While many hunters and anglers associate spring and summer with fishing season and fall with hunting season, truth be told, in North Dakota fishing is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days each year. id=”0″> And while hunting is generally considered a fall season, with small game and archery deer […]

For more than a decade I’ve searched for column topics, but each year as deer season approaches the same questions arise, and the answers bear repeating: id=”0″> What licenses do I need for deer gun season? A fishing, hunting, and furbearer certificate, the general game and habitat stamp or a combination license, and the deer license. […]

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will begin its fall and winter trout stocking on Oct. 14, with releases planned for Lake Petoka in Bondurant, Ottumwa Park Pond in Ottumwa, and South Banner Lake in Summerset State Park, north of Indianola. id=”0″>id=”1″> The DNR will release about 1,500 rainbow trout at each location as part […]

FALL FOR NORTHERN PIKEid=”0″> by Bob Jensen id=”4″> Many anglers look forward to the outstanding fishing action that is available in the fall season. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are popular targets in many areas. Bass are equally popular in the Midwest, as are walleyes, perch, crappies, and even muskies. A species of fish that’s […]

by Bob Jensen id=”1″> In the early to mid autumn period of the year, fishing can be very hit or miss. If you go fishing and don’t get bit, and if you don’t change tactics, catching could be pretty slow. If you’re out there and they’re not interested in what you’re doing, you need to […]

by Bob Jensen id=”0″> This period of time between late summer and early fall can provide some very good fishing, but it can also be a challenging time to catch fish. The night-time air temperatures are chilly, but the daytime temps are still warm. Thirty degree temperature swings in a day aren’t uncommon at all. […]

by Bob Jensen id=”0″> Labor Day 2011 has come and gone. For some folks, that marks the end of summer, and to some people that means it’s time to put the boat and their rods and reels in storage. If they want to pull the plug on fishing in early September, that’s certainly their decision, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 id=”0″> Correction to Red Rock Water Trail Designation Date id=”2″> 2011-12 Iowa Pheasant Season Forecast id=”3″> Family Outdoor Expo September 24, 25 id=”4″> Grants Available to Support Shooting Sports id=”5″> CORRECTION TO RED ROCK WATER TRAIL DESIGNATION DATE id=”8″> The wrong date was listed for the Red Rock Water […]

Holy Cross Man Guilty of Deer Poaching Randy Koetz, of rural Holy Cross, pleaded guilty on July 20, to illegally harvesting a trophy deer measuring more than 200 inches in Dubuque County and three additional wildlife violations stemming from that same deer he took in December 2010. Its a shame that someone was not able […]