Hunting News
Before 2025
- Understanding the lottery for North Dakota deer licensesIf you fail to draw your first license choice in any given year, you receive a bonus point. You do not have to apply in the same unit, or for the same deer type...
- Ep. 19 – Great Lakes PreviewIn advance of the May 5 edition of New York Outdoor News, the Great Lakes Preview, host Dan Ladd is joined by Capt. Frank Campbell of Niagara USA, and our own M...
- Electric barrier, ongoing research fight off Asian carp in Iowa’s Okoboji chainIn August of 2011, while fisheries biologists were collecting data on the fish in Iowa’s Okoboji chain, they discovered two bighead carp that were between 14 ...
- Canada prepares for U.S. anglers in restriction-free ’23Americans have faced various closures and restrictions in crossing the Canadian border during the past three years due to the pandemic. This year will be the fi...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR announces temporary, seasonal fishing closuresA mix of outdoor-related stories from across Minnesota published in the May 5, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR announc...
- Minnesota Board of Animal Health issues canine flu guidanceThe Minnesota Board of Animal Health is releasing new canine influenza guidance for dog owners, dog care facilities, and veterinarians as it continues to track ...
- Ice-out expected before opening-day bell in MinnesotaRest easy, fellow fishers. Reports earlier this week indicated that a delayed ice-out in northern Minnesota will happen by May 13, Mother Nature-willing. And fo...
- 2023 Great Lakes Preview — Lake Erie: The fishing train keeps on chuggingThe superlatives keep on coming, year after year, and 2022 was another very good sportfishing season from top to bottom, month to month. Forecasts for 2023 fall...
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate Tim Santel nabbed poachers worldwideSitting in a room with dangerous wildlife smugglers who are about to be arrested, and eventually put in prison, is not for the faint of heart. For Tim Santel, i...
- Importance of hunter safety courses, instructorsAll new hunters in Illinois born in 1980 or after are required to pass a certified hunter safety course prior to purchasing their annual hunting license. While ...
- Minnesota’s river anglers encouraged to be patient as water levels steadily dropAs flood waters continue to recede in the state’s river systems, state law enforcement and fisheries officials are asking anglers to exercise caution as they ...
- Minnesota’s DNR Fisheries is rich in historyThe history of Minnesota DNR Fisheries can be traced back to the Minnesota Fish Commission, which was created in 1874. DNR Fisheries was involved in stocking va...
- Commentary: Does Minnesota now have a path forward in WMA forest habitat/timber saga?On April 14, the Minnesota DNR commissioner, Sarah Strommen, and director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Dave Olfelt, distributed a letter to field staff...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: License fee increases are appropriateReader-submitted letters to the editor printed in the May 5, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: License fee incre...
- Outdoor Insights: Thoughts on eliminating Minnesota’s shotgun zone, and wild turkey concernPersonally, I do not have a problem with rifles statewide, and if it passes, I’ll probably start carrying a .270 during deer season. That said, I understand t...