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Minnesota DNR - News Releases
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public review and comment on the proposed construction of an 11-mile ATV trail connecting the city of Chisholm with Highway 5 and Connor’s Road just northwest of the city in west-central St. Louis County. - December 30, 2007

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
With Wisconsin receiving some of the best early snowfalls that it has in years, especially in the southern portion of the state, many snowmobilers are tuning up their sleds and preparing to hit the trails. Snowmobile season begins as many counties open trails. New 55-mile-per-hour nighttime speed limit in place statewide. - December 30, 2007

Iowa DNR - News Releases
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has removed all fishing regulations at Bays Branch to allow anglers to harvest fish using nearly any means, except explosives, electricity or any stupefying substances. The DNR has begun to lower the water level at Bays Branch to promote development of emergent vegetation, which is important as food and habitat to waterfowl, songbirds and other marsh mammals. - December 30, 2007

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
LINCOLN, Neb. – Traditionally, the period of December through February in Nebraska has been known for freezing temperatures, frequent snowfalls of various severities, frozen lakes and ponds, and the best cottontail hunting of the year. - December 30, 2007

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D.—Hunters still have plenty of opportunities for making donations of antlerless deer to the Sportsmen Against Hunger program. “There are a variety of deer seasons still open for the taking of antlerless deer,” said Sportsmen Against Hunger President Jeff Olson. - December 30, 2007

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Winter anglers are reminded that fish houses placed on North Dakota waters must be made of floatable materials. Robert Timian, enforcement chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said that old car bodies or campers, including pull types, fifth wheelers or pop-ups, do not qualify as legal fish houses. - December 30, 2007

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
DNR issues safety reminder for boaters to stop that prop. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds boat operators to make sure they turn off their engines when people are in the water near the back of the boat. This safety message comes after an accident on Monday in the Twin Cities where a man was injured by a boat propeller. - June 16th 2007

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON – Preliminary figures show that hunters set a new harvest record, registering 51,306 turkeys during Wisconsin’s 2007 spring wild turkey season. This is a 9 percent increase from the 2006 spring harvest of 46,662 birds. The statewide hunter success rate for all hunting periods was 25 percent, compared to 23 percent in 2006. - June 16th 2007

Iowa DNR - News Releases
"Walleye fishing at Clear Lake has been simply incredible this year, and the only thing I can say is that anglers are extremely happy," said Wallace. "Most of the younger anglers I interview are saying that they've never caught this many walleyes before --- that it's the best they've ever seen. I even had one guy in his 70s tell me that it's the best he's seen in his lifetime." - June 16th 2007

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraskas 2007 archery game fish season will be July 1 - Dec. 31. Archers are allowed to take game fish statewide, sunrise to sunset, except at the following waters which are closed to game fish archers year-round: Two Rivers, Louisville, Fort Kearny, Fremont, Mormon Island and Windmill state recreation areas; Platte River and E.T. Mahoney state parks and all trout streams. - June 16th 2007

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D.—The S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Commission approved the state’s third consecutive mountain lion hunting season at its June meeting in Pierre. In the process, commissioners and GFP staff were reminded that mountain lions continue to spark keen interest in the citizens of South Dakota. - June 16th 2007

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Online applications for North Dakota’s 2007 fall turkey season are now available. Resident hunters can apply, or print out an application for mailing, at the state Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. Paper applications will be available at license vendors by June 15. The fall wild turkey proclamation, submitted to Gov. John Hoeven’s office for approval, includes a season that extends from Saturday, Oct. 13 through Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008. - June 16th 2007

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Each year, Minnesota state parks and state recreation areas host an open house when vehicle permits are waived and admission is free. As an added open house bonus, many states parks also will offer refreshments and special programs. This year, Sunday, June 3, is when most of the state parks and recreation areas are hosting their annual open house event. - May 20th 2007

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
When the first day of the 2007 northern zone musky season arrives May 26, more anglers will be catching more fish faster, and sending more back to the water to fight another day, than a generation ago. - May 20th 2007

Iowa DNR - News Releases
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is no longer allowing overflow camping at any of its state park or state forest campgrounds. The DNR began advertising the new overflow camping regulations in 2006 in preparation for the statewide ban in 2007. - May 20th 2007

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
If you are looking for interesting and exciting outdoor activities for summer fun with the family this year, tape this list of suggestions from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission on your refrigerator door and see how many you can have checked off when the children return to school next fall. - May 20th 2007

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D.—The 2007 fall turkey hunting season could be longer and offer more licenses under a proposal considered by the S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Commission at its May meeting at Custer State Park.- May 20th 2007

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has initiated a walleye tagging project this spring at Devils Lake. The project will provide information on walleye movements, total fish mortality between years, angling mortality rates and differences in mortality rates between sexes. - May 20th 2007

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Fishing opener for Minnesota-South Dakota border waters set The passing of an expedited emergency rule has allowed the 2007 fishing season opener for Minnesota-South Dakota border waters to be set. The border waters season opener for walleye, northern pike, and largemouth bass will be on April 21, one week earlier than previous years.
- April 15th 2007

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON – All boaters, anglers and people who harvest bait from the wild must follow new rules regarding moving live fish, requiring water to be drained from boats after being used on potentially infected waters, and how they use and move bait. - April 15th 2007

Iowa DNR - News Releases
DES MOINES - Boat and personal watercraft owners are required to renew the registration of their vessels by April 30. Boat registrations are now good for three years, which is new. The registrations had been good for two years. - April 15th 2007

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
For information on firearm and bowhunter education courses scheduled in the Omaha-metro area, or to become a certified volunteer instructor in the Nebraska Hunter Education Program, call Barb at 332-4543 - April 15th 2007

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
A Day in The Life of Lowell Schmitz, GFP Big Game Biologist By Chris Hull
We’ve all experienced “one of those days.” A day that starts out perfectly and nothing can go wrong. No matter how many objects you juggle, they all stay in the air and you look like a professional vaudeville entertainer while executing your plan. Everyone applauds and pats you on the back, hailing your excellence. Today was one of those days. - April 15th 2007

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
The next guide and outfitter written examination is Saturday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. The test is given periodically to anyone interested in becoming a hunting guide or outfitter in the state. - April 15th 2007

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Hunters can locate public hunting land with DNR PRIM maps: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) can assist people in finding land open to public hunting this fall. - Sept. 26, 2006

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON – Wisconsin’s 18th fall turkey hunting season runs Oct. 1 through Nov 9, and permits are still available in many of the units open this fall. - Sept. 26, 2006

Iowa DNR - News Releases
CLEAR LAKE-DNR fisheries personnel have completed their annual young of the year fish surveys. Conducted each year during late summer and early fall, the netting census is designed to gauge the production, survival, and growth of more than a dozen fish species occurring in Iowa's natural lakes. - Sept. 26, 2006

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
Lincoln, Neb. -- Statewide turkey populations are at a record high, an increase of as much as 300 percent since 2000, and archers, modern shotgun and black powder shotgun hunters can look forward to an exciting fall turkey hunting season again this year. - Sept. 26, 2006

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D.— With South Dakota’s primary waterfowl seasons set to open, migratory game bird hunters need to make sure they aren't set up and hunting unknowingly in a baited field. That's the word in this drought year from the S.D. Game, Fish and Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. - Sept. 26, 2006

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 14, Good Conditions Expected: If the weather cooperates and temperatures remain mild, pheasant hunters can expect a season similar to 2005, according to Stan Kohn, upland game bird biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. - Sept. 26, 2006

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Early September Canada goose hunting season is important management tool: Goose band returns from locally banded Canada geese in northeast Minnesota indicate that nearly 70% of the goose harvest occurs during the early season. - August 25, 2006

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
2006 Black bear hunting season opens Sept. 6: MADISON – The 2006 Wisconsin black bear hunting season opens Sept. 6 with 4,370 successful applicants heading to the woods with a harvest permit in their pocket. More than 73,000 applied for the closely regulated hunt. - August 25, 2006

Iowa DNR - News Releases
Error in Iowa Waterfowl Hunting Regulations: DES MOINES - There is an error in the season information printed in the 2006 Iowa Waterfowl Hunting Regulations that involves canvasbacks. As printed, the regulations booklet specifies season dates for "Ducks, Mergansers and Coots - excluding canvasbacks." This is incorrect. - August 25, 2006

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
2006 HIP registration is required to hunt migratory birds this fall: Lincoln, Neb. – This years Nebraska dove hunting season opens Sept. 1 and hunters are reminded they must register with the federally mandated Harvest Information Program (HIP) and must carry their registration number with them when hunting any migratory game birds -- dove, duck, geese, snipe, rail, coot or woodcock -- during the 2006 hunting seasons. - August 25, 2006

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
Walk-In Area Program Again Passes Million-Acre Mark: PIERRE, S.D. -- South Dakota’s Walk-In Area Program surpassed last year's record enrollment of 1.03 million-acres. - August 25, 2006

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Deer Lotteries Held, Antlerless Licenses Remain: More than 32,000 antlerless deer gun licenses are still available after the North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently completed its lottery drawing. - August 25, 2006

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Pheasant harvest highest in 40 yearsFavorable weather and nearly 2 million acres of grassland protected under farm conservation programs made 2005 one of the best pheasant hunting seasons in 40 years. - July 22, 2006

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
Preliminary breeding survey results show an increase in both migratory Canada geese and local breeding Canada geese populations, which wildlife officials say will likely result in increased permit numbers for this fall’s Wisconsin goose hunting seasons. - July 22, 2006

Iowa DNR - News Releases
Iowa’s Newest ATV Park Opens In Fort Dodge: FORT DODGE - Iowa’s newest all-terrain vehicle park near Fort Dodge is now open, bringing to eight the number of ATV parks available to off-road riders. - July 22, 2006

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission set the 2006 fall turkey hunting and early waterfowl hunting seasons at a July 19 meeting in Lincoln. - July 22, 2006

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D.—Big game hunters should note that the online application system for the 2006 East River deer, muzzleloader deer, refuge deer, firearms antelope and Custer State Park coyote is up and running. - July 22, 2006

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Prairie Chicken Applications Due Aug. 9 - North Dakota will again hold a prairie chicken hunting season in October, and regulations for the 2006 season will be similar to last year. - July 22, 2006

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
CO Adam Block (Prior Lake) reported an ATV was located driving on the ice without the required headlight on and expired registration. Further investigation resulted in a DWI arrest of the operator, who was twice over the legal limit. - Mar. 01, 2006

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON – With federal wildlife officials announcing earlier this month that they are reviving an effort to remove the bald eagle from the national endangered and threatened species list, state residents can take some satisfaction in knowing Wisconsin eagles have played a significant role in helping the species recover nationwide. - Mar. 01, 2006

Iowa DNR - News Releases
DES MOINES - Iowa's new specialty license plate featuring a pheasant is among 11 other finalists for the 2005 Best License Plate award, according to the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA). - Mar. 01, 2006

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
Lincoln, Neb. -- As tax season gets into full swing Nebraskans need to remember to donate to the Nongame Tax Check-off Program, according to Mark Humpert, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commissions wildlife diversity program manager. - Mar. 01, 2006

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D. -- Anglers who target waters in northeast South Dakota are reminded that several areas are closed March 1 through April 28. - Mar. 01, 2006

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Anglers Reminded of Bait Restrictions: Anglers who want to bring live bait into the state, including legal live baitfish such as fathead minnows, must obtain a valid North Dakota bait vendor's license. Otherwise, anglers must purchase all live bait in North Dakota. - Mar. 01, 2006

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Technology, kids and the outdoors: Darn near have the whole TV remote - DVD/VCR player thing figured out. Have even mastered the options on my cell phone. Yet I keep falling further and further behind in the dizzying world of technology. - Dec. 06, 2005

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON – Daily bag limits for yellow perch from Green Bay would increase to 15, and the annual commercial harvest limit would climb to 60,000 pounds, under a proposal the Natural Resources Board will consider Dec. 7 in Madison. - Dec. 06, 2005

Iowa DNR - News Releases
Prowling the edge of the wing dam, we went just a few minutes without success. Then, one appeared. A quick dip in the water and Caleb Schnitzler pulled nearly five-pound walleye on board. This one would be going right back in the water shortly; along with the three bigger ones that followed on the Mississippi River, upstream from Sabula, in Jackson County. - Dec. 06, 2005

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
Crawford, Neb. – James Milliken of Wayne took a trophy ram in Fort Robinsons Smiley Canyon on Dec. 3 to fill his 2005 Nebraska bighorn lottery permit. Millikens name was drawn from a barrel containing 1,445 applications at a meeting of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Aug. 27 in Kearney. - Dec. 06, 2005

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D. – Youth deer hunters will have another chance to fill their 2005 South Dakota youth deer tags from Dec. 10 - 31. Youth deer licenses are also available. - Dec. 06, 2005

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Though darkhouse spearfishing season is officially slated to open Dec. 1, ice anglers should exercise caution and wait awhile before venturing out on state waters. Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the state Game and Fish Department, says don't be fooled by recent cold temperatures, as ice is just beginning to form and is nowhere near strong enough to venture out on. - Dec. 06, 2005

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold three public open houses to solicit public comments on the existing northern pike experimental fishing regulation for Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River from Wheelers Point upstream to the Boise Cascade Dam in International Falls. - Aug. 11, 2005

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
Campers at Wisconsin State Parks and Forests will pay slightly higher camping fees beginning August 16, under fee increases that were approved as part of the recently approved state budget. - Aug. 11, 2005

Iowa DNR - News Releases
From the depths of the onboard holding tank, the dip net yielded the bounty of the lake. Strong, bronze tails thrashed the water into a froth as these eight-pounders fought captivity. Hoisted from the water, the sloped faces and round mouths were more clown-like than ugly on these carp. - Aug. 11, 2005

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
Nebraska anglers took two new state record fish during July. Cody Sparks of Kearney took a 2 pound, 7 ounce shorthead redhorse sucker from the Kearney Canal in Buffalo County on a nightcrawler while fishing there July 29. - Aug. 11, 2005

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
South Dakota’s fall hunting seasons will soon be opening, and Game, Fish and Parks officials are reminding hunters they must have in their possession both a valid hunting license and the identification used to purchase the license. - Aug. 11, 2005

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
North Dakota's two most popular fisheries are delivering good catch rates again this summer, and that's a reflection of healthy game fish populations, according to biologists for the state Game and Fish Department. - Aug. 11, 2005

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Surplus bear licenses on sale Aug. 1 - Minnesota bear hunters who were unsuccessful in this year's lottery may purchase a surplus license starting at noon on Monday, Aug. 1. - July 21, 2005

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON -- The new deadline for sportsmen and women to apply for a variety of fall hunting opportunities is rapidly approaching and state wildlife officials are cautioning people to be careful not to miss the new application deadline so they can enjoy all their favorite fall hunting activities. - July 21, 2005

Iowa DNR - News Releases
BOONE - An estimated 756,184 rooster pheasants were harvested in Iowa during the 2004 season, a 30 percent decline from the 1,080,466 harvested in 2003. - July 21, 2005

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraskas 2005 turkey population is at a record high and hunters may begin applying for fall hunting permits on August 8. - July 21, 2005

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s 2005 antelope season has been extended from 9 to 14 days, and a few selected units in the main antelope range have split into two, seven-day seasons. - July 21, 2005

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Nearly 64,000 antlerless deer gun licenses are still available in North Dakota after the state Game and Fish Department recently completed its lottery drawing. - July 21, 2005

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Leech Lake action plan moves forward; anglers pleasantly surprised by walleye, bass, muskie opportunities - Just 10 months after a pivotal public meeting in Walker, where area residents and resort owners sought immediate action to improve walleye fishing on Leech Lake, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources... - July 01, 2005

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON -- Waterfront property owners -- especially those with homes built before 1970 -- would gain more flexibility in maintaining and upgrading structures on their property under proposed rule changes that are also intended to better protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and natural scenic beauty. The proposed changes will be the topic of public hearings statewide in July and August. - July 01, 2005

Iowa DNR - News Releases
DES MOINES -- Iowa hunters will be encouraged to take more antlerless deer in the upcoming season, with a three-day gun hunt in late November and with center fire rifles being allowed in southern Iowa, during seven days in January. - July 01, 2005

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
LINCOLN, Neb. – Hunters interested in hunting deer at the Gifford Point Wildlife Management Area (WMA) during Nebraskas 2005 deer season may apply for access permits from July 15 through August 15, according to Pat Molini, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commissions District V wildlife manager. - July 01, 2005

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D. -- Game, Fish and Parks officials are reminding anglers that walleye minimum size limits on Lakes Sharpe, Francis Case and the Missouri River below Fort Randall Dam downstream to the South Dakota/Nebraska border end June 30, and will not become effective again until Sept. 1. - July 01, 2005

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Applications for this fall's turkey season must be in the mail and postmarked before midnight July 6, reminds Carrie Whitney, licensing supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. - July 01, 2005

More Fishing, Hunting Tips from the Pros
Fish the Edges: “Gamefish like to have the best of both worlds.” That’s one of the secrets from Texas saltwater fishing star Larry Bozka of the ProGear by Wrangler® Outdoor Advisory Team. “They’ll hang in the dingy water to ambush bait in the clear water. - June 08, 2005

Great Outdoors News Alert

Top U.S. Beach: FLORIDA’S BEACH. Petersburg-Clearwater Area - Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, has named Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach on the Gulf of Mexico the number one beach in the U.S. for 2005. - June 08, 2005

Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism proud to present the Faribault Bass Challenge
The Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, in an effort to showcase the 10 great fishing and boating lakes within a 10-mile radius of the city, will present the 1st Annual Faribault Bass Challenge on June 11. The tournament will be on Cedar Lake which is considered one of the top bass fishing spots in Southern Minnesota. The weigh-in will take place at LeMieux’s resort. - June 08, 2005

Great Outdoors News Alert

Top U.S. Beach: FLORIDA’S BEACH. Petersburg-Clearwater Area - Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, has named Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach on the Gulf of Mexico the number one beach in the U.S. for 2005. - June 08, 2005

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
DNR refines walleye stocking to improve fishing: Minnesota's walleye fingerling stocking program - already the largest in the nation - is being further refined to improve angler catch rates. The new stocking system is an outgrowth of an intensive six-month review of more than 900 stocked walleye lakes. - June 08, 2005

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON – Men and women who are passionate about the outdoors and the environment have an opportunity to help protect Wisconsin’s natural resources by applying to serve as a state conservation warden during a warden recruitment period that will run through June 24. - June 08, 2005

Iowa DNR - News Releases
CRYSTAL LAKE--Officials with the Iowa Turn-In-Poachers [TIP] program are currently offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of persons who shot a wild trumpeter swan near Hancock County's Crystal Lake. - June 08, 2005

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
LINCOLN, Neb. – The 14th annual “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” workshop will be held at the 4-H Camp at the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey, September 30-October 2. - June 08, 2005

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks will offer visitors a number of family activities on Father’s Day weekend. - June 07, 2005

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
Sullys Hill Birding and Nature Festival Set June 16-19: Bird and nature enthusiasts are invited to attend the annual Birding and Nature Festival June 16-19 at Sullys Hill National Game Preserve. - June 08, 2005

Minnesota DNR - News Releases
Conservation officers' tales for May: Conservation officer (CO) Brad Schultz (Center City) encountered a boat with three anglers. One angler was using an extra line. All were throwing large spoons for bait. When the officer contacted them they said they were, "fishing for whatever they could catch." No one had a fishing license. ID's were checked which led to one angler going to jail on two outstanding warrants. - May 09, 2005

Wisconsin DNR - News Releases
MADISON - With warming weather and the May 7 fishing opener luring more people to Wisconsin lakes and rivers, anglers, boaters, kayakers and canoeists are reminded to take steps to ensure their personal safety and to avoid accidentally spreading invasive species to new waters. - May 09, 2005

Iowa DNR - News Releases
Iowans Gearing Up for Free Camping Weekend: DES MOINES - Campers across Iowa are making plans to enjoy a weekend of free camping in Iowa State Parks, Recreation Areas and Forests May 13, 14 and 15, 2005. - May 09, 2005

Nebraska Game and Parks - News Releases
LINCOLN, Neb. – Classes are now forming for 14- to 17-year-olds who must successfully complete a boating safety course before operating a boat or personal watercraft in the state. - May 09, 2005

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks News
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s fall turkey season proposal suggests changing the season dates for the Black Hills, modifying, establishing and/or combining a number of prairie units and offering hundreds more one-and two-tag licenses. - May 09, 2005

North Dakota Department of Natural Resources - News
North Dakota's 2005 moose, elk and bighorn sheep lotteries have been held and hopeful applicants can learn their fate by logging on to the State Game and Fish Department's website, discovernd.com/gnf. - May 09, 2005

SCIF, Cabela’s Host YES Outdoors for Local Communities
TUCSON, Ariz., May 2, 2005 – Safari Club International Foundation has collaborated with Cabela’s, “the World's Foremost Outfitter,” to provide youth ages five years and up and their families with hands-on experience in the outdoors and outdoor sportsmanship. This summer, Cabela’s stores across the U.S. will host the SCI Foundation’s Youth Education Seminars (YES) Outdoors, free to the public. - May 09, 2005

New Sunday Night Sportsman Block on the Sportsman Channel
Big Bend, WI (May 3, 2005) – The only television network dedicated exclusively to hunting and fishing programming, The Sportsman Channel, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Cabela’s Inc., the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, to sponsor a new Sunday night block titled, Sunday Night Sportsman, starting on July 4th. - May 09, 2005

More Fishing, Hunting Tips from the Pros
Slow Poke Fishing: Retired outdoor writer Bodie McDowell has been a press observer at 22 BassMaster Classics. We asked Bodie, “What’s the single biggest thing that separates the men from the boys in the world of bass fishing?” It’s lure speed, says Bodie, a member of the ProGear by Wrangler® Outdoor Advisory team. - May 09, 2005

The AuCoin Report
News Briefs from the Great Outdoors: RV fuel. Seven out of ten recreational vehicle owners say they will put more miles on their RVs this year than last year in spite of higher fuel prices. The owners also said they would take more but shorter trips. The survey of 444 RV owners was commissioned by the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association. - May 09, 2005

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