Fishing
Paddlefish, rainbow trout part of ‘interesting’ catches by researchers at Mississippi River Lock and Dam 19
Fishermen and fish scientists have very different motivations and purposes when they arrive at a river or lake. But both are equally fascinated when something odd or interesting shows up – or swims by.
Paddlefish-snagging season in North Dakota nears
Anglers are gearing up for the reopening of paddlefish-snagging season in northwestern North Dakota. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced the season will commence once again May 1.
The history of the
Air guns in, ‘no doe’ in the north and wolf population goal out in Wisconsin
With the ending of the Wisconsin legislative session in March, several new natural resources bills were signed into law, while others were vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.
Evers did sign several bills that: allow
Wisconsin DNR working with USFWS on lake sturgeon, with no update yet on possible ESL listing
The Wisconsin DNR has no idea just where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might land on a decision to place lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List (ESL).
That, in a nutshell,
New York Fishing Report – April 12-26, 2024
Target congregating crappie in the canals and in the open lake at depths of 8 feet or less on this fishery.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: 2024 elk application period open through May 31, includes Black River Elk Range
The application period for the 2024 elk hunt is open through May 31. New this year, the Black River Elk Range will be open to hunting for the first time since elk were reintroduced to
Fond du Lac man in Wisconsin loses licenses to hunt, fish
Green Lake County District Attorney Gerise LaSpisa confirmed recently that a Fond du Lac man lost his DNR hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for three years upon conviction in Green Lake County Circuit Court for
Walleyes in Green Bay ‘tribs’ getting clobbered by poachers this spring
The Wisconsin DNR and Conservation Congress may soon hear calls from fishermen to either close Green Bay tributaries to fishing during the spawning run, or allow only catch-and-release fishing during that time. That’s because law-abiding
Wisconsin’s Central Elk Zone to see hunt this fall for the first time
A few lucky hunters will have the chance to hunt elk in the Central Elk Management Zone in 2024 for the first time this fall.
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) heard an update at
