DNR personnel and censuring responses of field staff to forced written questions from reporters, department personnel
Minnesota, Missouri use sales tax to fund conservation; should Wisconsin follow suit?
Hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses have traditionally provided most of the funding for state natural resources departments, but as license buyer numbers fall and are expected to decrease even more, some states have made efforts
New York Mixed Bag: Applications being accepted for 2024 Janice & Paul Keesler Scholarships
The Janice & Paul Keesler Scholarship Fund is accepting applications from qualified students who wish to receive scholarship assistance. These scholarships are potentially available to any New York State resident who has been accepted into
