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Best times for anglers
(Table for Sept. 14-Sept. 28)
This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.
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Sunday……….........5:35 a.m.......…...…….……...........................................6:10 p.m.
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Angler's odd catch requires explosives team to show up at boat ramp, Tennessee cops say
Giving new meaning to the fishing term “catch and release,” a Tennessee angler reeled in something bat shaped that proved to be an undetonated explosive from World War II, officials say.
It happened Wednesday, Aug. 27, and resulted in an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team being dispatched to the Sequoyah Hills boat ramp in Knoxville, ...Read more
Dennis Anderson: It's time for a Minnesota duck summit, and the DNR should lead it
MINNEAPOLIS — “We stand guard over works of art, but species representing the work of aeons are stolen from under our noses.” — Aldo Leopold
That early teal and over-water goose hunting seasons will be offered beginning Sept. 6 by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, followed by a Youth Waterfowl Weekend, is evidence of just ...Read more
Beth Rankin: Denver's best fly-fishing shop recognizes that women do, indeed, fish, too
DENVER — When I first started fly-fishing in Colorado four summers ago, I quickly learned that not all outfitters and guide services are set up for every angler — or any female anglers at all.
Sometimes, that meant tripping over borrowed men’s waders that were three sizes too large, or face-planting in the Eagle River because the ...Read more
Best times for anglers
(Table for Sept. 7-Sept. 21)
This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.
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Sunday………........Midnight.........……….................................................12:05 p.m.
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Dennis Anderson: Minnesota's deer hunt will be big this fall; Here's what to know
MINNEAPOLIS — Challenging as it is to think about deer hunting when Pronto Pups beckon from the State Fair, a license buying deadline looms for perhaps hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans who hope to fill their freezers with venison for the coming winter.
Sept. 4 is the cutoff date for whitetail hunters to apply for special hunts in parks ...Read more
Best times for anglers
(Table for Aug. 31-Sept. 14)
This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.
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Sunday……….........6:05 p.m.....…………………............................................6:35 a.m.
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Game Commission opens rare new public lands for hunters and hikers in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Game Commission, along with hiking and land conservation groups, officially opened a new game land in Indiana Township on Friday.
Large, new parcels of public land for hikers and hunters are a rarity in Allegheny County.
The game land's grand opening is special because of its proximity to Pittsburgh and location...Read more
As more hunters donate deer venison to food banks, higher donations are expected from farmlands this year
PITTSBURGH — The nonprofit Hunters Sharing the Harvest anticipates more growing pains as donations of deer from hunters increase.
The wildly successful program accepts deer from hunters, then pays to process the venison into ground meat and distributes the meat to food banks, soup kitchens and other charitable organizations across the state. ...Read more
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