Hunting News
Before 2025
- Notes off a soiled cuff: Photo was a bobcat, not a mountain lionIn this space last issue, we showed a trail-cam photo of a big cat in Centre County that locals were calling a mountain lion, and asked what you thought it was....
- Cormorant population continues to increase on Michigan watersOutdoors enthusiasts and anglers in Michigan have seen double-crested cormorants in increasing numbers during the past few decades. Fish-eating birds, do...
- Iowa research has ramifications for Michigan turkeysIt’s a sight that’ll bring a tear to the eye of even the most hardened turkey hunter or researcher: a turkey nest decimated by predators that feast on egg c...
- Hoover Reservoir angler lands Ohio’s new record bigmouth buffaloAndrew Peffly went long-lining on July 8, trolling for crappies with 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-foot rods. He goes long-lining for fun, often with family and friends...
- New York’s Fulton County wildlife sports museum doubles in sizeWhen the Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum opened in Vail Mills, near Amsterdam, in Fulton County back in 2006, it seemed like a sizable operation. Bob Kaz...
- WI Daily Update: Grants available to help build hunting communityThe Wisconsin DNR announces grants available to help build the hunting community. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: Grants available to help build...
- MN Daily Update: More hunting opportunities at Walnut Lake WMAThe Minnesota DNR announced that hunting will be allowed on an additional part of the Walnut Lake Wildlife Management Area. Here are the details. The post MN Da...
- Michigan’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Michigan published in the Aug. 4, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan’s Outdoor Cal...
- Stocked walleyes produce fishery in Tuscola’s MurphyThe 200-plus-acre Murphy Lake features a little bit of everything including good numbers of black crappies and bluegills, ample numbers of largemouth bass, lots...
- SPOON-FED ‘EYES keep Erie anglers on their toes“I would say that 80 to 90 percent of my walleye fishing is on spoons,” Hegedus told me recently while we were catching them in about 25 feet of water. The ...
- Doe with tennis ball stuck in mouth hit, killed by vehicle“They wanted to use a dart gun to put the deer down temporarily, so the tennis ball could be removed,” Andary explained, “but they were not able to do tha...
- Commentary: A vote against Ohio’s Issue 1 on August ballotAs a hunter, fisherman, bird dog guy, and conservationist, Issue One has little to do with outdoor sports and the protection of hunting and fishing in Ohio. Iss...
- New York coyote hunt ban based on emotion, not factA proposed law in New York would ban coyote hunts, and the animal rights groups supporting the legislation believe the events are harmful to the resource.&...
- Channel cats are becoming much more common catch on Lake ErieAs has been reported by several charter captains, local anglers, and then experienced first-hand in mid-July by this reporter, the channel catfish population in...
- August is prime time for king salmon in Lake MichiganIt cracks me up when I see a Midwest regional magazine with no story about fishing for salmon in their August issue. How can you not think of salmon in Au...