Hunting News
Today
- New York’s 2024 whitetail harvest up from 2023 but still below five-year averageNew York’s white-tailed deer harvest increased by 6.4% in 2024 compared to 2023, with hunters taking an estimated 223,304 whitetails last season compared to 2...
- Al Lindner: Flexibility, finesse, and the tools that saved a recent, wind-blown trip in North DakotaIn my opinion, the best time to fish is when you have time. Work schedules, family time, life events, and other obligations often take precedence in our lives, ...
- MN Daily Update: Finding bass amid a pike biteTim Lesmeister had a great pike bite recently before finding the bass he was looking for. Here’s what he did to catch both species. The post MN Daily Update: ...
- Episode 543 – Capitol rundown, muskie tactics, ranger-and-dog reunion, public lands whack-a-moleManaging Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the program talking about the successful 2025 turkey hunting season in Minnesota plus the multitude ...
- Bob Gwizdz: Could Michigan become a pike fishing destination?There’s little doubt that Michigan offers outstanding fishing opportunities for a wide variety of species. Southeast Michigan alone offers some of the best ba...
- West Coast boats making a mark on Lake Erie’s big watersWhile looking for a fishing boat years ago, one style that intrigued me was those commonly used on the big rivers and coastal waters of the Pacific northwest.&n...
- Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s mussel lab spurs recovery in Dunkard CreekDunkard Creek is a lovely stream, flowing eastward for 37 miles, snaking back-and-forth across the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border to join the Monongahela Riv...
- Commentary: Proposed cuts to forestry program more than problematicThe Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition sharply condemns a proposal in the agriculture section of the budget reconciliation package that would slash more...
- WI Daily Update: Finding bass amid a pike biteTim Lesmeister had a great pike bite recently before finding the bass he was looking for. Here’s what he did to catch both species. The post WI Daily Update: ...
Yesterday
- Jeff Frischkorn: A day the waves weren’t too ornery on Ohio waters of Lake ErieThe winds and the currents were ornery and contrary, nothing unusual for Lake Erie. Didn’t help matters for long-time fishing friend Bob Ashley of Mentor, Ohi...
- ‘Vortex Nation’ donates over $12,000 to VFW in Stoughton, Wis.In less than two weeks, Vortex Optics raised over $12,000 for the Stoughton VFW in Stoughton, Wis. In early May, Vortex sent out a post across the company’s s...
- New York’s legislative session wraps up soon as Lefton confirmed, crossbow bill advances in AssemblyNew York’s legislative session concludes on Thursday, June 12, and lawmakers have been busy in the chamber following the state budget passage that was finally...
- New York’s statewide fishing report on June 5, 2025Catch and keep bass season nears. Here’s a look at the New York fishing report across the state on June 5, 2025. The post New York’s statewide fishing repor...
- Mike Raykovicz: Quality rain gear pays big dividends during New York’s wet May turkey seasonI don’t know how it was in your neck of the woods this past May, but here in New York’s Southern Tier there were relatively few dry days. It was rain or int...
- Outdoor Insights: Thoughts on big outdoors policy expected to pass in Minnesota after allDuring a “walk-through” session last Thursday at the Minnesota State Capitol, members of the Environment committee learned what the Omnibus Environment and ...