Hunting
Archery ready for first shot
Horseheads, N.Y. – Don Barrett sees the trail cam pictures brought into his shop almost daily. Big bucks. Some really big. It’s always that was as New York’s archery season approaches, but the fever pitch
Positive outlook for duck season
Springfield – First the bad news: Illinois duck hunters had an awful 2009 season, harvesting the fewest ducks since 2004. The good news: Migrating ducks don’t dwell on the past. Besides, they read weather –
USDA comes through with 4.3 million acres of CRP
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Signup for the federal Conservation Reserve Program that ran through most of August has resulted in the eventual enrollment of about 4.3 million acres in the program credited
Bowhunters eager for deer, turkey opener
Marion, Ill. – Bowhunters should never be blamed for going into the season with high hopes. But this season they also have high standards to meet. Chris Kiernan set the bar high one month into
Duck hunting ’10: More water, and more options
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – Duck numbers are one thing; the location of those ducks is quite another. And it’s locating those ducks that could stymie hunters this fall, despite the fact that state
Fall trout fishing season to open Oct. 16
Fall trout fishing season opens Oct. 16 at 37 ponds and lakes throughout the state, DNR announced today. More than 70,000 trout are being stocked by DNR at the locations listed below. No trout may
Burnsville artist wins 2011 duck stamp competition
St. Paul — A red-breasted merganser painted by Kevin Nelson of Burnsville will be featured on the 2011 Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Nelson’s painting was chosen as the winning design from among 23 entries in
Bear Head Lake State Park in northern Minnesota voted ‘America’s Favorite Park’
Bear Head Lake State Park, just south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Ely, Minn., has been voted as “America’s Favorite Park” – in a nationwide campaign sponsored by Coca-Cola. In addition to
Obama administration appoints ‘carp czar’
Chicago — No one is using “Carp Czar” in his official title, but John Goss is in essence exactly that. On Sept. 8, Goss, a former top official with the Indiana DNR, was named federal
