Hook and Bullet
Anglers ready to hit Carlyle
Carlyle, Ill. – A year ago, rain and wind played havoc on the first-ever competitive high school fishing championships. Even in adverse conditions, young anglers from all over Illinois refused to give up and continued
Administration unveils ‘America’s Great Outdoors’
Washington – Are Americans – especially youths – reaching a disconnect with the outdoors requiring a federal fix? Conservation groups recently expressed approval of President Barack Obama’s establishment of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative, “to
Sportsmen can help themselves by the knowing harassment law
Madison – During the 2009 gun deer season, conservation wardens investigated and issued citations for 15 hunter harassment cases, something DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark termed a “notable increase in hunter harassment complaints.” In 2008,
Bowfishers spring into action at Rend Lake
Whittington, Ill. – Activity by bowfishing enthusiasts in the central and southern portions of the state has began to heat up, but many of the sportsmen hitting the water are finding fish activity remains lukewarm.
Fishing opener may be more like Memorial Day
Woodruff, Wis. – Crazy, that’s what it is – fishermen launching boats on inland lakes on March 29 in Vilas County and DNR crews pulling survey nets from some northern Wisconsin lakes by April 10
Trappers caught by surprise as fur prices edge upward
Hudson, Ill. – Muskrats turned out to be a hot commodity in the 2009-10 trapping season, as Illinois trappers welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend. “If I’d have known, I
State will scale back CWD tests
Albany – After nearly five years without a new case of chronic wasting disease in New York, the DEC is scaling back its intensive testing effort in the Oneida County area where CWD was first
Chytridiomycosis fungus killing off Ohio amphibians
Mayfield Village, Ohio – Spring may be growing quieter as a worldwide pandemic fungal disease is killing off entire populations of amphibians: frogs, toads, salamanders and similar creatures. And Ohio is not immune from the
Plenty remains on outdoor docket at the Capitol
St. Paul – With less than a month left in the legislative session – and three-day weeks this week and next – there are a variety of unresolved issues. Even if lawmakers had figured out
