Hunting
IL: Bowfishing tourney produces record carp
Springfield – A new state-record bighead Asian carp was among nearly 12,000 fish taken by participants in the Bowfishing Association of Illinois’ second-annual Director’s Shoot on the Illinois River near Starved Rock State Park on
IL: DNR calling for 60-day duck season
Springfield – When DNR rolled out its annual waterfowl hunting proposals earlier this month, the state’s duck hunters may have been more focused on changes to hunting zones than actual season dates. So here they
IL: Grand American shooters again flocking to Sparta
Sparta, Ill. – Tara Short would like to eliminate the heat – but that’s the only thing American Trapshooting Association member and staff would change about the 2011 Grand American. The largest shooting tournament in
AR: Outdoors Expo coming up Aug. 20-21 at Conway
CONWAY – Hunters anxious for the upcoming seasons can get a taste of them at the Arkansas Outdoors Expo, Aug. 20-21 in Conway. It is billed as “Arkansas’s only major hunting and fishing show scheduled
AR: Commission approves early migratory bird seasons
LITTLE ROCK – At Tuesday’s special meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, commissioners approved the early season migratory bird dates. The season selections must be reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SD: Monitoring of Flood Impacts on Missouri River Fisheries
PIERRE, S.D. – Historic flows have impacted the Missouri River basin and its residents greatly in 2011. Impacts on fish and wildlife will become more evident as flood waters recede. In an effort to gain
SD: Oahe Fisherman Asked to Turn in Tagged Salmon Heads
PIERRE, S.D. – Biologists in the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks are investigating how differences in stocking locations might increase the number of catchable salmon in Lake Oahe, and they need the
SD: Conata Basin Closed To Prairie Dog Hunting
As prairie dog shooters from across the nation head to South Dakota, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks and U.S. Forest Service remind hunters that the Conata Basin remains closed year-round to all prairie
ID: Ask Fish and Game: Hunter Education Classes
Q. How can I get my kid into a hunter ed class in time for hunting seasons this fall? A. Idaho hunter education and bowhunter education are offered in all parts of the state, but
