House Passes Ballast Management Legislation

Coast Guard may lose law unit

Former Coast Guard vice commandant cites loss of confidence in Marine Safety Program

U.S. DOI offers New Rule Regarding Right-to-Carry in National Parks

Outdoor Channel to sponsor National Hunting/Fishing Day

Highest Flood Recorded on Lower Mississippi River Since 1973

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for May 2, 2008

Meijer, Inc. ends promotion with HSUS

What if you call 911 and no one ever answers?

IDNR reminds boaters and anglers to practice safety as weather warms

U.S. Open Trap Shooting Championships returns to Sparta World Shooting  Complex

Volunteer Sturgeon Patrol Starts on Black River

100 more acres on Little Darby now under ODNR protection

Barbless rules in effect for catch-and-release bass seasons

Local girl captures Bronze at Beijing

USCG says no live fire weapons drills on Great Lakes this year

Meijer Supporting Anti-Hunting Movement with Photo Contest

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 25, 2008

MI DNR Seeks Input on Requests for Changes in Salmon Daily Bag Limits

MI DNR Considers Increase in Lines Allowed for Fishing

Record breaking harvest of Lake Michigan chinook salmon

MI DNR Seeks Input on Requests for Changes in Salmon Daily Bag Limits

MI DNR Considers Increase in Lines Allowed for Fishing

Future Lake Ontario Water Regulatory Program

Law clarifies DNR's lake jurisdiction

Nuisance weed targeted at Sylvan Lake

Drumming up fishing opportunities at Roush Lake

DNR Seeks Input on Requests for Changes in Salmon Daily Bag Limits

DNR Considers Increase in Lines Allowed for Fishing

Carl T. Johnson Hunting/Fishing Center Announces Programs for May

Two Meetings Planned in U.P. to Form Citizens Advisory Councils

Van Riper State Park Opens a New Rustic Campground

Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Visitor Center Hosts Special Programs

Save the Date! May 10 kicks of Ohio DNR's Explore the Outdoors" Campaign

New Lake Erie Shipwreck Website Now Available Online

Record sauger caught

Walleye bag limits adjusted for Ceded Territory lakes

Put up with the green agenda and you richly deserve the poverty you are about to get

Nantucket Shipwreck Museum to reopen July 2008

USA Shooting's Lones Wigger to be Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 18, 2008

Boater Safety Class

Chicago Harbors open May 1

Gun Owners Hold Their Ground in Illinois Legislative Battle

Gun Owners Gaining More Ground - 76 Counties and Counting

Experimental goose season was successful

Lake layers' temperatures affect fish location

Creel surveys at two Kosciusko County lakes

2008 Elk Season Dates and Quotas Set

Lead Shot Ban Removed From Omnibus Bill

State archery tournament winners receive lifetime licenses

Ohio reduces daily bag limit for western Lake Erie Yellow Perch

ODNR offers Free Boat Safety inspections across state

ODNR to hold public forum for boaters

Inland fishing season opens May 3

Governor’s Fishing Opener at Lake Wapogasset, Polk County

Early Times Kentucky Whisky Derby set for April 27

U.S. House Votes to Protect Access to Hunting and Fishing Lands

Tide may be turning for Great Lakes plan

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 11, 2008

Common Reed Invades Green Bay Wetland

Wetland plants speak to us about water quality in the Great Lakes

Rising Fuel Costs Fail to Dampen Anglers’ Enthusiasm for Fishing Away from Home

Is Reloading Becoming a Lost Art?

Fishing at World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta debuts  April 14

Bass more abundant in Indiana natural lakes

Frog Survey Begins 13th Year

Lake Erie and other Ohio waterways best spots for trophy-sized fish

Hoosier Coho Club Classic May 3-4

Brew City Salmon Tournament August 9

UM engineers draft plans for ballast-free ships

Number of Female Hunters Increasing

Track Flooding with the New USGS Flood Map

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 4, 2008

USCGC Mobile Bay CO relieved of command

Early Canada-Minn sturgeon season opens April 24

Bass Pro Shops to open 3rd Canadian store in Montreal

Exotic Crustacean prefers mussel invaders to humans!

Indices of biological condition work in measuring aquatic health

Fish Picky About Wetlands

Muskie survey to begin at Skinner Lake in mid-April

Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshops April 12 & 19

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Set for U.P. May 30

Oswego Lands on ‘Top 200’ List in Outdoor Life

Stone Lab annual volunteer work weekend April 18-20, 2008

Spring Turkey season opens Aril 21

Global Warming: The More You Know the Less You Care

Feds Kick off Electronic Barrier Safety Campaign

Legislation to Remove Barriers Introduces 87,000 to Hunting

Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshops April 12 & 19

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 28, 2008

2nd Amendment issues

Lake Powell levels are rising

Walleye movements studied in Sandusky River/Bay

Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshops April 12 & 19 

State to deadbeat parents: No fish for you!

State to improve safety and recreational benefits at dam

Snowmobile Season Extended in Upper Peninsula

DNR Seeks comments on Proposed Mgmt Areas for Eastern U.P.

Youth-adult fly-fishing event offered May 16-18

Trout and Salmon Season Opens on April 1

Wisconsin Sports Fest Launched

Angler Reels in Whopper White Crappie for New N.C.  Record

Proposal to establish passenger vessel disability access guidelines

Medication producers, sellers agree to protect aquatic resources

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 21, 2008

Mentor Hunting Bill Signed Into Law by S. Dakota Governor

BOATU.S. Angler magazine debuts

Lake Shelbyville Reminder

Archery Deer Hunting Program To Start This Fall

Beaver Dam and Horseshoe Lake Archery Drawings

James named to Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Hunters succeed in ’07 despite deer disease

Clarification sought on tribal COs

Plan would kill half of adult birds at local colony

Huron Pines Job Description: Creel Census Clerk

Adult/youth fly-fishing event May 16-18

Minnesota Senate Seeking to Ban Lead Shot!

Anglers can reuse live bait

20th Annual Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament

Top Outdoorsman towns named by Outdoor Life Magazine

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 14, 2008

Anglers Support Free or educed-Priced Fishing Licenses for seniors

Alcohol use #1 contributing factor in boating fatalities

Fishing Activity Reduced by Access Problems

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in D.C. Case this Week

New License Year Begins April 1

Wingshooting Clinics

No fishing or boating at Goldeneye Pond, starting March 17

Apprentice hunting license approved

Yellowwood Lake to be gradually lowered for repairs

Classes on teaching youths to fish start in April

Large Duck Die-Off in Lake St. Clair Pegged to Malnutrition

NE Minnesota’s moose population continues to decline

Deer hunters donate 78,000 lbs of venison in 2007

NY joins Great Lakes Water Resources Compact

Anglers, boaters urged to take care when fishing/boating in early spring

State deer hunters post second best season ever

Missing elk turns up after 10 years

Words to Ponder

Get Kids outside

NAS Study advocates against creation of a National Ballistic Imaging Database

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 7, 2008

CG announces $37.5 million order for new boats

Bear hunt raffle rewards high school band

CWD Update

Creel survey being conducted

Maple syrup making programs coming soon to Minnesota state parks

Lake Mille Lacs walleye slot set for 2008

Atty General defends state's rights to protect Great Lakes from invasive species

DEC announces "State of Lake Ontario" Meetings

DNR conducting online survey regarding inland lake and Reservoir fishing regulations

Archery in the schools tournament a success

Poaching in Ohio will lead to stiffer penalties

Still time to register for Peregrine Falcon workshop

A primer on steelhead fishing for the novice angler

The Roanoke River American Shad Restoration Program

Restoring American Shad on the Roanoke River One Fish at a Time

Bald Eagles Stay for the Winter…

FWS to remove gray wolves from protection of ESA

Administration strips legal protections from Northern Rockies Wolves

TWIC offers new website

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels  for February 29, 2008

Statistics Canada study confirms firearms and violent crime not linked

Alton Jones Plays Pigskin to Win Bassmaster Classic

Anglers, Hunters provide huge financial boost to local economies

Families Afield Progress Continues

Daylight Saving Time March 9

Earth Day in the Parks

Scholastic state archery tourney in Kokomo, March 7

State Designates Potential High-Risk Area in Shiawassee County

Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery Announces Spring Programs

Fisheries Visitor Center Announces Spring Nature Programs

2007 fishing licenses valid through April 30

Courchaine Named Acting U.P. DNR Field Deputy

Ice fishing shelter removal dates approaching

DNR offers handgun-hunting seminar

Proposed fishing regs for 2008

Spring trout releases provide fishing opportunities

North Pool launch ramp at Caesar Creek State Park closed for renovations

Annual hunting and fishing licenses go on sale March 10

Regional Swap meet March 1

Dept of Interior gives millions for boating projects

Coast Guard Commandant addresses Marine Community Day

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for February 22

Earthworms Found to Contain Chemicals from Households and Animal Manure

Obama Calls for More Gun Control

Bass fishing now an Illinois high school sport

DNR Hosts Public Meeting: Plan to Manage Fishery on Au Sable River, March 5

DNR Announces 2008 Black Lake Sturgeon Season Harvest Results

New Season Closing Date for gamefish in UP in 2009

NY Bill offered to prohibit sale of angler-caught fish

Chronic Wasting Disease not detected in Ohio Deer

Public comment invited on Wildlife issues, March 2

Spring wildlife and fish rules hearings April 14

Youth Hunting Bill to be Heard in Wisconsin Senate Committee

Wisconsin presents its draft impaired waters list for 2008 for public comment

California Salmon runs collapse

Sportsmen support more jobs in Florida than Disney World (85,000 jobs vs. 61,000)

Congress moves to seize control of all U.S. Waters

Four to enter Bass Fishing Hall of Fame

Homeland Security issues Small vessel report

Cheney Signs Congressional Amicus Curiae Brief In D.C. Case

Supreme Court decisions affirming our Gun Rights

USFWS issues e-versions of Asian Carp plan

Senate to Vote on Allowing Park Visitors to Carry Loaded Guns

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for February 15, 2008

BoatUS offers affordable insurance for Great Lakes Boaters

Net Pens Increase Survival of Lake Huron Salmon

Grand Haven Regional Fishery Workshop, March 1 2008

Lake Michigan Salmon Updates from the Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop

Lake Ontario GLRRIN Search Conferences

DEC proposes new Dam Safety Regulations

Nine Lorain County Residents charged with poaching

Sturgeon spearers set record

Early trout season opens March 1

Despite drought then deluge, trout populations thrive

56,000 remaining spring turkey permits on sale March 28

Successful sturgeon spearing shortens 2008 season

Students to compete in State Archery Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids

Global Warming not cause of Polar Ice Cap Retreat

Congress moves to seize control of all U.S. Waters

Youth Hunting Bill Moving in Four States

Boat registrations down 1.5 percent

Herons in Chicago Wetlands Survive Exposure to Banned Toxics

New methods developed to estimate Lamprey Damage

Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for February 8, 2008

BRP launches www.shopevinrude.com

2008 Lake Erie Fishing Outlook great

Yellow Perch bag limit could be reduced in Lake Erie (this is a dup, Bob)

Great Lakes Fisheries Day at Buffalo State College, March 1

Great Lakes Fisheries Day at Buffalo State College, March 1

Winter Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 16-17

Seven Lakes State Park Hosts an Ice Fishing Clinic on Feb. 16

Open House Feb. 20 to Review Plans for the New Mackinaw State Harbor

Experimental regs for northern pike and bass remain in place on Pelican Lake

Lower Mille Lacs Lake harvest caps in 2008

2008 spring light goose hunting begins March 1

Hurst new NY Fish Chief

Yellow Perch bag limit could be reduced in Lake Erie

Watercraft Registrations top 415,000 for 2007

Aeration systems preventing fish kills on dozens of lakes

TSA reports progress in port identification card program

Congress critical of Coast Guard handling oil spill

Hatchery, Marina overhauls, habitat repairs highlight local projects in Lake Ontario settlement

Youth-only beginning fly-fishing clinic June 12

Camping fees set for state parks and forests in 2008

Free turkey hunter education clinics offered statewide

Field & Stream names best places for anglers to live

U.S. Energy Company to Face Prosecution for Cross-Border Pollution in Canada

USGS Research Sheds Light on VHS Virus in Great Lakes’ Fish

Lake Whitefish Continue to be Captured in Detroit River

Robert Schmidt, 1940 – 2008

Cabela's fights back against Cook County ordinances

Public meeting planned on