Barring a drastic change in weather patterns, dry conditions will play into hunting strategies this fall for duck and goose hunters, especially those who prefer hunting over water.

The regular duck and goose seasons open Sept. 23 in North Dakota and Minnesota. The first week of North Dakota's season is open to residents only; nonresidents can ...Read more

SEATTLE -- For hunters, killing a mountain goat is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"It's one of those prized animals nobody gets a chance to go after," said Jerrod Gibbons, a hunting guide in Washington's Okanogan County. "Unless you have a lot of money ... "

After years of overhunting (several hundred were killed each year in the 1960s and ...Read more

Sometimes, less walleye stocking is better than too much walleye stocking, at least when it comes to fingerlings, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries officials say.

After evaluating the stocking of walleye fingerlings on 254 lakes in the state's Accelerated Walleye Program, the agency has announced it will cease stocking ...Read more

The bad news for Minnesota pheasant hunters came down early this past week. The pheasant population index, based on August roadside surveys, was down 26 percent from last year.

And last year was not a great year for Minnesota pheasant hunters.

For broader perspective, the counts this year were 32 percent below the 10-year average and 62 ...Read more

Labor Day weekend, when hurricane-remnant rains pushed tributary water into Lake Erie and dropped the near-shore water temperature, several overeager steelhead mistook the anomaly for an invitation to run.

One fly fisherman caught seven silver bullets in the channel at Walnut Creek Access Area. The next day, more were taken a third of a mile ...Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday..............3:05 a.m...........................................................3:35 p.m.

Monday.............4:00 a.m..................................Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday..............10:10 p.m.......................................................10:35 a.m.

Monday.............11:00 p.m...................................Read more

Last fall, Minnesota bear hunters were beneficiaries of a skimpy supply of natural foods in the woods. In other words, the bears were hungry and especially susceptible to the Gummi Bears and taco chips and sweet syrups that hunters used for bait.

The result: Hunters killed more bears than they had for several years. They shot 2,641 bears, the ...Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday..............4:40 p.m..........................................................5:00 a.m.

Monday.............5:25 p.m...................................Read more

WAUSAU, Wis. -- Growing up near the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, Mike Pierce of Wausau, Wis., developed a deep and abiding fondness for duck hunting.

First, it was calling that struck his fancy. His feeding chuckles and hail calls became so highly regarded that he served as a judge at the World Duck Calling Championship in ...Read more

On a mountain river in Slovenia during the recent World Youth Fly Fishing Championship, the U.S. team was hanging on at fifth place entering the fifth and final session on the water. Following a change in long-planned strategy, however, the Americans rallied to a third-place finish overall.

In a field that included 68 teen anglers from 12 ...Read more

WICHITA, Kan. -- Angered over a December event where a Kansas game warden shot a tame deer, in a family's yard, Texan James McGinn has asked the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission to change its regulations.

The 2-year-old mule deer doe, named Faline by Kim Mcgaughey and her family, was shot in rural Grant County. Game wardens said ...Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday..............10:55 a.m.......................................................11:20 p.m.

Monday.............11:50 a.m...................................Read more