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Rare river otter find in Putnam County
Findlay, Ohio – A river otter recently found along the Auglaize River in Putnam County is the first such discovery of a river otter in the northwestern Ohio county in nearly a century, the DNR
Grand Jury indicts East Dubuque man for hunting incident
The rash of poaching arrests and and hunting incidents and accidents in November and December was bound to result in a number of court cases in 2012. The first came down Friday (Jan. 6) when
Park plans face state hurdle
Joseph Davis State Park in the Town of Lewiston (Niagara County) has long been considered a diamond in the rough. This picturesque piece of real estate, encompassing some 350-plus acres, was once a vibrant public
Reading the mail
There’s talk of the U.S. Postal Service cutting back to a five-day weekly delivery because it’s losing money. No wonder. Who writes letters anymore? Heck, I don’t even pay my bills by mail anymore, either.
DNR announces intent to hold state’s first modern wolf hunt
Looks like we’re going to have a Minnesota wolf hunt beginning in late 2012. The DNR won’t commit to a quota or a number of licenses, but officials say they want to start conservatively and
Low-water ice-fishing locations
I’m hearing lots of questions about how low water levels from this fall – the result of low precipitation that continues this winter – affects fish location. Indeed lake levels are quite low this winter.
Still able to fish in the boat
Well we didn’t have a white Christmas this year, but that sure didn’t dampen my spirits any less as the weather outside allowed for some late season trout action from the boat. The cooler nights
Capturing underwater memories this ice fishing season
On a recent ice fishing outing after a major cold front, the fish were nice enough to stop their hot bite and give this angler an opportunity to play around with two underwater cameras. The
School daze: Deer cull halted
The bunny huggers are at it again. It seems Binghamton University, located not in Binghamton but here in Vestal (Broome County), has a deer problem. The deer apparently have found the university’s nature preserve much
