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Loss of habitat drives another decline in pheasant population
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
Lake Erie fly fishing can thrill before the spawning runs
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
Best times for anglers
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
Bass in the rain: Fly-fishing contest pits anglers against river smallies
DULUTH, Minn. -- It may well have been the smallest fishing contest ever held on the St. Louis River. And it had to be among the wettest. But it wasn't short of passion.
Twenty-six fly-fishers turned out during an all-day downpour Aug. 26 for the first "Paddle the Pads" Bass Fishing Contest on the river. The event, open only to fly-fishers ...Read more
After Atlantic salmon spill, fish farms' future under attack on both sides of border
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific knew it had problems at its Cypress Island fish farm before the catastrophic failure that spilled tens of thousands of Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound.
"The farm site No. 2 was identified as the first priority for upgrades. We knew it was at the end of its life cycle and it needed upgrades right away, and we were in ...Read more
Pelicans descend on Kansas by the thousands
WICHITA, Kan. -- The pelicans have returned to central Kansas.
They're polar bear-white, with 9-foot wingpans and waddle clumsily on land on feet the size of ping-pong paddles. But when they reach water they can swim like Michael Phelps, and in flight they soar with more grace than a swan.
Robert Penner calls them the "Boys of Summer" because ...Read more
Best times for anglers
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
New research sheds light on lunar phase impact on white-tailed deer
Conventional wisdom has long held that deer are more active on moonlit nights, and most active under a full moon. The day after, the conjecture followed, deer move around less in the daylight.
Some hunters staked their outdoors reputations in support of the theory, as well as their ability to fill a freezer full of venison. Companies that ...Read more
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Big fish in big numbers at Kansas reservoir
CHENEY RESERVOIR, Kan. -- Mark Fowler has fished Cheney Reservoir hundreds of times in the past 24 years. In some ways, he's never seen the lake better than it's been this year.
"For numbers of big wipers, this is probably as good as I've ever seen," Fowler said as he tried to subdue an eight-pounder as he fished during Monday's eclipse. "They'...Read more
Bear hunters looking for another good season this fall
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
Best times for anglers
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
Multitalented Kid Rock can also fish
MINNEAPOLIS -- Kid Rock couldn't have picked a better fishing guide Sunday than Josh Stevenson, owner of Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle and Mighty Muskie Guide Service in Oakdale.
Not only is Stevenson an excellent fisherman, he knows music.
"I didn't tell Kid Rock, but I had seen him in concert six times," Stevenson said. "The Y2K concert in ...Read more
Decoy carving will share limelight on waterfowl's big stage
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
US Youth Fly fishing team adapts to conditions in international competition
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
DNR launches high-tech study of food webs in Minnesota's largest walleye lakes
MINNEAPOLIS -- Managing fish populations in Minnesota's iconic walleye lakes gets trickier with each passing year.
The earth is warming, invasive species are proliferating and fishing pressure in the electronic age is ever more intense. Gone are the days when fisheries managers could stay ahead of the curve by annually measuring the abundance ...Read more
Kansas' pet deer shooting easily avoided with Texas rules
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
Best times for anglers
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
Pennsylvania challenged for killing 'suspicious deer'
Last week the Pennsylvania Deer Farmers Association accused the state Game Commission of developing a "blame narrative" regarding the spread of chronic wasting disease.
The apparent impetus was the release of a Game Commission press release stating that two ear-ragged white-tailed deer sighted in Elk County within the state's Elk Management ...Read more
After devastating wildfires, Kansas ranchers hay it forward
WICHITA, Kan. -- Time and money are tight for southwest Kansas rancher Bernie Smith. The March wildfires that burned more than 700,000 acre in Kansas killed more than 100 of his cattle and destroyed miles of fencing. He's scrambling to get prepared for cold weather ahead.
"Grass is thin," said Smith, who has put in before dawn to after dark ...Read more
Lake of the Woods fishing trip turns into survival test
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Bob Brott and his cousin, Gary Soucie, had just wrapped up a great day of walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods near Garden Island on Monday afternoon, July 31, when their day took a big turn for the worse.
Fortunately, they lived to tell about it.
As Brott recalls, they'd caught a limit of 17- to 19-inch walleyes, and he ...Read more
