Hunting News
Earlier this year
- MN Daily Update: A March fishing outlook on Lake of the WoodsInterested in taking advantage of late-winter fishing on Lake of the Woods? Here’s a report of what anglers can expect this March on this popular border water...
- Bison have positive effect on birds at Nachusa Grasslands in IllinoisFor a little over a decade, researchers have been monitoring the impact of bison on plant and animal communities at The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grassland...
- New York’s Saranac River Coalition aims to help trout, salmon on Lake Champlain tributaryCenturies ago, Atlantic salmon ran so thick during spawning runs from New York’s Lake Champlain on the Saranac River that natives could catch them by the hund...
- Patrick Durkin: Perch offer rare sight-fishing along Wisconsin’s Mississippi flatsNot until Adam Christianson yanked his third fat perch from the same hole 10 yards away did I concede he might be onto something. Being stubborn had nothing to ...
- WI Daily Update: 125 years of state parks2025 is a historic year for Wisconsin’s state park system as it marks the 125th anniversary. Here are more details on this important milestone. The post WI Da...
- Ralph Loos: Time to raise the price for an Illinois fishing licenseThis typically is the time of year when I graciously warn you that I’m about to say something stupid – then follow it up by, well, saying something stupid. ...
- Minnesota DNR plan addresses bear range change, ag damageWhile Minnesota bear hunters bask in the glow of what was the highest bear kill in more than 20 years, DNR officials are asking for their opinion on plans to po...
- The ancient sport of falconry is changing with changing Midwest wintersStephanie Stevens has a good reason to love the bone-numbing cold of a Wisconsin winter. Every weekend, she loads up her minivan with a large green box and driv...
- Dutchman Lake 8-pounder proof of largemouth growth in this southern Illinois waterReigniting Dutchman Lake’s channel catfish has been a goal of the Illinois DNR, as the agency stocked 1,500 of the fish in 2023. That stocking featured channe...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the March 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar a...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Deer removed from icy waters of Kankakee RiverIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the March 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois...
- Great Lakes official says stall of carp plan by Illinois hard to figureIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to hold up the Brandon Road Project – a billion-dollar project to block invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan. The Pro...
- Illinois DNR seeking summer instructors for urban fishing program clinicsIllinois DNR is looking for Urban Fishing Program instructors to lead summer fishing clinics at locations in a dozen counties around the state. The fishing inst...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR seeking campground hosts at many sitesDNR is seeking campground hosts for the 2025 camping season for state parks, recreation areas, and historic sites across Illinois. The post Illinois Mixed Bag: ...
- USFWS suggests eating these invasives to help protect native wildlifeThe Illinois DNR and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have for years encouraged the eating of invasive carp – even giving the fish a new name (copi). Now th...