Hunting News
Before 2025
- Fishing advice No. 1: Read the regulation guideWith a little spare time to kill, it’s not a bad time to read the State of Illinois Fishing Regulation guide that is published every year. There are not a lot...
- White pelicans celebrated at Rockton Pelican Fest in Illinois on May 20Each spring and fall, 30-pound birds that can sometimes be described as “odd looking” migrate through parts of Illinois, stopping on rivers and lakes to res...
- Legacy of Pinto Bean, a piebald squirrel that lived and died on Illinois college campus, lives onPinto Bean, the beloved piebald squirrel that lived and died on the University of Illinois campus, is back. The squirrel’s taxidermied remains are now on disp...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Animal found dead in Macoupin County pond eventually identified as badgerField reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the May 5, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Animal fo...
- Channel cats still second fiddle to bass at Ramsey Lake in IllinoisFor a lake of its size, Ramsey does get a good deal of fishing pressure – probably because it is located in the center of relatively small fishing lakes in th...
- 2023 Great Lakes Preview – The Niagara River is year-long fishing destinationThe Niagara River is a mighty and meaty hot spot for anglers during any time of the year. Carving an international border between New York and Ontario, the Niag...
- Wake boats, deer hunting top spring hearing votes in WisconsinA tsunami of opposition to wake boats swept through Wisconsin’s statewide conservation hearings in mid-April, with 62% of voters favoring restrictions on thes...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 2, 2023Trollers are chasing a good concentration of kings and lakers here. The post Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 2, 2023 appeared first on Outdoor News...
- A life of fishing and teaching: Bob Kerans is the 2023 Illinois Outdoor News Person of the YearYou walk into the special room at Bob Kerans’ Decatur, Ill. home and you instantly recognize where those little “fishing kits” he creates and hands out to...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Thoughts on fishing opener, spearing quotas and commercial lake trout fishingAs of April 27 the DNR had yet to release the 2023 walleye and muskie spearing quotas requested by the six Chippewa tribes that maintain court-affirmed off-rese...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Please retain the electronic deer and turkey registrationReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 5, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Please retain t...
- Former DNR biologist explains air rifle deer hunting concept to Wisconsin Wildlife FederationKeith Warnke, a former DNR biologist, represented the Air Gun Sporting Association at the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF) annual meeting on large-bore air r...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Elk application deadline is May 31A mix of outdoor-related stories published in the May 5, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Elk application deadline is May 3...
- Exploring Manitowoc County’s Collins Marsh in Wisconsin“What kind of swans do we have?” I asked of a woman who was scanning Collins Marsh with her binoculars. I have no idea what prompted me to go up to a total ...
- Wisconsin DNR releases 3,500 public comments on wolf planWisconsin wildlife officials recently released thousands of public comments on a new wolf management plan, some calling for the restoration of a statewide popul...