Jan 23

Minnesota DNR hosts outdoor skills classes for women

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The Minnesota DNR Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is hosting their annual winter workshop February 26 – 28, 2010 at Audubon Environmental Lea

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Jan 23

Need a Boat Moved? BoatUS.com Can Help

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ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 21, 2010 – Are you buying a boat in a distant state and need to get her home? Or, have you thought about brushing up on your boat handling skills with some on-the-water tutoring from a pro? The online Professional Captains Locator Service at www.BoatUS.com/procaptains makes it easy for boat owners to find on-the-water transportation services and instruction with U.S. Coast Guard-licensed delivery captains.

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Jan 23

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California hosts a “Drawing on Nature” workshop

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If you ever wanted to learn to draw or better your skills, don’t miss this comprehensive workshop. The famed wildlife artist, Bill Peters, will be our instructor for this drawing class. Using pencil, pen, or chalk, Bill’s talent and technique will have you drawing before the weekend’s end!

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Jan 23

Water Quality Improvements Lead to Delisting Proposal

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed removing water bodies in Franklin, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties from a federal list of impaired waters, Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. Recent assessments found significant water quality improvements in Gull Pond and Cranberry Lake, while Beaver River should also show improvements following the recent construction of a new wastewater treatment plant for the area.

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Jan 23

Marine toxin clouds razor clam dig,prevents opening at Long Beach

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OLYMPIA – Rising marine toxin levels have prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to cancel a razor clam dig scheduled at Long

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Jan 23

Wildlife populations not jeopardized by storms — so far

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PHOENIX — The winter storms and accompanying deep snows that impacted Arizona this week may make it challenging for wildlife in the short term, but w

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Jan 23

Fish & Boat Commission Names Acting Executive Director

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today named Brian Barner as the agency's acting executive director, effective upon t

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Jan 23

Experimental February goose season to be continued

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The final year of a three-year experimental hunting season aimed at controlling breeding populations of resident Canada geese around urban areas of Indiana has been authorized for selected counties.

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Jan 23

Frozen Gooseberry Falls is most beautiful it’s been in more than 25 years, park manager reports

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Park Manager Paul Sundberg, who has lived and worked at Gooseberry Falls State Park since 1983, said he can’t remember a winter when the ice formations along the frozen Lower Falls have ever been as beautiful as they are right now.

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Jan 23

Candlelight event at Old Mill State Park postponed until Jan. 29 due to severe weather

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With the National Weather Service advising against travel this weekend in the area surrounding Old Mill State Park in northwestern Minnesota, the park’s candlelight snowshoe event scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23, has been canceled. The forecast calls for a combination of rain, sleet, and snow likely to cause unsafe driving conditions.

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Jan 23

Dolese Youth Park Pond teeming with trout; fishing to be great for anglers

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Oklahoma City resident Gaston Gallant goes fishing nearly every day of the two-month trout season at Dolese Youth Park Pond, a northwest Oklahoma City fishing destination currently teeming with nearly 2,600 rainbow trout.

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Jan 23

An End to Fishing as We Know it – Is it In Sight?

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I was reading my National Fisherman, a commercial fishing oriented magazine today and the article on Red Snapper hit me right between the eyes. All my efforts have been looking at the red snapper debate from a recreational point of view. This article looked from a commercial fishing perspective.
If the rules being put in place are held up, it could mean that red snapper fishing on the U.S. Southeastern Atlantic coast could be stopped for as many as 35 years – yes that is 35 years.
Right now, the season is closed for red snapper and for all shallow water grouper in the Southeastern Atlantic Federal waters. But, this is just an interim rule while the Southeastern Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) decides on a permanent ruling for these species. Some of the options they are discussing include a deep water closure – from 240 feet […]

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Jan 23

DNR Says Weather, Conditions Good For Fishing

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State wildlife officials said this might be a good weekend for ice fishing. The Department of Natural Resources said the recent spell of warmer temperatures might have caused snowmobile trails to deteriorate, but ice depths on most lakes are still about 12 to 16 inches.

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Jan 23

You Can Catch Big Bass Shallow In January

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Captain Mike Gerry says January can be a good month for catching big bass in shallow water at Lake Guntersville. He tells where he looks for them and why they are there. Do you fish for bass in January? Had any luck? What tactics do you use?

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You Can Catch Big Bass Shallow In January originally appeared on About.com Freshwater Fishing on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at 13:22:36.
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Jan 23

Phunque’s Desk -Ice Fishing

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Drylanders are never very comfortable around the water. We seldom see more than eight to ten ounces in one place, so when we approach the shores of a lake or a stream’s edge, we tend to go a little cross-eyed and dizzy.

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