Archive for February 26th, 2010

Cabela’s Targeted by Animal Rights Group

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors, Zany Anti News | No Comments »

One of the nation’s largest anti-hunting groups, Defenders of Wildlife, have taken aim at Cabela’s Inc. with a misguided and misleading public relations campaign designed to raise money to fund its efforts against outdoor sports. According to an action alert posted by Defenders, the group accused Cabela’s of sponsoring three so-called “wolf-killing competitions” in Idaho. The group also attacked Cabela’s for the decision by the local paper in Sidney, Nebraska to not run an inflammatory ad against Cabela’s that Defenders had produced. It then went on to solicit funds to run the ad in other papers throughout the state. Read more..

Hunters Aid In The Fight Against Nonnative Snakes

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Wild Animal News | No Comments »

It never ceases to amaze me. We just wrapped up a big event in the Everglades, in which we trained hunters on how to capture and remove nonnative snakes, and we sent them out to test their skills. It was a cold, damp day. The experts said the pythons would be hiding due to the inclement weather. The media that gathered were not optimistic. In fact, none of us were. We pretty much resigned ourselves to the prospect that the hunters might go home empty-handed. But sure enough, a team of freshly trained hunters spotted a 5-foot Burmese python in the brush along the L-67 levee. The hunter told us he was able to spot and stalk the snake after receiving our training. He had never caught a wild python ... Read more..

DNREC Announces Spring 2010 Trout Stocking Plans

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Fishing News | No Comments »

The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife today announced that its spring 2010 downstate trout season will begin Saturday, March 6 with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout. On that date, Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County and Newton Pond outside of Greenwood in Sussex County will be open for trout fishing beginning at 7 a.m. “In the past the season started earlier in the week, but delaying the opening until Saturday morning worked so well last year we decided to keep the same plan this year,” said Fisheries Administrator Craig Shirey. “By stocking a day or two before the opening, the trout will have a chance to spread out in the pond. Trout will be stocked again later in the month ... Read more..

Wenatchee River Steelhead Fishery To Close Sunday

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Fishing News | No Comments »

The hatchery steelhead fishery will close on the Wenatchee River Sunday (Feb. 28) to protect wild steelhead, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. Steelhead fishing will close Sunday on the river an hour after sunset. The closure is necessary to comply with provisions of a federal permit that authorized steelhead fishing in the river, said Jeff Korth, regional fish program manager for WDFW. The permit prescribes strict limits on the incidental catch of wild steelhead, which are listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Read more..

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