 | DNR offers business
opportunities at state properties (IN)
 The
DNR Division of State Parks and Reservoirs is looking for people
to run several different small concession operations at state
properties in the summer. The concessions include snack
bars, camp stores, firewood sales, vending machines, boat rentals
and saddle barns. Locations range from Potato Creek State Park in
extreme northern Indiana to Harmonie and Lincoln state parks in
the southwest tip of the state. ...
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 Hypothermia
Deaths Can Be Prevented (SC)
A leading killer of outdoor recreationists is hypothermia, and
hunters headed to the field should be aware of the threat and how
to combat it. Hypothermia occurs when exposure to the wind, cold
and wetness drain heat from the body faster than it can be
produced....
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 Sign Up for Winter Outdoors-Woman
Workshop (NH)
Registration opens for the winter Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
(BOW) workshop coming in February, a chance for women to learn
skills for spending enjoyable time outdoors with friends and
family....
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 FWS
SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS PROGRAM
Proposals must be submitted to the Regional Offices of the
Service by January 23, 2006. This program provides Federal grants
on a competitive basis to individuals and groups engaged in
voluntary conservation efforts on private lands. Grant-funded
projects benefit imperiled species such as federally listed
endangered or threatened species as well as proposed, candidate,
and other at-risk species...
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 Wild Game Brings Taste and Tradition to Holiday Season
(IA)
We no longer hunt to survive. Nevertheless, the art procuring and
preparing wild game remains a vital link to our cultural past. Many of us
still enjoy traditional holiday banquets that feature wild game as a central
focus. Wild turkey for Thanksgiving. Roast Canada goose for Christmas....INCLUDING
RECIPES!
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 Inland Fisheries Biologists Tag and Stock 20,000 Budweiser Sharelunker
Offspring
Will the potential next world record largemouth bass please
raise a fin? Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries
biologists tagged and stocked 20,000 6-inch largemouth bass the
week of November 14 as part of an ongoing effort to produce a new
world record.
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 STATE
PARK RESTAURANTS SERVING TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING MEAL
Enjoy food, friends and family at eight Tennessee State Parks
this Thanksgiving Day. Spend less time in the kitchen and more
time with friends and family while surrounding yourself with
Tennessee’s natural wonders during this season of thanksgiving.
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| OHIO’S POPULAR
DEER-GUN SEASON OPENS STATEWIDE ON
 NOVEMBER
28 (OH)
Between 120,000 to 130,000 deer projected
to be taken during the week-long season
Ohio’s popular deer-gun season opens statewide on
Monday, November 28.
Deer hunters will see some of the most liberal deer hunting
regulations ever offered, according to the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
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 Take your time when
sighting in your rifle
It makes good sense to take an hour or so out of your busy
schedule to do something that is so easy. Here are a few simple
tips to help you tweak your gun before deer season....
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 No
signs of dangerous Avian Influenza strain in U.S. waterfowl
population (AR)
Officials
throughout the world are testing birds for H5N1. The most likely
way H5N1 will enter North America is from birds leaving Asia and
migrating through Alaska. Until H5N1 is detected in Alaska, we do
not have much to worry about. If it is detected in Alaska,
testing will intensify all over North America, including here in
Arkansas," James said....
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 BOBWHITE
QUAIL NUMBERS NOSEDIVE; LEADERS SEEK CURE
(FL)
According to the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI),
Florida’s quail population has dropped between 3 and 5 percent
each year for a total decrease of 70 percent since 1980. Experts
say that is merely a symptom of a much bigger problem – loss of
quality habitat. Where hunters in Florida were once harvesting
around 2.5 million quail annually during the 1960s, they are now
taking....
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| The Wild
Turkey in Maryland: History - Biology - Management (MD)
 The
wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and turkey hunting are a
treasured part of our Maryland heritage. Although plentiful and a valued
source of food for European settlers arriving in Maryland, unrestricted
hunting and land use changes in the ensuing years eliminated all but a
remnant of the State’s once flourishing turkey flock which was secluded in
parts of Garrett and Allegany counties....
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 Buy Leftover Deer License Online, Get At License Agent
PIERRE, S.D. –
With the initial drawings completed
and the seasons soon opening, leftover West River and East River
firearms deer licenses can again be purchased online and then
either picked up from one of the designated South Dakota license
agents or received by mail from the Game, Fish and Parks License
Office....
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 Wildlife
Experts Advise Hunters About Avian Flu
State and federal wildlife experts say the chance of people
encountering wild migratory birds with HPAI H5N1 avian influenza
this year is remote. However, authorities are launching proactive
efforts to detect the disease if it comes to North America and
they’re advising hunters about game bird handling to reduce
general disease risks....
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 Boating
While Hunting? Safety and Equipment Still Apply
PIERRE, S.D. - According to U.S. Coast
Guard statistics, more hunters die from hypothermia and drowning
than from accidental gunshot wounds. Waterfowl hunters
may not think of themselves as boaters, but if a boat is used for
their hunting outing, they need to remember the key points for
boating safety and the necessary equipment requirements....
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 FALL IS A GREAT TIME TO FISH
(DE)
Contrary to
what some people think, the fishing season doesn't end on Labor
Day.
Now’s a perfect time for parents and children to grab a canoe or kayak and
head to a nearby river or lake for a memorable day of fishing amidst the
fall foliage. A trip to the local fishing hole can bring back some of the
magic of summer, and has some advantages of its own:
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 Ten Commandments of Firearms Safety
(GA)
Sportsmen and women who participate in shooting sports or hunting may be
more aware of firearms safety issues than most people, but the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD)
encourages all hunters to review firearms safety tips before
heading out into the woods for firearms season....
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 Hunter
says Arkansas elk more exciting than lions
Don Wood has
faced lions and cape buffalo in Africa at close range, but he
grinned broadly about his recent Arkansas elk hunt. "This is the
most exciting hunt I've ever been on." Wood is an orchardist and
rancher in central Washington state. His home is at Monitor....
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 Teachers and students eligible to win hunts and
great outdoor prizes (OK)
The Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife Conservation and Oklahoma Station Chapter Safari Club International are looking for Oklahoma’s top conservation minded students and teachers.
Through a youth writing contest and teacher application, OSCSI and ODWC will
reward a state teacher and several students with trips of a lifetime.....
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 GFP
and SD B.A.S.S. Federation Cooperate in Attempt to Improve Fishing
at Lake Alvin (SD)
Mentioning the word
"siphon" today would likely have one think of stealing gasoline
from a motor vehicle. But for Game, Fish and Parks fisheries
staff, the word means good intentions for Lake Alvin.
Fisheries officials from Sioux Falls will be siphoning Lake Alvin
during the week of Oct. 3 to test a method of improving fish
populations. They will use up to 50, 3-inch diameter siphon hoses
to lower Lake Alvin’s water level by one foot....
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| DEP Begins Fall Trout Stocking
45,000 Rainbow to be Released (CT)
 DEP
announced today that they are now stocking 45,000 rainbow trout in
selected rivers, streams, lakes and ponds across the state as part
of the annual autumn trout stocking program. DEP’s Inland
Fisheries Division is stocking these adult size rainbow trout in
twenty-four lakes and ponds, ten Trout Parks, and twenty-one
rivers and streams now through October 14th....
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 Colorado
Division of Wildlife Begins Wildlife Officer Recruitment Sessions
(CO)
DOW human resources personnel and wildlife officers take to
the road in search of aspiring wildlife professionals interested
in embarking on a life-long career with the DOW. Those individuals
are advised to attend one of the upcoming Wildlife Manager
informational presentations. The sessions focus on minimum
qualifications, the testing process, timeline and the best
strategies to prepare for the various tests....
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Fayetteville Angler Reels in Record Catfish from Cape Fear River
(NC)
 Is
he a clairvoyant or just a darned good catfish angler? Late last year, Brian
Newberger predicted to family and friends that he would set a new state
record for a flathead catfish by the end of 2005. Shortly after midnight on
Sept. 17, Newberger’s prediction became a reality when the Fayetteville
angler hauled in a 78-pound, 52-inch flathead from the Cape Fear River above
Lock and Dam #3 in Cumberland County....
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 Department
Schedules Pre-employment Exam (OK)
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation will hold a standardized pre-employment examination
Friday, Sept. 30, at the Tom Steed Development Center Auditorium
at Rose State College. The exam is for individuals seeking
employment as fisheries or wildlife biologists, game wardens,
hatchery managers and technicians and information and education
specialists.....
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 State
Parks Host Rita Evacuees, Game Wardens Prep For Rescue Work
-- Austin, Texas
As
Hurricane Rita bears down on the Texas coast, coastal state parks
are temporarily closing, while others open their doors at no cost
to hurricane evacuees. Meanwhile, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department game wardens, many of them fresh from Katrina duty in
New Orleans, are staging for a possible new round of rescues in
their home state.....
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 FALL
FOR PENNSYLVANIA’S AUTUMN FISHING OPPORTUNITIES (PA)
Fall in Pennsylvania
isn’t all about trees – though that brilliant foliage does provide
a beautiful backdrop while enjoying fantastic autumn fishing
action in the Commonwealth’s many lakes, streams and rivers....
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 Squirrel
hunting, then and now (MN)
While grandma, the moms and
dads, aunts and uncles gathered inside the old farmhouse, a
handful of the older cousins would grab a couple of .22s and head
for the grove out back. The woodlot was no more than an acre
or so of mature mast trees but to us it could just as well have
been the Ozark Mountains. As we stepped into that grove, we
instantly became Daniel Boone, Davey Crockett....
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 Second Chance to Wet a Line as Statewide Free
Fishing Day is Saturday, Sept. 24 (CA)
Anglers who lack a California fishing
license will have a free pass on Saturday, Sept. 24, as the California
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) waives the mandatory requirement and
celebrates the second Free Fishing Day of the year.
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 Access
Yes! Program Opens Up 131,960 Acres In Magic Valley Region To
Sportsmen (ID)
Sportsmen in the
Magic Valley Region will have more country to wander this hunting
season with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game enrolling
131,960 acres in the Access Yes! program.
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 Free
Youth Fishing Clinics in New York City (NY)
The New York State DEC will
hold three free family fishing clinics in Queens, Staten Island and
Manhattan, in cooperation with various local and government organizations.
Each clinic will consist of four, 10-minute educational sessions followed by
fishing. Rods, bait and instruction will be provided by DEC.
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 Fishing Experts Dan Johnson and Garry Mason to
Appear At West Virginia's Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days
Nationally-recognized anglers Dan Johnson and Garry Mason will
appear during both days of the 2005 West Virginia National Hunting
and Fishing Days Celebration Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. , and Sunday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park in Lewis County....
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 GAME COMMISSION
TO HOLD STATE GAME LAND TOURS FOR PUBLIC (PA)
As part of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's
efforts to highlight its ongoing habitat improvement initiatives,
the public is invited to take part in tours of five State Game
Lands throughout October. All tours are free.
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 Glendale
Man Catches New Record Rainbow Trout (AZ)
Jose M. DeLeon of Glendale was fishing with a live night
crawler and thought he had hooked onto a log or something at Woods
Canyon Lake on Sept. 8. What he had really hooked was a new state
record rainbow trout weighing 13 pounds, 6.4 ounces and measuring
31 inches long.
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 4th
Annual Wildlife Heritage Festival (NJ)
Join us at the
fourth annual Wildlife Heritage Festival on Sunday, September 25
from 10:00 - 4:00 as we celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day
at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education
Center....
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| Guided waterfowl hunts
offered to youth in northeast Oklahoma (OK)
 Young
hunters will want to put their name in a drawing for the Youth
Waterfowl Hunt and Field Day at the Sequoyah National Wildlife
Refuge near Vian, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation is hosting the special hunt, along with help from the
United States Fish & Wildlife Service and the Oklahoma State Game
Warden Association....
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| Patoka Lake is "Wheelin’
in the Fish" September 17 (IN)
 People
with special needs are invited to Patoka Lake Reservoir’s Osborne
boat ramp for the 4th annual "Wheelin’ in the Fish" program
September 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. EST DNR, Patoka Bass
Anglers, Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living (SICIL)
and Patoka Lake Village host this annual event. This program
is free with the $4-per-vehicle ($5 out of state) gate fee....
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 State
Park Camping and Reservation Fee Increases for 2006 Approved (MI)
DNR Director Rebecca Humphries on Thursday approved a $4 per
night increase in camping fees at 35 of Michigan's 70 state parks
that have campgrounds. The increase will take effect for all
camping stays in 2006. The increase was recommended by the
Citizens Committee for Michigan State Parks, a public ....
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| Transporting Firearms and
Ammunition Aboard Commercial Air
 Carriers (SD)
The South Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish and Parks and the federal
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are reaching out to
hunters, gun dealers, sports associations, law enforcement
organizations and others to help get the message out concerning
the rules for transporting firearms, firearm parts and
ammunition....
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 Dove season outlook
is good for Arkansas hunters (AR)
According to the AGFC migratory bird
biologist Andrew James, finding water will be the key to success
during the opening weekend. "This year, as dry as it has been, it
looks like the key is going to be finding a permanent water
source. Things are so dry, many dove are concentrated in areas
near permanent water,"....
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| KANSAS TO HOST PILOT ADVANCED
HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS
 On
Oct. 22, Kansas will host the first hunter education course
designed specifically to teach waterfowl hunting techniques. The
course -- organized by the International Hunter Education
Association (IHEA) and Ducks Unlimited (DU) and cosponsored by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Cooperative North
American Shotguning Education Program (CONSEP), and the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Hunter Education Program
-- will be held at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, near
Stafford, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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 CastingKids
Fishing Classes At National Hunting and Fishing Days Celebration
September 24-25 at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park (WV)
CastingKids, a special program sponsored by the national
Bassmaster (BASS) organization and designed to teach children the
basics of bass fishing, will be returning to this year's West
Virginia Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days. The
annual weekend event will be held at Stonewall Jackson Lake State
Park in Lewis County (Interstate 79 exit 91) September 24-25.
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 DNR
Offers Free Interactive Laser Shooting Range at Minnesota State
Fair (MN)
As part of the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) year-long
celebration, the Division of Enforcement will sponsor an
interactive shooting range for youth and adults at the Minnesota
State Fair, Aug. 25 through Sept. 5. The DNR Division of
Enforcement is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Firearm Safety
Hunter Education and more than 1 million students certified.
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| INDIVIDUALS AROUND LAKE ERIE ENCOURAGED TO
 PARTICIPATE
IN UPCOMING COASTWEEKS EVENTS (OH)
Ohio’s Coastweeks is part of a nationwide effort to educate the
public about protecting coastlines around the country. Nearly 30 events
are scheduled along Lake Erie throughout the remainder of the summer,
including beach walks, nature programs, shoreline conferences and
cleanups. Ohio will also join in the worldwide cleanups taking place
September 17, International Coastal Cleanup Day....
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 BIG BASS WEEKEND
(LA)
Most bass anglers usually dream about catching "The Big One",
but for one Oakdale husband and wife team that dream became a
reality on Toledo Bend in mid July. David and Lou Ana Perales had
been married for 23 years and fishing partners for the past four,
when they landed four largemouth black bass weighing 6.7, 8.36,
9.24 and 10.23 pounds in a two-day stretch....
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| DEM ANNOUNCES HUNTERS AND
FISHERMEN FOR THE HUNGRY PROGRAM NOW UP AND RUNNING IN RHODE ISLAND
(RI)
 The
Department of Environmental Management announces that the Hunters
and Fishermen for the Hungry program, which has been highly
successful in a number of other states, is now operational in
Rhode Island. Through the program, anglers and hunters can donate
their surplus fish and game - such as venison, Canada goose, and
fish - properly processed, packaged, and refrigerated, to a number
of local food kitchens to help...
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| Video Game Technology Helps Hunter Education
(ID)
 The Idaho Department of Fish
And Game has a new high-tech hunter education
tool. "Laser Shot" is designed to help people involved in shooting sports
improve their skills. The
system sets up and plays like a video game. A projection camera
linked to a computer projects images of various game animals on a
screen. The shooter has a life-like rifle that uses a laser rather
than live ammunition to shoot...
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| Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Debuts New Activities Oct. 1-2
(TX)
 New
exhibits and activities about springs, rivers, bays and beaches;
wildlife conservation; Texas history at state parks; nature
photography and more will debut Oct. 1-2 at America’s largest
free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors. The 14th annual
Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo will allow tens of thousands of
visitors to try fishing, shooting, kayaking, mountain biking, rock
climbing and more, all at no cost....
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 ADDRESS HUNTING DETAILS NOW
(WY)
Scouting on foot can also play an
important part in a pre-season conditioning program. The G&F
encourages hunters to prepare their bodies for the demands likely
to be encountered afield. Hikes are good conditioning and the time
to get reacquainted with hunting boots. Workouts with new
back-country footwear are mandatory prior to going afield. Being
sentenced to camp by blisters is no fun while companions work
bugling elk....
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 Governor
Rell Announces Grants for 18 Projects to Protect and Preserve Long
Island Sound (CT)
Governor M. Jodi Rell today presented $347,206 in grants from
the Long Island Sound (LIS) Fund for 18 projects that will help
preserve, protect and enhance public access to Long Island Sound....
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 Tips for a safe and successful archery hunt
By following a few, simple rules, Utah's archery hunters can enjoy a safe
experience in the state's backcountry this season. The state's general archery buck deer hunt begins Aug. 20, and the
state's general archery elk hunt kicks off Aug. 25....
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| Kids invited to fish with
Lewis & Clark-era tackle on Aug. 18 (MT)
 Bring
some melt and a sense of history to Glasgow’s Home Run Pond on
Thursday, Aug. 18 and try to catch fish using the same type of
tackle used on Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery 200 years ago.
Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting a free youth fishing festival at
the kids’ fishing pond east of Glasgow to demonstrate how members
of the expedition might have fished when they passed through
Montana in 1805 and 1806....
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 SC RECORD SET IN JULY FOR
ATLANTIC SPADEFISH
A new South Carolina marine game fish record was set this July for
Atlantic spadefish. A 14-pound, 1.8 ounce Atlantic spadefish caught
by Stacey Nickleson, 19, of North Augusta, SC is the new state
record. Nickleson caught the record fish on July 2 while bottom
fishing with a...
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 Enjoy
Summer's Sunshine Bass
Now that we're in the midst of the summer season and water
temperatures are at their highest levels, the fishing for a number
of species can really slow down. Not so for the hybrid striped
bass, affectionately known as the "Sunshine Bass" in the southern
part of the country. This cross between a striped bass and a white
bass...
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| DNR accepting
applications for bass tournament pilot program (WI)
 Applications
are being accepted through Sept. 1, 2005, for bass
catch-and-release tournament sponsors who want to be involved in a
pilot program allowing participants to cull or sort, fish. A
law enacted in 2004 established the pilot program and authorized
culling for four bass tournaments each year between June 2005 and
Dec. 31, 2006. ...
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| ADF&G Installs
Walrus Islands Web Cam and Makes Refuge Trail
 Improvements
(AK)
The Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G) recently installed a web camera at the Walrus Islands
State Game Sanctuary in the Bering Sea. The camera allows online
access to live sights and sounds of summer concentrations of male
walruses that haul out on Round Island beaches to rest and digest
clams and other marine invertebrates they harvest.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Additional Hunting
and Fishing Programs on National Wildlife Refuges (FWS)
 The
USFWS is
proposing to add hunting and fishing programs on six national wildlife
refuges in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota and
New Hampshire. The Service is also proposing to expand hunting and fishing
opportunities at seven additional wildlife refuges. The proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register on July 12 and is available for public
comment for 30 days....
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 Cochran
wins $500,000 at FLW Championship
Standing before an arena filled to
capacity with cheering, hometown bass-fishing fans, George Cochran
of Hot Springs brought in a winning catch of five bass weighing 10
pounds, 3 ounces to pocket $500,000 in the Forrest L. Wood
Championship presented by Castrol on Lake Hamilton. The
half-million dollar check is the largest first-place award in
professional bass fishing....
Cochran wins $500,000 at Forrest
L. Wood Championship
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 Lubbock-Area 11-Year-Old Lands Junior Record Largemouth
(TX)
A largemouth bass landed June 10 on Lake Alan Henry by Kenny Schuette, 11, of Slaton, southwest of Lubbock has been verified as a
new junior state record by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.....
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| The Grand Canyon of the South:
The Walls of Jericho (AL)
 In
the late 1700s, Davy Crockett explored the area since his family
owned land there. A traveling minister came upon the Walls of
Jericho in the late 1800s and was so captivated by the
cathedral-like beauty that he declared it needed a biblical name
and the name stuck. Today, visitors continue to be drawn to the
grandeur of the narrow gorge. You can travel to the bottom of its
50-yard-wide limestone bowl and look up at 200-foot-tall
cliffs....
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 HURRICANES’ EFFECTS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE - GOOD AND
BAD (FL)
Florida’s fish and wildlife, still reeling from last year’s
relentless hurricane season, may be in for another assault from Hurricane
Dennis. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists, however,
say the news won’t be all bad....
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FLW TOUR
CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR LAKE HAMILTON JULY 13-16 (AR)
The 2005 FLW Tour Championship, which
will award the largest monetary prize in professional bass fishing
to one of 48 competitors, will be contested on Lake Hamilton at
Hot Springs on Wednesday through Saturday, July 13-16....
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 IN A BENCHMARK RESTORATION
EFFORT IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE ISLAND THAT ALMOST VANISHED IS SLOWLY
REAPPEARING (USFWS)
There was a time when pirates sailed past it. In the 1700s, it
was a backdrop for Revolutionary War naval skirmishes. It once
supported a small town, with cattle, a post office and a school.
That was before Poplar Island, located in the Chesapeake Bay 34
miles south of Baltimore, began to disappear...
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| SPARTANBURG MAN CATCHES
STATE RECORD BLUE MARLIN (SC)
 A
state record blue marlin was landed recently during the South
Carolina Governor's Cup Billfishing Series tournament. Angler W.C.
"Corky" Taylor of Spartanburg caught the monster marlin, weighing
in at 881.8 pounds, on June 3 while fishing in the Charleston
Harbor Boater's World Marine Centers Billfish Tournament, the
fourth of five tournaments in the South Carolina Governor's Cup
series.
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 Record
Tuna Caught Off Delaware Shore
It was a fish for the Delaware record books. The largest tuna
on Delaware record, a massive 873 lb. blue fin, was caught on
Saturday by the charter boat, Captain Ike II, about 40 miles
off-shore from the Indian River Inlet. According to the boat’s captain, Dave
Collins of Frankford, the tuna was caught by Dan Dillon or
Herndon, VA with an 80 lb. test monofilament line on an 80 lb.
class reel, using a...
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 Planning
Ahead, Flexibility Keys to Successful Family Fun (il)
Amid the piles of paper plates and plastic
spoons in local stores, it's easy to envision a family picnic. To
make the vision a reality can require foresight and flexibility,
with fun the final result. State parks, with plentiful picnic
tables, pavilions, and shade trees are ideal destinations for any
family.
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 DEM
ASKS RECREATIONAL SALTWATER ANGLERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE
FISHING SURVEY (RI)
The Department of Environmental Management has posted an
online recreational fishing survey and encourages anglers who fish
in and around Narragansett Bay to fill out the short but
comprehensive questionnaire. The survey can be found at....
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| FLORIDA ALLIGATOR HUNTS PROVIDE UNPARALLELED
HUNTING  ADVENTURE
(FL)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
is offering hunters a great opportunity to take part in its annual statewide
alligator harvest, which runs Sept. 1 through Oct. 8. Since 1988, Florida
has offered these alligator hunts, which provide a thrilling, hands-on,
face-to-face hunting adventure that is unlike any other hunting experience
imaginable.
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YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT PROGRAM FOR SPORTING CLUBS (MA)
 Sportsmen’s
clubs across the state with an interest in passing on to young
people the traditions of hunting and enjoying the great outdoors
might want to look at a program designed specifically for clubs
and young people by MassWildlife. The Massachusetts Young Adult
Pheasant Hunt Program was designed to be offered by sporting clubs
who want to provide young adults ages 12 to 17 with a positive
outdoor and hunting experience as well as
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| Forty-two-inch striper caught at Lake Powell
(UT)
 Dan Porter from Salt Lake City and his brother Mike drove to Bullfrog
yesterday and launched the boat. They knew they had to go south and they
wanted to troll. That was as detailed a plan as they developed. So they
started looking for campsites at Escalante but when it was dark they stopped
at Dry Rock and spent the night....
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BOAT
SMART, BOAT SAFE THIS JULY 4 WEEKEND (VA)
 With the upcoming July 4
Holiday weekend, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries (VDGIF) reminds all boaters to take the time to be safe
on the water.
Our best advice for a safe trip on the
water is for boaters always to wear their life jackets." The new
inflatable life jackets are comfortable and easy to wear. A tip
offered...
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 Celebrate Independence in America’s National Parks
What better way to celebrate
Independence Day this year than by visiting a National Park.
The National Park Service has made available in time for the
Fourth of July, a web site to help visitors plan their trip to an
NPS site this Independence Day....
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Light For Post Spawn Summertime Bass
(KY)
Summer bass are tough bass to catch during the day. They
selectively feed on easy prey and don’t expend much energy in
doing it. The way to entice these wary, neutral bass to strike is
to go light. Use the lightest possible jig or soft plastic
bait you can get away with throwing for bass in the summer
heat....
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BEAR HUNTERS CONTINUE
TO SUSTAIN RECORD HARVEST PACE (PA)
HURRICANE
WILMA
Cool
weather, little competition for the fish and the best trout
fishing action of the year is now beginning at reservoirs in White
Pine County, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife
(NDOW). 
HURRICANE
KATRINA INFORMATION
Michigan citizens and visitors can participate in what is
being billed as the largest outdoor recreation event in the country on
Saturday, July 23, as Project GO – Get Outdoors kicks off at 10 a.m.
that day....
Don't
miss out on these upcoming dates and events