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Archive for January 10th, 2010

Tennessee 2009-10 Deer Seasons in Final Stage

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in Deer Hunting News, Hunting Reports | Comments Off

Tennessee’s 2009-10 deer hunting seasons are in their final stage. The statewide season for gun, muzzleloader and archery will conclude Jan. 10 while the Young Sportsman Hunt will be held the weekend of Jan. 16-17. The second segment of gun season deer began Dec. 19. A total of 26,179 deer have been harvested in the second segment with Hardeman County leading the way with 1,288 deer reported. Franklin County’s 1,178 deer harvested holds a slight lead for second over Giles County (1,167) and Fayette County (1,159). Since archery season launched the 2009-10 seasons in late September, 151,600 deer have been harvested statewide. The top five overall counties heading down the stretch and their harvest are Giles County (4,834), Hardeman County (4,759), Henry County (4,669), Fayette County (4,486) and Lincoln County ... Read more..

Fly-Fish for Trout at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in Fishing News, Outdoor Events | Comments Off

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is once again offering anglers a unique opportunity to catch trout this winter without traveling to the mountains. The Commission, along with Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation, is conducting eight fly-fishing clinics at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, located on Raeford Road. The clinics will begin at 9 a.m., with a one-hour overview on the sport of fly-fishing, followed by interactive classes and on-the-water instructions. Clinics will end at 3:00 p.m. Clinics and dates are: * Two basic fly-fishing clinics on Jan. 23 and Feb. 6 * An advanced fly-fishing clinic on Feb. 20 * Two fly-fishing clinics, on March 6 and March 20, for Boy Scouts interested in earning a fly-fishing merit badge ... Read more..

Coastal Anglers Asked to Assist During Freeze

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in Fishing News | Comments Off

Coastal anglers are asked to be mindful of conditions during extreme cold weather, particularly the impacts a saltwater freeze event can have on game fish populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and game wardens are closely monitoring the saltwater freeze event along the Texas coast and while it does not appear severe enough to warrant closing certain fishing areas, there are things anglers can do to help protect red drum, spotted seatrout, snook and other aquatic resources. Game fish, including spotted seatrout, red drum, sharks, snook and triple tail may only be taken by pole and line, and it is unlawful to take or attempt to take a fish with one or more hooks attached to a line or artificial lure used in a manner to foul-hook a fish (snagging or ... Read more..

Rhode Island Receives $673,000 Grant to Fight Threats to Forests

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in Environmental News | Comments Off

In a partnership funded by a $673,000 federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant through the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS) will protect and restore forest health by surveying for and eradicating invasive plants that threaten priority forest areas. The two agencies have partnered to address forest invasive plants on a state-wide level through the Forest Health Works Project. Beginning this spring and continuing over the next year and a half, the project will inventory, manage, and restore up to 50,000 acres of Rhode Island's forests for key invasive plants. Read more..