Hunting
Audit: Game Commission didn’t track royalties from oil, gas
Auditors said the commission should consider its “full financial position” when making a budget or considering an increase in hunting license fees.
Illinois hunters harvest more turkeys
Preliminary statewide total of 15,189 wild turkeys is up from 13,494 the previous year.
Conservation Congress rejects CWD bounties idea
Board delegates worried over creating a bounty system and the amount of payouts and believe the DNR should continue researching CWD.
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – May 31, 2019
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Chain: Jig and minnows or jig and leeches remain solid choices for walleyes on Marie Lake. Anglers
New York Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – May 31, 2019
Western New York Lake Erie: The walleye night bite has been decent to good, with some limits reported. Popular nighttime spots included Shorehaven Reef, Bournes Beach, Green Hills, Van Buren Bay, Evans Bar and the
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – May 31, 2019
AMERY AREA You’ll find sunfish and crappies on Balsam, Wapogasset, and Sand lakes in 10 to 12 feet most days. Crankbaits or a jig and minnow are turning walleyes in 10 to 14 feet during
Quest for gobbler still leaves lasting memories
The spring wild turkey season is the central focus of my elusive outdoor quest. Just when I think I can reach that attainable goal of tagging a big bird, it slips through my fingers at
With hunting in limbo, grizzlies on the move in U.S. Rockies
Run-ins with bears are happening in agricultural areas where the fearsome animals hadn’t been seen for decades, raising tensions in communities over the grizzly’s status as a federally protected species in the U.S. outside Alaska.
DNR board OKs bear revisions, disallows hounds in new zone
The revisions mark the first updates to the management plan since 1980.
