Hunting
Fishermen netting for Asian carp in Ill. channel
Chicago (AP) – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it could know sometime this week if fishermen caught any invasive Asian carp along a 5.5-mile stretch of Chicago’s Calumet Sag Channel. Commercial fishermen and
Fond du Lac resident’s 30-point buck a new record
Fond Du Lac, Wis. (AP) – Two teams of certified scorers have declared a Fond du Lac resident’s 30-point buck the largest non-typical buck shot with a bow in Wisconsin history. The rack on the
Elk poacher loses hunting privileges for 5 years
Bonners Ferry, Idaho (AP) – A northern Idaho man who pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a bull elk out of season has been banned from hunting for five years. Thirty-two-year-old Dennis Butch Liermann
Suffolk nontypical one of New York’s best
Brookhaven, N.Y. — When Bjorn Holubar entered the woods late Monday afternoon on Oct. 26, he was hoping for a big buck. What he dragged out of the woods a few hours later far surpassed
Wyoming anglers get rewards, restrictions for walleye
Casper, Wyo. (AP) – Three years ago Wyoming Game and Fish Department workers tagged 1,000 walleye at Glendo Reservoir. Anglers could bring the tags in to department offices for cash rewards ranging from $5 to
Alaska to refund nearly $70M in fishing fees
Juneau, Alaska (AP) – Fishermen from outside Alaska can expect nearly $70 million in refunds for commercial fishing license fees the Alaska Supreme Court says were unconstitutionally high. More than 11,000 license holders were reviewed
Montana’s FWP taking public comment on duck hunting
Missoula, Mont. (AP) – State wildlife officials are seeking public comment on their recommended response to a landowner petition to close waterfowl hunting on a portion of Mitchell Slough in the Bitterroot Valley. The state
State still tops for deer-vehicle collisions
Harrisburg – Despite a nearly decade-long deer-herd-reduction program implemented by the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion, the state still leads the nation in deer-vehicle collisions, according to the nation’s leading auto insurer.
Duck season winds down with a whimper
Bemidji, Minn. – If there is something positive to be said for the state’s duck season, which ended Tuesday, it’s that hunters had open water for most of the season’s 60 days. The downside: Most
