Archive for May, 2010

Board of Game Extends Unimak Wolf Hunting & Trapping

Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Predator Hunting, Trapping News | No Comments »

In an effort to at least slow down a dramatic decline in the Unimak Caribou Herd, the Board of Game held an emergency meeting today and voted 4-1 to extend the hunting and trapping seasons for wolves on the western portion of Unimak Island. Wolf hunting and trapping seasons closed May 25 and Mar. 31, respectively, but the emergency regulation will now close the seasons on June 30. “We know hunting and trapping of wolves is not likely to reduce predation adequately to stop the herd’s decline, but we hope to slow it, and other than direct action to control wolf predation on the caribou calving grounds, this is the best we can do,” said Board Chairman Cliff Judkins. “Until wolves preying on newborn calves are removed, that herd is in danger.” Read more..

New State Record Yellow Perch Caught at Summersville Lake

Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Fishing News, Fishing Reports | No Comments »

A state record yellow perch was caught by Craig Hollandsworth of Cowen, W.Va., according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the Division of Natural Resources. Mr. Hollandsworth caught the 15.44-inch, 1.20-pound fish at Summersville Lake in Nicholas County on May 9, 2010, using a live minnow for bait. His catch establishes a new West Virginia record for length. The previous length record for yellow perch was 15.25 inches caught by Joshua Carr from a private pond in Upshur County in 2008. The weight record for yellow perch of 1.83 pounds still stands and was caught by Charles Mayle from Tygart Lake in 1985. Read more..

Commission Crafts New Pier From Closed Bridge

Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has opened the Chowan River Bridge Access Area, a fishing access area and renovated boat ramp off the closed Chowan River Bridge. The project was funded from sales of the Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL). The site, off N.C. 17 in Chowan County, features fixed and floating docks, new concrete apron, new ramps, bulkhead and an improved, paved parking lot. The old highway bridge, which has been closed since 1999, has been repurposed as a fishing pier, with a restroom building and vending area. Read more..

TPWD Extends Redfish Bay Seagrass Protection

Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Environmental News | No Comments »

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) extended indefinitely the protection of seagrass within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area (RBSSA) by a vote taken during Thursday’s Commission meeting. This ruling removes the termination date of the state scientific area designation and thus extends the “no uprooting seagrass with a boat propeller” law in the area. Shallow-water seagrass meadows are among the most productive marine habitat types on earth, next to coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves. They provide many ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling which can prevent large-scale algal blooms, sediment stabilization promoting water clarity and preventing erosion, and oxygenation of the water column and sediment. Seagrasses form the foundation of the food web as well as protection and shelter for larvae, juvenile and adult finfish and shellfish, and ... Read more..

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