Opinions
Branson’s Taneycomo a great trout fishery
Branson, Mo, was an unlikely site for the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, which held its 56th annual conference at the Chateau on the Lake. If you’ve ever been to Branson, you were probably
Another opening, another show
There’s always a certain excitement when you climb back into the treestand for the beginning of another archery deer season, even though you’re well aware it’s not like an opening day of the Southern Zone
Why not take advantage of fall turkey hunting
This year in particular – because wild turkey populations are showing the impacts of a very good recruitment year – it is time to reevaluate our general attitude about hunting this large game bird when
Fishing 101: How to catch big boss bluegills
’Round about late summer, I fall into big bluegill mode. Not every lake has them, so I first find information about a specific lake that will produce those big ’gills. Sometimes I’ll be fishing walleyes
Hunting & Fishing Days Didn’t Disappoint
Approximately 42,000 people came to the John A. Logan College campus in Carterville on Sept. 22-23 to enjoy Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days, and I’m glad to say that a large percentage of them
Youth Deer Hunt has come a long way
It’s been 16 years since I drove to Pike County on a crisp Saturday morning in October and took part in one of DNR’s Youth Deer Hunts. I’d like to say I was participating as
Fish & Boat Commission to curtail fall trout stocking — it is about time!
For quite a few years, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission has been stocking trout in lakes and streams during the autumn. About 150 waters are scheduled to be stocked this fall. Water temperatures and
Worried about increasing prevalence of EHD in deer
For years hunters have expressed concern that the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer management program has reduced numbers to dangerously low levels in some areas of the state. While I agree this has happened in some
Elk meetings set
The DNR is asking sportsmen for their thoughts on the state’s elk management plan and the possible of expansion of the Clam Lake herd – and the creation of a new elk herd in Jackson
