Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Minnesota’s spring count of ruffed grouse dips, expectedlyThe 2025 statewide population index of Minnesota’s most iconic game bird – the ruffed grouse – is lower than last year, according to the results of the Mi...
- Mill Creek boosted by channel cat, muskie stockings in eastern IllinoisThe effort to thin out Mill Creek Lake’s bass population in order to boost size structure in the species appears to be working – even if gradually so. There...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the July 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar a...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Man doesn’t learn his lesson about snagging fish in restricted watersIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the July 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illi...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Hunter safety courses set in west-central IllinoisDNR has two hunter safety education courses scheduled for August and September in West-Central Illinois. Both courses are being offered in Adams County. The pos...
- Value of Illinois’ hunting land remains very strongRecreational land values remain exceptionally strong in the state, according to the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraiser. A recent...
- Tribal Nations, researchers from Illinois Natural History Survey discuss musselsA recent meeting between Tribal Nations and researchers from the Prairie Research Institute focused on sharing information about freshwater mussels research at ...
- Nonresident deer poachers ordered to pay nearly $120,000 in southern IllinoisFive men from Mississippi were sentenced in southern Illinois federal court between September 4, 2024, and July 9, 2025. The men had not obtained non-resident h...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: A mixed hodgepodge of considerations for IONReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 25, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: A mixed hodgep...
- Ralph Loos: Program encouraging Illinois youth to explore beyond hunting and fishingAround here, we dedicate a lot of our time and space to youth hunting and fishing – hardly an issue flies off our press without a few photos of an Illinois ki...
- Tonawanda WMA a wet and wild spot for waterfowl huntingYes, the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area in western New York is big, at 5,774 acres. But that tells just a part of the story. The WMA is actually part of a s...
- New York Outdoor Educators event seeks contributorsThe New York State Outdoor Education Association is holding its annual conference Nov. 6-9, in Fishkill, N.Y. The theme for this year’s conference is, “Natu...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarHere's a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the July 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor Ca...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Angler rescued from Carlls RiverNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the July 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Col...
- New York DEC offers tips when encountering bear and mooseThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently closed Goodman Mountain in the town of Tupper Lake due to the presence of a bull moose obse...