Fishing
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes budget, announces bond act funding
Late January saw a number of announcements pertaining to outdoor-related funding coming from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
And while the proposed 2025 fiscal year budget may not have as large the magnitude of items
Fight continues against yellow bass in some of Iowa’s lakes
Want to start an argument? Ask a group of people what their thoughts are concerning yellow bass in Iowa lakes.
Some people are huge proponents and enjoy their fight, their willingness to bite and
New York Mixed Bag: Day-old chick program returns for raising pheasants
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Day-Old Pheasant Chick program is set to return in 2024. After a last year’s outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease outbreak devastated New York’s pheasant stock
Dan Ladd: Safety first as New York deals with another tough ice-fishing season
Prior to COVID, for more than a decade I had been involved with helping run a charity ice fishing tournament on a small local lake. We did well over the years, raising thousands of dollars,
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Greater Niagara Fishing Expo is a chance to better understand New York’s fantastic fisheries
Fishing is great in New York State! If you are an avid angler, you know that is a very true statement. These natural resources, sometimes assisted with the help of state hatcheries, are all managed
Commentary: Protecting Wisconsin’s Pelican River Forest provides multi-faceted benefits for generations to come
Conserving and maintaining working forests – and supporting the communities that depend on them – remains one of The Conservation Fund’s top priorities. We’re celebrating a hard-won victory in northern Wisconsin to secure the future
Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council languishing… for now
What’s happened to the Sporting Heritage Council?
The council was created in 2011 to give advice to the governor, legislature, and Natural Resources Board on hunting, fishing, and trapping issues. It also is supposed
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Legislators seek to suspend antlerless deer hunting in northern part of state
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for four years in an attempt to preserve female deer and grow the region’s herd.
State Roundup: Wisconsin sturgeon spearers anxiously monitor the ice situation on Lake Winnebago system
Most any angst associated with this warm spell is going to center on the Lake Winnebago system where sturgeon spearers were anxiously monitoring the ice situation last week.
The 16-day sturgeon season will open
