saturday and sunday good fishing. easterly winds on sunday did not put a damper on the fishing (Read more)
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.We will now switch over to bass fishing. (Read more)
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.The bite was not quite as fast, but the Trout were a little bigger on average. Once again the Hybrid Flurry 3� under a cork was the bait of the day, but several good fish fell for the LSU Bayou Chub also. After we finished off our Trout limits we made a move and got on an as fast as you could cast Sheepshead bite. (Read more)
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Corey Hawn caught this big trout in Kentucky. He has landed some nice fish in his area as the pictures in the gallery of hybrid, striper, largemouth and trout…
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Corey Hawn caught this big trout in Kentucky. He has landed some nice fish in his area as the pictures in the gallery of hybrid, striper, largemouth and trout…
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.A few nice keepers for a change today! Weather is getting better everyday, things should start to break open soon. (Read more)
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link. Former President George H. W. Bush, caught and released a mammoth tarpon Saturday, April 19, 2008, while fishing in the Florida Keys near Islamorada.
Estimated to weigh 135 pounds, the gamefish was the largest tarpon Bush, 84, has ever caught.
Even though the boat had a legal State of Florida harvest tag, a decision was made to release the fish alive and have a reproduction mount commissioned. The fiberglass mount will hang in the Presidential Library at Texas A&M University.
Bush wrapped up a weekend angling trip to the Keys Sunday. Read more
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The annual contest, open to any Texas student in grades 4 through 12, requires students to draw a picture and write an essay about any officially recognized state fish.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.Missoula, Montana ‘ Noted author and educator Jon Young will keynote Outdoor Writers Association of America’s conference June 21-24, 2008, in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Young knows not only how to listen to nature, but how to teach many of nature’s unique languages. Young first began his outdoor career as a student of famous tracker Tom Brown Jr., and after college founded the Wilderness Awareness School. He created programs geared toward both youths and adults, and is the author of several books and audio series. Two of his most popular classes, “Interpreting Bird Language” and “Animal Tracking,” highlight this year’s conference theme, ‘Listening to Nature.’
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA – At a ceremony held Monday, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) and the Mountain Stewards officially dedicated a fully accessible trail located at the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The 1,940-foot boardwalk, located near the Amicalola River at Highway 53, provides a way for hikers of all abilities to enjoy the trail and in addition, offers easy access for fishing. Local dignitaries, including Gary Pichon of the Dawson County Board of Commissioners and members of the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce, as well as WRD and Mountain Stewards representatives were present at the ceremony.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.window.document.getElementById(‘post-9636’).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Lincoln, Nebraska – Nebraska’s hunters and fishermen can continue to look to the Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen’s Forum as the ‘sportsmen’s voice’ in the State Legislature. This session, the Forum introduced important legislation including an Apprentice Hunting License.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.WATERBURY, VERMONT — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s 2008 recommendation for the harvest of antlerless deer and youth weekend deer season was presented to the Fish and Wildlife Board on April 9th. The proposal calls for a harvest of 7,662 antlerless deer through a combination of either-sex hunting during the split archery season, an either-sex youth weekend hunt, and through the use of 22,050 muzzleloader season antlerless permits. Typically, 80 percent of the antlerless harvest is adult does, so this amount would be less than 10 percent of the adult doe population.
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Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.The National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF) is proud to announce their new safety initiative – Project STAND (Stop Tree Stand Accidents N’ Deaths.) Project STANDis a comprehensive educational outreach program promoting tree stand safety and awareness. Recent studies tell us that 10% of hunters who hunt from an elevated tree stand will have some type of hunting incident at some point. This could mean an extended hospital stay, life in a wheel chair or even death. As the popularity of hunting from elevated stands continues to grow, then the chances of tree stand accidents will also grow.
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