Gary Engberg Outdoors

          | May 10, 2013 CHICAGO – The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) today released its 2013 Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan (MRP). Outlining a revised and aggressive set of actions to track and remove Asian carp in the Upper Illinois River and the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS), [...]

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Wednesday April 17, 2013   |           The President’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 discretionary budget request provides $1.6 billion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an increase of $76.4 million over the 2012 enacted level, to fund the agency’s high priority needs. The budget also includes approximately $1.2 billion available [...]

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  SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., April 11, 2013 – Fishhound, www.fishhound.com, announced today that it landed 27 new advertising partners during the month of March.  Each of these companies will be able to instantly promote their fishing-related offerings to the huge number of anglers that frequent Fishhound.com and nearly 450,000 Fishhound Facebook fans. “We’re ready to [...]

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March 26 DONATE ‘Protect Our Prairies Act’ Last Hope for Native Grasslands Photo by Dusan Smetana. The new version of the “Sodsaver” concept has been around for some time, with the aim of preventing native grasslands from being plowed for two important reasons: This habitat is critical for a wide range of upland birds, migratory [...]

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Bowfishing Helps Control Invasive Fish Species that Threaten Game Fish Win a New Tracker 1860 Bowfishing Boat, New Bow, Cash Prizes Springfield, MO—(March 26, 2013)—The first weekend in April, residents around Table Rock Lake may be hearing strange sounds and seeing bright lights on the lake at night—sounds not commonly heard or seen on this [...]

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     March 25, 2013 By Marie Zhuikov                                                                                                                            Although ice remains on many Wisconsin lakes, today is the start of another season of fishing tournaments for Sea Grant staff across the Great Lakes. No, they’re not competing; they’re working to ensure that aquatic invasive species (AIS) aren’t spread by tournament activities. “Fishing tournaments are known [...]

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  The Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division recently released data from its 2012 state-licensed commercial fishing season. An often overlooked component of Michigan’s world-class fisheries resources, state-licensed commercial fisheries in 2012 caught 3,762,000 pounds of fish with a dockside value of $4,087,000 prior to processing, marketing and retail sale.   “Commercial fishing in the [...]

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   March 22, 2013 The Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division has released the final version of a new five-year strategic plan that will guide its future management activities. The plan – titled “Charting the Course: Fisheries Division’s Framework for Managing Aquatic Resources” – can be found online at www.michigan.gov/fishing.   The 2013-2017 Fisheries Division [...]

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COLUMBIA, MO – January 22, 2013 – The first program that will benefit from the Potterfields donation is the “Adopt a Shooting Team” program.  A donation of $501,000 will help support high school and shooting teams all across the country.  The second program is the S.A.F.E (Shooting Access for Everyone) Challenge.  This program introduces youth [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2012 Nashville, TN—The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s award?winning hunting and fishing TV show, Brotherhood Outdoors, will feature an action?packed Asian carp bowfishing adventure with Corfu, NY native and union elevator constructor Bill Schaber at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, January 13 on Sportsman Channel. Vice President of IUEC Local 14, Schaber [...]

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