DNR to Hold Public Meetings on Proposed Fishing Regulations for Several Cass County Lakes   The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold two public meetings to solicit comments on proposals to implement special fishing regulations on several northern Cass County lakes. The DNR proposes to implement the following regulations:   A possession limit [...]

New Bushnell Scout 1000 Offers ARC Technology In A Compact, Vertical Design Now Shipping For Fall Hunting Seasons Overland Park, Kansas — The Angle Range Compensation (ARC) laser rangefinder technology from Bushnell has been embraced by both bow and rifle hunters. ARC not only increases accuracy for bow hunters by providing true horizontal distance when [...]

How Will Increasing Gasoline Prices Impact Hunting and Fishing for Sportsmen This Year   Gas prices will impact fishing and hunting participation. According to a poll of 2,481 sportsmen and women conducted by AnglerSurvey.com and HunterSurvey.com in June, 2007, over half of all anglers and 40 percent of hunters indicated rising gas prices will cause [...]

Swan Hunt Applications Available Applications for North Dakota’s 2007 tundra swan licenses are available and the deadline for submitting an application is Aug. 15. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. Interested hunters can print out an application for mailing, or submit a lottery application online at the state Game and Fish Department [...]

My sister was a huge fan of Billy Joel back in the 80s. Through her I enjoyed the tunes such as Allentown, Pressure and one of my favorites was only the good die young. And it seems that’s always the case. Swanny, was one of the good ones. I spent time in Montana in the [...]

Hunting Guide and Outfitter Test Set for Aug. 25 The next guide and outfitter written examination is Saturday, Aug. 25 at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. The test is given periodically to anyone interested in becoming a hunting guide or outfitter in the state. In addition to [...]

Here’s a few recent findings from life as I know it. It seems my new Thermacell is working quite well. But then again the skeeters havent been to thick, so maybe my endorsement is a bit premature? Craig at Outdoor U has used them for years, so I’ll take his word for it. Word is [...]

Biologists use satellites to determine cause of scaup decline Waterfowl biologists are using satellites to track the spring migration of 16 lesser scaup to discover the cause of this species’ 20-year decline in the Mississippi River Flyway. The scaup, a medium-sized diving duck, are carrying implanted satellite transmitters that send a signal to orbiting satellites [...]

Study: Wolves barely affect elk, aspens JACKSON – A University of Wyoming professor has concluded that wolves don’t cause elk to vary their behavior enough to allow aspen stands to recover, contradicting in some ways earlier studies indicating an "ecology of fear" had taken root in the big-game animals. Matt Kauffman, a professor of zoology [...]

Here’s a bit I gleaned from a recent USFWS news release on the spring snow goose conservation order(hunt). After an extensive study of arctic light goose populations completed in1997 by the Arctic Goose Habitat Working Group, and in the wake of dozensof scientific papers describing the problem, the Service implemented tworules in 1999 designed to [...]