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Large muskies swept out of Lake Nokomis by the floods are now struggling on the running path. They’re too big and the overflow is too shallow for them to get back.
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With several wild game cookbooks to her name, Chef Eileen Clarke shares insight into how to best prepare and cook your wild game harvest. There’ll be no more complaining about ‘coping’ with game meat if you follow her tested steps. This recipe was featured in the Outdoor News Taste of the Wild column.
Here are two slick tricks for perfectly done steaks: First cook the steaks on the first side until blood seeps through to the top, then flip them. Not before. That seepage is a natural timer whether you’re using a hot skillet or hot grill.
Second trick has to do with the low-fat nature of game meat. If you add softened butter to a hot steak, it makes that low-fat wild game steak taste fatter and richer. Add a good dose of garlic and it’s even better. And for those who like spicy, check out the chili powder and jalapeno chip variation in this recipe. There’ll be no more complaining about ‘coping’ with game meat!
Ingredients
2 pounds venison steaks
4 tablespoons butter, softened
8-12 cloves garlic, minced*
*I love garlic, so when I’m choosing cloves, I’m choosing the biggest in the bunch. If all I have left in my bag of pre-skinned cloves is small ones, I’m eyeballing them and using 2 or 3 little ones to make 1 ‘normal’ sized clove. Also, I mince my garlic very small, usually just tossing them into a mini grinder to make a paste. The smaller they get chopped, the more flavor they have. Did I mention I love garlic?
Spicy Jalapeno Butter
4 tablespoons butter, softened
8-12 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon dried jalapeno flakes, crushed or ground*
½ teaspoon hot smoked paprika*
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
Combine as for the plain garlic butter and set aside until the steaks are done.
*We have a health food store with a huge selection of bulk spices right next to our favorite hook and bullet shop, and that’s where I found these. If your local grocer doesn’t carry dried jalapenos or hot smoked paprika I’ve found that online retailers: spicesinc.com and thespicehouse.com will have them.
Keeping your steaks flat in the pan is important. That opaque (not-see-throughable) sinew stuck on the side of a steak contracts and curls up when cooking, lifting the steak’s surface off the pan, resulting in uneven cooking. That sinew needs to be removed. It’s an easy process, just slip your knife under one end of the sinew, lift and slice to give you a tag to hold onto. Then keep lifting and slicing until it’s all gone.
This recipe is from Eileen Clarke’s bullet-to-fork wild game cookbook, Slice of the Wild, where there are several other seasoned butter combos that are just as easy and tasty as the Spicy Jalapeno Garlic Butter featured in this recipe. Her cook books are available at www.riflesandrecipes.com 406-521-0273. ($25)
Photo by Eileen Clarke
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This video highlights useful comfort items to take on thru-hikes. Even if it may seem bizarre or add weight, I’m sure we all have items that aren’t totally necessary to take on hikes!
YouTuber Darwin onthetrail highlights some unique picks for his luxury items. He claims to take them on each of his thru-hikes. He’s currently on the Arizona Trail.
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(Editor’s note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the state of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)
Spring pesticides enforcement
(Suffolk County)
On April 24, ECO Jeremy Eastwood and DEC pesticide inspector Joe Cutrone conducted a patrol for pesticide compliance among landscapers in Riverhead and Southampton. Seven tickets and one written warning were issued for various violations that day, including operating an unregistered pesticide business, applying pesticide without certification, storing pesticides in an unlabeled container, failure to place warning markers, and failure to display decals properly on equipment. One company alone was issued five tickets for various violations. In another enforcement case on April 27, Eastwood and ECO Brian Farrish checked a company applying pesticides at Jiffy Lube in Riverhead and found that there was no certified applicator or registration information at the site. The company was charged with operating an unregistered pesticide business, applying pesticides without certification, commercial application of pesticides without a valid applicator card, failure to place warning markers, failure to display decals on two sides of equipment, and improperly labeled service container. Each charge faces a possible fine of up to $2,500 in Riverhead Town Court.
Out of the field and into the frying pan
(Essex County)
On the evening of April 25, ECO Maxwell Nicols received a tip about a Facebook post showing multiple turkeys killed prior to the season opener with a subject claiming to have harvested the birds during the youth weekend. Nicols located the photographer at his home, and after a conversation, the man admitted to harvesting three of the birds. When asked where the meat from the birds was, the man hung his head and looked into his kitchen, where a family member was cooking dinner. Upon further investigation, the officer determined that the subject had prior convictions barring him from possessing any firearms. The defendant was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, taking turkeys during the closed season, and hunting turkey without turkey hunting privileges. All charges are returnable to Essex Town Court. The shotgun and remaining turkey meat were seized as evidence, and dinner was allowed to proceed as planned. The investigation continues into who took the fourth turkey.
A day at the circus
(Broome County)
On April 25, Lt. Kenric Warner and ECOs Tony Rigoli and Andy McCormick conducted a compliance inspection of the Garden Bros. Circus before the scheduled afternoon performance at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. The inspection focused on the permits required to exhibit elephants in New York state. In 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law that goes into effect on Oct. 19, 2019, prohibiting DEC from issuing any license or permit authorizing the use of elephants in entertainment acts. Until that time, a permit issued by the DEC is required to exhibit elephants. The officers found that the two elephants traveling with the circus were covered by valid DEC permits. ECOs also found no violations of laws involving other animals traveling with the circus.
Taking swans and possessing drugs
(Suffolk County)
On April 25, ECOs Kyle Bevis and Emma Carpenter observed three males throwing rocks at gulls and swans in the town of Brookhaven. While interviewing the three individuals, Bevis and Carpenter found bags of marijuana, cartridges of THC oil, edible marijuana treats and containers of THC wax. ECO Landon Simmons then responded to assist. The one suspect not in possession of drugs was issued a ticket for unlawful taking of a protected bird and released. The two additional suspects were arrested. One was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, criminal possession of marijuana, and unlawful taking of a protected bird. The other was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, unlawful possession of marijuana, and unlawful taking of a protected bird.
Lost and found
(Suffolk County)
On April 25, while on patrol in Montauk, ECO Sean Rockefeller came across a lost dog wandering down the road. The friendly dog, named Jerri, wore a collar with tags on it. Rockefeller was able to contact Jerri’s owner and returned the missing dog to his grateful family.
A helping hand
(Suffolk County)
While on patrol in the Great Peconic Bay on the afternoon of April 25, ECOs Ike Bobseine and Jordan Doroski spotted two individuals on the end of a 400-foot-long, wave-swept rock jetty. As the officers watched, a little girl appeared frightened and would not cooperate with her grandmother in leaving the breakwater. Doroski cautiously positioned the 31-foot patrol boat into the wind and tide and let Bobseine jump off onto the rock wall. Bobseine joined up with the stranded duo and after some light conversation with the 4-year-old about her favorite colors, goldfish names and birthdays, he was able to help the two back to shore.
Off-duty Lt. alerts ECOs
(Suffolk County
ECOs Evan Laczi and Landon Simmons caught two men in possession of five undersized striped bass on a beach in the town of Brookhaven after receiving a tip from off-duty officer Lt. Matt Blaising, who was enjoying a day at the beach with his family on Easter Sunday. Blaising provided a great description, location and even a picture of one of the men. The fishermen were each charged with taking undersized striped bass and possession over the limit of striped bass, with the tickets returnable to the Suffolk First District Court.
Genesee River snagging
(Monroe County)
On Sept. 23, ECOs Spencer Noyes, J.T. Rich, and Evan McFee were monitoring fishing activity during the salmon run at the Lower Falls of the Genesee River in the city of Rochester when four fishermen “snagging” fish near the waterfall caught the ECOs’ attention. The ECOs walked into the gorge and discovered the fishermen as the group was walking out. Eight salmon and one walleye were found to be caught illegally, all foul hooked. The fishermen denied any wrongdoing until they were found to be in possession of large, weighted treble hooks used to snag the fish. The four were issued tickets for snagging fish, possession of foul hooked fish, and taking over the daily limit for salmon.
On the morning of Sept. 29, ECO McFee returned to the Lower Falls and again found illegal snagging activity on both sides of the river. ECOs Rich and Lt. Bruce Hummel responded to assist McFee. Several fishermen were fishing legally but others were observed adding illegal treble hooks and weights. By the end of the day, 19 tickets were issued for various fishing violations including taking fish by snagging, use of treble hooks contrary to special regulations, use of weighted hooks contrary to special regulations, possession of foul hooked fish, taking over the daily limit for salmon, possession of trout and salmon eggs over one quart, and discarding fish carcasses within 100 feet of the shoreline. All of the tickets issued on the two dates were returnable to Rochester City Court.
Conservation Field Days
(Monroe County)
Lt. Bruce Hummel and ECOs John Lutz, J.T. Rich, and Eoin Snowdon participated in the annual Monroe County Conservation Field Days from Sept. 18-20, at Ellison Park in the town of Penfield. The interactive environmental education event draws classes of 5th graders from schools across Monroe County. The ECOs gave 20-minute presentations to students focusing on issues regarding the environment, conservation, wildlife, and extinct animals, including a “Feast or Famine” conservation experiment led by Lutz. The presentations were well received by students and teachers alike, and the event was rewarding for the participating ECOs.
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Season Dates
May 31: Spring gobbler season closes
June 7: Catch-and-release bass season closes (Lake Champlain)
June 8: Bass season opens (Lake Champlain)
June 14: Catch-and-release bass season closes
June 14: Lake Erie trophy bass season closes
June 15: Bass season opens (statewide, general regulations)
June 15: Muskie, tiger muskie season opens (Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Upper and Lower Niagara River and tributaries)
June 15: River herring season closes (north of George Washington Bridge)
June 15: Frog season opens
June 23: Black sea bass season opens
Shows
June 16: Niagara Frontier Gun Show, Alexander Firemen’s Rec Hall, Alexander, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info call Bruce Johnston at 716-542-9929 or go to www.nfgshows.com.
Aug. 9-11: Cattaraugus Trappers Association Rendezvous, Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds, Little Valley. For more info call Kevin Parker, 716-474-7251.
Aug. 11: Midstate Arms Collectors and Shooters Club Unadilla Gun Show and Flea Market, Unadilla Rod and Gun Club, Butternut Road, Unadilla, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (10 a.m.-5 -p.m.).
Aug. 17-18: Clayton Rotary Club Gun Show, Sat. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 9-4, Cerow Rec Park, Clayton. For more info call Thomas Neely, 315-408-8479.
Sept. 14-15: New York State Arms Collectors Association Syracuse Gun Show, New York State Fairgrounds Empire Expo Center, Syracuse, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9-3 Sunday. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (between 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Sept. 21-22: Niagara Frontier Gun Show, Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 9-3, Hamburg Fairgrounds. For more info call Bruce Johnston, 716-542-9929.
Oct. 12-13: Southern Tier Outdoor Show, Steuben County Fairgrounds, Bath. For more info go to www.southerntieroutdoorshow.com.
Oct. 13: Midstate Arms Collectors and Shooters Club Lisle Gun Show, Lisle Fire Company, Route 79 North, Lisle, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (10 a.m.-5 -p.m.).
Oct. 27: Antique and Modern Gun Show, American Legion Hall, Babylon, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info call Carly at 631-241-3299
Nov. 3: Midstate Arms Collectors and Shooters Club Oneonta Gun Show, Quality Inn, Route 23 Southside, Oneonta, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (10 a.m.-5 -p.m.).
Tournaments/Contests
May 31-June 2: 35th Annual Skip Hartman Memorial Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon Team Tournament. For more info call (877) FALLS-US or go to www.lakeontarioproam.net.
June 1: Springfling Bowfishing Contest. For more info go to www.nybowfishing.com or email nybowfishing@gmail.com.
June 6-16: Southtowns Walleye Association Annual Walleye Tournament, Lake Erie. For more info contact Rob Kroh at 585-356-3696.
June 7-26: New York Muskie Association Chapter 69 Kids’ Freshwater Fishing Tournament (ages 18 and under). All New York waters, four categories (muskie/tiger muskie/pike, walleye, bass and panfish). For more info go to the New York Muskie Association Chapter 69 Facebook site.
June 8-9: 38th Annual Canandaigua Lake Trout Derby, Canandaigua Lake. For more info go to www.CanandaiguaTroutDerby.org.
June 20-23: FTA/VTA Trappers Rendezvous, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Rockingham Fairgrounds, Va. For more info call Travis Brady. 276-210-7105.
June 21-22: Lake Erie Big Dawg Walleye Tournament, Dunkirk Harbor. For more info contact tournament chairman Mark Mohr at 716-998-9871 or go to www.rayzorsbigdawg.com.
June 27-28: Greater Niagara BassEye Challenge, Safe Harbor Marina, charity tournament for cystic fibrosis. For more info contact Tiffany Rolleck at 716-204-2535.
June 28: Chautauqua Showdown Muskie Tournament (catch and release), 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Mayville launch. For more info go to Facebook or email nymusky69@yahoo.com.
June 29-July 28: 10th Annual Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Summer Derby. For more info go to www.loc.org.
July 1-Aug. 31: NYS Summer Classic Fishing Tournament. For information and to register go to www.NYSsummerclassic.com.
July 3-14: 29th Annual Erie Canal Fishing Derby. For more info go to www.eriecanalderby.com.
July 19-20: Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout. For more info contact Capt. Don Rupert at 716-435-4137.
July 20: 16th Annual Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Association King Salmon Tournament, 6 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info go to www.lotsa.org.
Aug. 2-4: Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club Walleye Tournament. For more info contact chairman Zen Olow at 716-640-2776.
Aug. 3-18: Orleans County Rotary Derby, Lake Ontario (from Niagara River to Genesee River). For more info visit the Slippery Sinker or call 585-589-9881.
Aug. 16: 4th Annual Reelin’ for a Cure Tournament, ladies day only event, Olcott Harbor. For more info call Stephanie at 716-481-6388.
Aug. 16-Sept. 2: Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Fall Trout and Salmon Derby. For more info go to www.loc.org.
Aug. 17-25: 43rd Annual Greater Niagara Fall Classic Fish Odyssey Derby. For more info go to www.fishodyssey.net.
Aug. 23-24: Innovative Outdoors Walleye Challenge, Dunkirk. For more info contact chairman Jim Steel at 716-481-5348 or go online to www.innovative-outdoors.com.
Sept. 12-13: REDBONE@LARGE, Lower Niagara Sportfishing Challenge, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation benefit. For more info contact Tiffany Rolleck at 716-204-2535.
Banquets/Fundraisers
June 6: NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Fairport. For more info call Dannielle Schmitt, 585-507-9281.
July 20: Whitetails Unlimited Buck Fever Bash Banquet, noon, Turkey Trot Acres, Candor. For more info call Pete Clare, 607-659-7849.
Aug. 10: RMEF Leatheringstocking chapter Banquet, 4 p.m., Meadow Links Golf Course. For more info call Jon Michaels, 607-267-4037.
Education/Seminars
June 8: NY Tree Farm, Harvest-4-Habitat, Delaware County Cornell Cooperative Extension, Delhi. For more info call 518-854-7326.
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(DEC has established a website where registration for sportsman education programs can be made online. To find a course near you, go to:
www.register-ed.com/programs/new_york
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NY Shooter Supply Reloading Classes, 6 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tuesday. For more info call Matthew Musto, 518-456-6383.
Special Events
June 1: East Aurora Fish and Game Teach-Me-to-Fish event, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For more info contact Dave Barus at 716-597-4081.
June 1: Take-A-Kid-Fishing event, Dunkirk Memorial Park/Yacht Club/Conservation Club, 8 a.m.-noon. For more info contact chairman Gene Pauszek at 716-366-1772.
June 8: DEC/Erie County Federation Teach-Me-to-Fish event, Tifft Nature Preserve. For more info contact Mike Todd at 716-851-7200.
June 8: Hardwood Strutters NWTF Chapter JAKES Day, North Seneca Sportsmen’s Club, Phelps. For more info contact Andrew Schibley at 315-694-0011 or Debra Vanni at 315-246-8738.
June 22: Erie County Federation Teach-Me-to-Fish event, Chestnut Ridge Park Lake, Shelter No. 10. For more info contact Joe McAdam at 716-570-3436.
June 22: Spey Nation, Pineville Boat Launch, Salmon River, Pineville. Spey casting demonstrations, vendors, gear, free lunch. For more info go to speynation.com
July 12-13: Fenner (Nichols Pond) Rondy, Nichols Pond County Park, Canastota. Demos, kids’ events, hunter/bowhunter/trapper ed classes, vendors. Proceeds benefit the Pat Arnold Youth Camps.
Aug. 17: Greene County Women’s League, Cancer Patient Aid & Car Show10-2 p.m., Chicken Run Family Restaurant & Steak House, Windham. For more info call 518-291-0883.
Sept. 5-8: Fishing Education Weekend with Lance Valentine, Lake Erie at Dunkirk Harbor. For more info contact Jim Steel at 716-481-5348 or go to www.innovative-outdoors.com.
Shoots
Whitney Point Sportsmen’s Association, Trap Shoot, Thursday evenings 6 p.m. For more info call George, 607-692-4843.
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Sept. 28: Third Annual Boy Scouts of America Sporting Clays Shoot, Painted Post Field & Stream Club, Painted Post. For more info contact Jim Griffin at 607-292-3227 or via email at frc375ss@gmail.com or Vaughn Neiler at 607-732-0885 or at TeamVK@aol.com.
Archery
June 2, July 7, Aug. 25: CNY 3-D Archery, Cortland Field Archery. For more info call Jeff Stewart, 607-849-8718.
June 9, Aug. 18, Sept. 22: CNY 3-D Archery, Chittenango Rod & Gun. For more info call Larry Ferris, 315-559-5136.
June 15: RMEF Leatheringstocking shoot, 9 a.m., Vernon National Shooting Preserve. For more info call Randy Hoose, 607-287-8808.
June 16, Sept. 1: CNY 3-D Archery, Pompey Rod & Gun. For more info call Bob Fallert, 315-656-8810.
June 22-23, July 28: CNY 3-D Archery, Deerslayer Bowman. For more info call Zach Eason, 315-882-7061.
June 30, Aug. 4, Sept. 8: CNY 3-D Archery, FM Rod & Gun. For more info call Paul Stewart, 315-256-3235.
July 7, Sept. 8: Capitaland 3-D Archery Shoots, Kayaderosseras Fish and Game Club, 706 Geyser Road, Ballston Spa. Registration from 8 a.m.-noon. For more info call Jack Holton at 518-587-1321 or 518-774-1856.
July 14, Aug. 11: CNY 3-D Archery, Clay Sportsman. For more info call Jim Kilmartin, 315-727-9898.
July 21: Pompey R&G ASA Shoot. For more info call Bob Fallert-315-656-8810.
Aug. 17: 12th Rock Sports & B & B Archery Tournament, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 12th Rock Property, Middletown, N.Y. For more info call Mark Jaloszynski, 845-692-9092.
Sept. 15: Deerslayer Bowman CNY Championship. For more info call Zach Eason, 315-882-7061.
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RBD Known Triple Classic Archery Shoots:
June 8-9: Second Leg, Branchport Rod and Gun Club. For info contact Peter Cunningham at 585-978-2958.
July 5-6: Third Leg, Seneca Lake Duck Hunters. For info contact David Moravec at 315-374-2016.
July 7: RBD Shootout, Seneca Lake Duck Hunters. For info contact David Moravec at 315-374-2016.
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Northern Dutchess Rod and Gun Club, 140 Enterprise Rd, Rhinebeck, NY. For more info call Ron Hamilton, 845-532-2718.
June 30, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 15: 3-D Archery Shoots, 7 a.m.-noon.
Hawkeye Bowmen Archery Club, 13330 Clinton St, Alden, NY 14004. For more info call Nadine Fulle, 716-427-9076.
July 1: Youth Archery Clinic, 6-8 p.m.
Meetings
Central New York Izaak Walton League meets last Tuesday of the month 7 p.m., Fayetteville-Manilus Rod & Gun Club, Manlius. For info Mark Matt, 315-420-9209.
Cortland Chapter Izaak Walton League meets last Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Homer. For info call Robin Chernow, 607-849-6718.
Utica Chapter Izaak Walton League meets monthly, MWP Arts Institute, Utica. For more info call Audrey Lewis, 315-853-1066.
Keuka Lake Chapter Izaak Walton League meets second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Branchport. Info, Lorraine Jackson, 315-536-0539.
Rome Chapter Izaak Walton League meets second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rome. For more info call Arthur Fuhrman, 315-336-2460.
Orange County Trappers meets monthly, 7:30 p.m., Shawangunk Fish & Game Association. For more info call Michael Finn, 845-406-8916.
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Western New York
Lake Erie: The walleye night bite has been decent to good, with some limits reported. Popular nighttime spots included Shorehaven Reef, Bournes Beach, Green Hills, Van Buren Bay, Evans Bar and the area off Hamburg and Smokes Creek. Trolling minnow-type stickbaits at around 2 mph over rocky areas of 8-15 feet of water is the typical program. Walleye are available during the daytime, too. Target depths of 20-35 feet of water off or near the popular nighttime spots and off the windmills. Try trolling, bottom bouncing or vertical jigging. There were some vague reports of yellow perch closer to Buffalo, however the area east of Cattaraugus Creek in 50-60 feet of water remained the best bet for solid take of perch. Perch schools were moving around, and with it the bite. Anglers who have been able to stay on an active school have been rewarded.
Dunkirk and Barcelona harbors are good bets for smallmouth bass and some big bronzebacks have been reported. Water temperatures were still relatively cool, so look for the bass action to really take off as the temps come up. Water temperatures were even colder in the outer Buffalo Harbor and bass have not started to show in numbers yet. That can change at any time. There were good numbers of bass around the inner Buffalo Harbor, including lots of hefty largemouths. Keep in mind that the there is no fishing from the docks or from the shoreline immediately adjacent to the boat slips in Buffalo Harbor.
Lake Erie tributaries: With the exception of Cattaraugus Creek, all Lake Erie tributaries were in good fishing shape with moderate flows at last check. There were still some steelhead hanging around, but smallmouth bass now provide the best action, with all streams fishing well for bass. Woolly Buggers and streamers are good bets for fly anglers, and spinning anglers do well with stickbaits, minnows and jigs with grubs or plastics fished under a float. The lower section of Cattaraugus Creek is a good spot to target channel catfish. Nightcrawlers, chicken livers or raw shrimp fished on the bottom work well, especially at night. The deeper holes down low in the other creeks may hold catfish as well. Anglers can also catch catfish along the Lake Erie shoreline on calm nights, especially near stream inlets.
Niagara River: There were still trout hanging around the lower river, with a decent number of steelhead and a few lakers in the upper drifts. Some walleye continue to show in the upper drifts and from the Lewiston Sand Docks at night. Smallmouth bass and white bass numbers were on the upswing as fish migrate upriver. A mix of smallmouth bass and lake trout were hitting on the Niagara Bar. Once lake ice completely moved through the system, water temperatures shot past favorable smelt dipping temps of 39-40 degrees rather quickly, with no real sign of smelt near shore. Maybe next year. The NYPA fishing platform may be closed at times due to high water. Call ahead for status if you plan to fish there, at (716) 796-0135, extension 45.
Lake Ontario and tributaries, harbors and piers: Golden Hill State Park launch was closed due to high water levels at last check. At Wilson-Tuscarora, the floating docks were removed due to water levels. The launch at last look was still open for “center launching,” which requires two people, one in boat and one to back it in. Town of Newfane and lower Niagara River launches remained open. Trollers reported good catches for a mix of king salmon and lake trout off Niagara County, especially near Olcott. Spoons and flasher/fly combos have worked well in 40-100 feet of water, with some kings weighing around 20 pounds. Brown trout and the occasional coho or steelhead were still available inside 30 feet of water. Stickbaits and medium-sized spoons run behind planer boards is the typical program.
The Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon Team Tournament is May 31 and June 1. Check out www.lakeontarioproam.net for details.
DEC requests angler assistance with recovering heads from coho salmon harvested from Lake Ontario in 2019. Through marking and tagging of stocked coho salmon, DEC is comparing coho stocking strategies and wild vs. stocked coho in Lake Ontario. For more information on data to include with coho heads and freezer locations to drop off samples see Coho Salmon Head Collection page on the DEC website.
Chautauqua Lake: Anglers were catching walleye along weedlines both night and day. Boaters can troll with stickbaits or worm harnesses, or drift and work jigs with nightcrawlers. Shore anglers can connect by casting stickbaits, especially near stream inlets.
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Inland trout fishing: Streams were running a bit high at last check but may have settled down by now. Better conditions can be found by seeking out smaller streams and spring-fed streams. Fly hatches have been relatively sporadic with the consistently cool temperatures. Depending on the stream, look for hatches of midges, Blue-Winged Olives, Hendricksons, caddisflies and stoneflies during the warmest part of the day.
All of western New York’s trout stocking waters have now been stocked at least once. Call the Randolph Hatchery Stocking Hotline at (716) 358-2050 for stocking updates. Among the waters stocked late last month were:
Allegany County: Genesee River (Wellsville), Rushford Lake (Caneadea).
Cattaraugus County: Red House Lake (Red House), Red House Brook (Red House), Quaker Lake (Cold Spring).
Wyoming County: Letchworth Park Pond (Genesee Falls).
Central New York
There are several fishing hotline/reports available for the region. A few of the websites are: Wayne County Tourism, Visit Oswego County, and Oneida Lake Fishing Report.
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Inland trout fishing: DEC’s frenzied pace of trout stocking is now winding down, with the region’s trout waters all receiving fish through the end of the month. Among the waters stocked are:
Cayuga County: Owasco Outlet, North Brook, Salmon Creek, Owasco Inlet, and Fall Creek.
Cortland County: East Branch Tioughnioga River, West Branch Tioughnioga River), Casterline Pond, Pharsalia Y Pond, Little York Lake, Durkee Park Pond, and the Otselic River.
Madison County: Upper Lelands Pond, Beaver Creek, Canaseraga Creek, Canastota Creek, Cowaselon Creek, Eaton Brook Reservoir, Lebanon Reservoir, Old Chenango Canal, Payne Brook, Stone Mill Brook, T32 of East Branch Tioughnioga River, Chenango River, Chittenango Creek, Oneida Creek, Otselic River and the Sangerfield River.
Onondaga County is stocked by Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery. Their stocking hotline is (315) 689-0003 and the stocking list can also be viewed at fishonondagacounty.com under the Stocking Report link.
Oswego County: North Branch Salmon River, Salmon River, Black Creek, Rice Creek and West Branch Fish Creek.
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(Note: With the high-water conditions across the region, use caution if venturing out as there is debris floating around on most waters, and be mindful of your boat wake as to not cause property damage. There were boating advisories for the bays and shoreline of Lake Ontario. For information on these view the county sheriff’s office web pages for Wayne, Cayuga and Oswego counties.
Lake Ontario and bays: With the high water levels there are no-wake zones for many Lake Ontario shorelines and bays. That said, fishing has been generally good for trout and salmon for anglers venturing out.
Oneida Lake: Not hearing a lot on the walleye front, but things should be popping now. Weather conditions have limited info of late, but perch were hitting in 15 feet of water. Crappie and bullhead should also be options.
Sodus Bay: Perch, crappie and still some bullhead.
Oswego River: Not hearing much given the high flows.
Remember, the bridge to Leto Island is closed, and there are mandatory PFD zones on the river.
Salmon River: High flows and not much happening.
Finger Lakes/Southern Tier
Cayuga Lake: Cayuga remained the hottest of the Finger Lakes, with anglers scoring consistently on brown trout, rainbows and lakers as well as landlocked salmon. Some hefty smallmouth bass were also in the mix.
Keuka Lake: Perch at 15-25 feet were still available, and lake trout anglers were scoring by trolling or vertical jigging at depths of 50 to 100 feet.
Canandaigua Lake: Yellow perch remained the best option, but don’t overlook some catch-and-release bass fishing now.
Seneca Lake: Not hearing much lately.
Chemung River: Mike Deming of Lowman reports that even when water levels were high and clarity stained, walleye action was solid. Jigging with 3/8-ounce with chartreuse, white or black shad Twister Tails worked well. Fish them with a slow stop-and-go retrieve downstream of islands or any slack water along the faster currents in 1-6 feet of water.
Susquehanna, Chenango and Tioughnioga rivers: High water levels were receding nicely, but not enough that we are able to glean any info on the fishing. That should change with better conditions.
Adirondacks
Water temps for the region’s trout streams, notably the West Branch of the Ausable River, are slowly rising and have trout more active and even “looking up” as insect activity increases. That said, streamer patterns are still effective, as well as caddis nymphs. Dry fly options include caddis and stoneflies.
On Lake Champlain, some early anglers are scoring well on smallmouths and largemouths as a catch-and-release option. Lake trout action remained solid, and bass anglers were encountering the occasional northern pike.
Long Island/NYC
The spring fishing season is in full swing, with this week’s big news being the arrival of big bluefish. During the last few seasons the bluefish have been absent or minimal in most areas. This season is starting off much differently, with 8- to 10-pound bluefish being caught consistently in New York Bight, and enough action for boats to make dedicated trips targeting blues using diamond jigs or fresh bunker chunks.
In all areas sand eels, bay anchovies and adult bunker are prevalent. In the eastern Sound, there were large schools of bluefish being reported and caught by anglers fishing squid jigs at night under lighted areas. A few winter flounder were reported, but mostly by anglers targeting porgies.
Large bluefish were reported as far east as the Peconics, where they were caught by anglers targeting porgies. Anglers fishing the ocean surf around all the South Shore inlets reported bluefish taking tins and poppers meant for stripers, with most blues between 2 and 8 pounds. Two- to 3-pound cocktail blues are being reported in Shinnecock Bay consistently and sporadically in the other South Shore bays, with the best fishing during in the early mornings. Anglers are finding the cocktail blues under schools of birds or pushing small baits to the surface. Small tins or poppers were the top lures, with flyrodders also scoring well on spearing imitations or poppers.
The porgy season is red hot in the Peconics, with 3-pound porgies common. The area around Gardiners Island and Jessup’s Neck was excellent, with keeper weakfish and bluefish reported in the mix. Excellent porgy fishing was reported from boats fishing the western Sound, where a few stripers were also caught on porgy baits like clam strips and sand worms.
Overall, the best fluke fishing has been inshore in the South Shore bays and North Shore harbors, where the water is a bit warmer than the ocean or mid-Sound. The keeper ratio ranges from 1 in 5- to 1 in 10 caught, with pool fish between 3 and 5 pounds. The keeper ratio seems to vary more day to day than from location to location. The standard spearing and squid strip combo, or fluke balls or bucktails tipped with squid strips all produced well. Gulp! baits fished as either the primary bait or as a teaser also scored well. A few ocean-caught fluke were reported, but the water was still a bit cold for consistent action. Sea robins were caught wherever anglers fished for fluke.
The spring weakfish season is upon us, with 2- to 6-pound weakfish reported being caught consistently on plastic baits, small diamond jigs and sandworms in the Great South Bay from Ocean Beach to Democrat Point, and also in West Channel. With the boat traffic remaining fairly low, these weakfish remained active throughout the day. A few weakfish were reported being caught in the State Boat Channel between Babylon Cut and Zack’s Bay.
The striped bass fishing was excellent in New York Bight to Jones Inlet, and improving east of Jones Inlet. In New York Bight and in Jamaica Bay anglers reported consistent striper fishing, with fish to 30 pounds common. Fresh bunker chunks or live bunker accounted for the largest fish, with bucktails, large swimming plugs and big shad-style plastic baits the top producers for anglers casting lures. The action in the ocean was better from the beaches than fishing in boats off the beach east of Jones Inlet as the stripers, mostly under 15 pounds, are moving eastward, tight to the beaches, and are not yet consistently concentrated under the schools of bunker. But this could change any minute as more and more large stripers are being reported and they tend to hold where the schools of offshore bunker are located. On the North Shore the best striper fishing was reported in the western Sound. Anglers fishing blood or sandworms from the beaches reported schoolie stripers as well as a few porgies.
Scott Jeffery at East End Bait and Tackle reported that anglers fishing the Ponquogue Bridge during the night tides caught schoolie bass, with a few keepers. Scott also reported that anglers fishing Shinnecock Canal have reported fluke, blowfish, cocktail blues, weakfish, kingfish and the occasional porgy. This was the first report of blowfish and kingfish and is evident that the warming waters have put the fish on the move and on the feed.
A few boats continued to run for cod, pollock, ling and haddock on the deeper offshore wrecks. These ground fish continued to be caught on fresh skimmer clams and jigs, both fished with teasers, typically 6-inch pink or white plastic curlytail jigs. Most of the cod ranged from just keeper size to the occasional 20-pounder.
The freshwater fishing is excellent, with an uptick in largemouth bass being caught, especially from the East End lakes and the Peconic River. Plastic worms, swimming plugs and spinner baits were consistent producers. The trout fishing continued to be slow as the stocked fish numbers are dwindling, but bait and lure anglers fishing the deeper areas of Massapequa Reservoir and fly-fishing the Nissaquogue River and the Connetquot River all reported good fishing for rainbow and brown trout.
Guy Zummo
flyfishguy@optonline.net
Capital District
Lake George: Anglers were scoring on lake trout but landlocked salmon reports were few and far between. Some good catch-and-release bass action is available for both smallmouths and largemouths, according to the folks at FISH307.
Saratoga Lake: Crappie were still getting the most angling attention.
The region’s trout streams were settling down and warming up. The Battenkill and Mettawee rivers were in excellent condition at last check and should be warming up as well.
Southeastern New York
Anglers were hitting the NYC reservoir system with some solid results, notably at Ashokan Reservoir and Pepacton Reservoir, where brown trout were cooperating. Rio Reservoir was also yielding browns.
The Hudson River striper scene has been excellent, notably in the Kingston area, where anglers were connecting on some big fish.
Catskills
Beaverkill and Willowemoc: Seeing March Browns, large (size 14) sulphurs, Olives in a mix of sizes, a few Blue Quills, Yellow Sallies, spinners and Caddis.
Delaware East Branch: Still seeing Hendricksons, Blue Quills, Olives in a mix of sizes. The lower stretch of the East Branch still had some March Browns and big sulphurs.
Delaware West Branch: Hendricksons, Olives, Caddis, Blue Quills, spinners, and a few March Browns in the lower end.
Delaware Main Stem: Still a few Hendricksons around, as well as Caddis, Olives of mixed sizes, Blue Quills and spinners. There were now March Browns on the lower main stem, as well as large sulphurs.
Neversink: Caddis, March Browns, large sulphurs, Olives, Blue Quills and Yellow Sallies, as well as spinners.
Esopus: Blue Quills, Olives, Yellow Sallies and Caddis,
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NORTHERN REGION
Ashland Team
Warden Phil Brown, of Iron River, received a complaint in April from the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher of an individual who trespassed and shot a turkey from the road. Through an investigation and evidence at the scene, Brown located the responsible individual who illegally baited turkey and shot across the road at a turkey on private property. Enforcement actions were taken.
Warden Amie Egstad, of Bayfield, checked anglers in a sportfishing boat coming out of the Bayfield boat landing. The people said they had several cohos and brown trout in their livewell. A check showed they had also kept two short (16 and 17 inches) rainbow trout that they thought were coho salmon. The individuals said they had caught, photographed and released a 22-inch rainbow trout knowing the minimum size limit was 26 inches. The two rainbows were successfully released and a lesson in how to identify small rainbow versus other kind of trout/salmon was given. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Lynna Martin and Amie Egstad and Red Cliff tribal warden Peterson boarded a commercial fishing vessel in April and found several illegal sized fish. The fish were seized; citation pending.
Warden Adam Stennett, of Brule, responded to an April call of people shooting at geese from their vehicle on Hwy. H in the town of Delta. Stennett found one dead goose floating in the water in the area of the complaint. With help from Bayfield County deputy Will Stoychoff, Stennett was able to identify four juveniles who all shot at geese from inside a vehicle on Hwy. H. Stennett worked with the parents and the Bayfield County district attorney on a educational and enforcement action.
Warden Matt Koshollek, of Drummond, completed an investigation in April of a bobcat that was shot illegally in Bayfield County in December 2017. The hunter used dogs to tree the bobcat and shot the bobcat without having a valid bobcat tag. The bobcat was transported to another county where it was tagged by another party. The hunter was convicted of hunting violations, along with the revocation of hunting/trapping privileges.
Warden Koshollek and agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed an investigation in April into the death of a timber wolf that had been shot in the town of Grandview in the winter of 2018. Koshollek recovered the wolf with other DNR staffers and found the wolf had been shot with a firearm. An investigation determined that the wolf was killed by a hunter who was out coyote hunting with the aid of dogs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service handled the enforcement action.
Woodruff Team
Warden Mike Sealander, of St. Germain, contacted a person illegally taking walleyes from a fish refuge during the closed season. Several citations were issued.
Warden Matt Meade, of Mercer, closed a deer hunting case in Iron County. A hunter was convicted of not purchasing an archery license prior to harvesting a buck with a crossbow. The evidence was confiscated by the Iron County Circuit Court.
Warden Rich Thole, of Boulder Junction, observed a wire noose wrapped around a tree near the South Branch of the Presque Isle River in April. A beaver had been chewing on the tree and the wire noose was an illegal cable restraint trap. The trapper responsible for placing the illegal trap for beaver was identified and cited for the violation.
Antigo Team
Wardens Tim Otto and Ben Herzfeldt contacted a person in April whose vehicle was stuck in the mud on state property. The driver veered off the actual road intended for public use and got stuck in an ephemeral wetland. The vehicle created deep ruts and caused damage to the wetland and soils. He was cited for operating in an unauthorized area.
Warden Brad Dahlquist, of Forest County, investigated a complaint in April that involved the illegal cutting of aspen poles along Browns Road located east of Monico in Oneida County. Wardens Dahlquist, Otto and Bartelt worked together in identifying a suspect involved with the illegal cutting not only along Browns Road, in other areas in Oneida County that were located by Bartelt. Two other suspects were also identified as having participated in the illegal cutting of aspen poles. Enforcement actions are pending.
Park Falls Team
Warden Aaron Koshatka, of Hayward, observed an ATV being operated without its headlights on and with expired registration. Upon stopping the operator, Koshatka found a 3-year-old child sitting in front of the operator without a helmet. It was also found that the operator hasn’t yet taken ATV safety and never transferred the registration to his name after purchasing the ATV. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Dylan Belisle, of Ladysmith, received information from a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper in April of multiple youth turkey hunting violations uncovered during a traffic stop. An investigation revealed that an 18-year-old and two 16-year-olds had hunted and harvested a turkey during the turkey youth hunt. They are not eligible to hunt during the youth season. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Dan Michels, of Park Falls, investigated a timber theft of birch saplings on public land west of Butternut. Michels located the suspect who was cutting the trees to sell because she needed to pay off past fines in Ashland County. Michels had also cited this person for timber theft in 2016. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Michels followed up in April on an open burning complaint in Glidden. A local resident had made a large bonfire and piled on a large variety of illegal materials, including aerosol cans, a bicycle, a refrigerator, tires and other debris. The subject also did not obtain a burning permit as required. Enforcement action was taken.
WEST-CENTRAL REGION
Lower St. Croix Team
Warden Brad Peterson, of Pierce County, completed an investigation involving the fatal shooting of a great blue heron in the village of Plum City. A man who resided in Plum City shot the heron and also admitted he shot at a muskrat with a .22 rifle in the village. The discharge of the rifle occurred in close proximity to other residences, and the shooting direction was in line with several nearby homes. It is not legal to shoot a great blue heron, and it is illegal to take or attempt to take a muskrat by any means other than trapping or snaring. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens J.J. Redemann and Jaime McDermid, both of Dunn County, investigated a Dunn County man in April who used a sump pump and hose to pump out his septic tank over the past several years. The septage was pumped out in close proximity to the Red Cedar River. During the investigation, one of the residents was learned to be consuming alcohol in violation of felony bond from an open domestic abuse case. Enforcement action was taken for the illegal septic pumping.
Wardens Redemann and McDermid investigated an Eau Claire County man who harvested five archery bucks during the past two deer seasons. This man had family and friends register the extra bucks in an attempt to legitimize the harvests. The man had also placed large bait piles to attract deer while using city property that was not open to hunting. The man also obstructed wardens during the investigation by repeatedly providing false information. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Redemann and McDermid investigated an Eau Claire County resident who purchased his deer hunting license after harvesting his 2018 archery buck. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Redemann, along with DNR R3 coordinator Linda Xiong, attended a learn-to-fish event in Menomonie in April. New anglers were taught about safety around the water and fishing techniques. A local fishing guide set up the event, and several fishing gear prizes were distributed to participants.
Warden McDermid interviewed a woman in April suspected of allowing the use of her archery deer harvest authorization by another. McDermid discovered she let her son use her archery harvest authorization for a deer he killed. He also learned she had hunted without a license and failed to register another deer during the 2017 gun deer season. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Paul Sickman, of St. Croix County, dealt with a complaint in April of someone netting live goldfish from Twin Lakes and then transporting the fish away from the waterbody. Sickman met with the suspect, who was keeping the goldfish alive in three tubs with aerators. The suspect eventually planned to sell the goldfish for private pond/fountain stocking. Enforcement action was taken invasive species violations.
Warden Isaac Kruse, of St. Croix County, received a complaint of utility terrain vehicles (UTV) being driven on roadways by underage operators in a large subdivision. Kruse arrived at the area specified in the complaint and observed a Polaris UTV with three passengers on the roadway without its headlights activated and no registration decals visible on the UTV. Kruse stopped the UTV. The female operator was 15 years old, was not accompanied by an adult as required, was not wearing a helmet as required, and had not completed an ATV safety course as required. Kruse later spoke with the girl’s father and learned he permitted her to ride around the neighborhood. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Kyle Kosin and Brad Peterson, both of Pierce County, contacted an individual from out of state in April who was illegally camping in a state land parking lot. Upon warning the man for illegally camping, the wardens learned the man had recently – and multiple times in the past – purchased a Wisconsin resident fishing license while not being a state resident. Enforcement action was taken for multiple violations of residency fraud.
Warden Kosin investigated three youths during the youth turkey season who had all separately harvested multiple turkeys with a single shot. Warnings were issued and the turkeys were seized.
Mississippi River Team
Wardens Shawna Stringham, of Viroqua, and Trevor Tracey, of Stoddard, investigated an individual who had been placing corn out on his land. The wardens found the property owner had placed nearly 1,000 gallons of corn during the winter to feed deer. There also were two minerals blocks and he was using medicated calf mixture in his corn for nutrients. The individual had been cited in 2016 for baiting deer. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Stringham and Lt. Tyler Strelow contacted a hunter in April who had just harvested two tom turkeys. Through investigation it was found that the hunter’s father instructed the hunter to shoot two turkeys if he had the opportunity and the father would use his turkey authorization to register the second turkey. The father was at work when the hunter shot two turkeys. Enforcement action was taken against the father.
Wardens Trevor Tracey and Edward McCann, of La Crosse, investigated a complaint in April of an individual who illegally shot an adult male turkey in a friend’s yard several days before the season started. The wardens learned that he also did not have any turkey hunting approvals. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Dale Hochhausen, of Onalaska, and Ed McCann and Mitch Boyum, of the Minnesota DNR, investigated a complaint of an individual who was keeping more than his daily bag limit of walleyes. The individual was found to have made two trips to the river in one day, where he caught and kept nine walleyes. Their investigation showed that he was in possession of 101 walleyes. The bag/possession limit in this area of Minnesota is six walleyes. Charges have been referred to a Minnesota district attorney’s office.
Warden Meghan Jensen, of Trempealeau, was asked by the Trempealeau Police Department to assist with multiple reports of cabin break-ins in an area that had seen significant flooding in April. The only way to safely access the cabins for Trempealeau Police Department officers was to investigate the break-ins by boat. Jensen worked with officers to provide a boat to assist with their investigations.
Wardens Jensen and Matt Groppi received a complaint in April concerning an individual who had damaged trees at Perrot State Park and had stolen a fire extinguisher and heater from the park property. The wardens also found that the person was in possession of marijuana, methamphetamine, and cocaine paraphernalia. The individual was evicted from the park and enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Jensen and Lowry, of Osseo, received a complaint that an individual had shot a turkey from the road and trespassed. It was found that the turkey had not been shot from the road, but the individual had trespassed to shoot the turkey. Additionally, it was found the hunter did not possess a valid turkey license, stamp, or harvest authorization at the time the turkey was shot and those items were later purchased by one of the hunter’s family members while the hunter was not with them. Enforcement action was taken.
Wisconsin River Team
Warden Kyle Ziembo, of Wisconsin Rapids, responded to a complaint in April about a person fishing who was keeping short walleyes. Upon contact, the person initially stated he had not been fishing and was found to have kept a limit of walleyes. All but two of the walleyes were undersized. The person also did not have a fishing license. Enforcement action was taken.
While checking people who were fishing, warden Ziembo observed an individual carrying three fishing poles along the river. The individual stated he had caught one small walleye. When asked for his fishing license the individual stated that he had no proof on him and provided a name he could not spell and stated two different dates of birth. After a few minutes the individual stated that he did not have a fishing license and provided his real name. Ziembo discovered that the individual also had a warrant for his arrest. The individual was arrested for the warrant and enforcement action was taken for fishing without a license.
Warden Ziembo gave two presentations in April to Fish, Forest and Wildlife classes at Lincoln High School about a game warden career.
Warden Erika Taylor, of Marshfield, rescued an injured bald eagle on a cranberry marsh in City Point and arranged for transportation to wildlife rehabilitator REGI.
Warden Taylor assisted the Marshfield Police Department in removing an injured bear from within the city limits.
Warden Taylor and supervisor Korey Trowbridge worked with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department in removing three vehicles stuck on the McMillan State Wildlife Area near Marshfield. Damage was caused by the vehicles operating in an unauthorized area. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Tyler Flood, of Wausau, and Josh Litvinoff, of Schofield, contacted a person about a loan/borrow case from archery deer season. The individual was found to have harvested two does during the archery season and having someone else use their harvest authorization to register them. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Flood was notified of a large pile of dumped animal carcasses on private property in the town of Texas. He located the pile, which consisted of: ducks, geese, grouse, woodcock, fox, beaver, raccoon, deer, rabbit, mice, coyote and a bobcat. Flood was able to find the person who dumped the carcasses and he took enforcement action. He was also able to determine a bobcat was not legally possessed prior to being dumped, which also resulted in enforcement action.
Warden Bryan Lockman, of Stevens Point, spoke to participants in April at the USSA learn-to-hunt turkey event at the Mead State Wildlife Area.
Warden Lockman attended the town of Hull annual public meeting at the request of the town chairman, where he spoke about ATV/UTV route rules and answered questions about general ATV/UTV laws. The town board is discussing making routes on town roads.
Warden Jon Scharbarth, of Stevens Point, made contact with two people in April who had been fishing below the dam at Nekoosa on the Wisconsin River. Based on information received from other anglers and gained during the contact it was determined the two anglers had “double-tripped” on walleyes. A total of 13 walleyes were seized and donated to the Salvation Army. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Scharbarth attended the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources scholarship and awards night to present the Wisconsin Warden Association scholarships.
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