Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Ralph Loos: Most recent Hunting Incident Report from Illinois proves roles of bad decisions, good luckEach time the Illinois DNR releases its annual Hunter Incident Report, I’m reminded that bad things happen because of two very different kinds of decisions: i...
- Lake Shelbyville Archery Park becomes reality in Illinois behind the help of volunteersThere is a new public archery park in central Illinois that has bowhunters and archers excited about improving their skills in a natural outdoors setting. The L...
- Christine Thomas: Bears wreak some havoc at the Little Cabin“Feeders have been taken down by bear(s) in a subdivision about a mile southeast of you for the past two weeks,” our town chairman posted on my Facebook pag...
- MN Daily Update: Park ranger and her canine reunitedIn Rob Drieslein’s most recent column for Outdoor News, he shares a feel-good story about a park ranger and dog reunion. Listen here for the details. T...
- E-bikes change how hunters, anglers reach their spots quickly, cleanly, and quietlyTwenty years ago, when I was in better shape, I bought a mountain bike from a professional mountain bike tour racer. The bike was outfitted with every conceivab...
- Minnesota’s omnibus environment bill headed to Gov. WalzMinnesota’s 2025 legislative session has officially ended after a one-day special session on Monday, June 9, when the House and Senate focused on passing bill...
- Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame seeks nominationsThe Illinois Conservation Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame class of 2025. Each year, the foundation honors individu...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Pekin High School wins Bob Kerans Muskie TournamentPekin High School Teams 1 and 2 won the 12th annual Illinois Bob Kerans Scholastic Muskie Tournament held on Johnson Lake in Banner Marsh on May 31. Wyatt Weidn...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – June 10, 2025Salmon action has been coming on a little better. The post Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – June 10, 2025 appeared first on Outdoor News.
- World Shooting Complex in Illinois will be able to hire scorekeepers as young as 14 for Grand ChampionshipsA measure that allows the World Shooting Complex to hire people as young as 14 to keep score at the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships passed the I...
- Bill to help Illinois farmers control deer awaits governor’s signatureLegislation aimed at making it easier for residents to obtain a hunting permit — and to help control the deer population — passed both the Illinois Senate a...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: We see only what we want to seeReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 10, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: We see only what we wan...
- Right on schedule, black bear wanders in – then out of IllinoisIllinois DNR made an educated guess about a guest, and that guess turned to reality when the guest did what the guess said it would do. DNR did not predict the ...
- Illinois DNR ‘open to the conversation’ of having some state sites converted to national parksThe Illinois Legislative Audit Commission in late May held a hearing to discuss a recent Auditor General finding that wasn’t flattering to DNR and its managem...
- Upsala 15-year-old takes high gun to jumpstart huge Minnesota trapshooting eventBraxton Ailie did not have the best feeling as he envisioned how his rounds might go on the first day of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s ...