Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Big bear hit by car in Traverse City, Mich.A big Michigan black bear ended up as road kill on Traverse City’s River Road about 11 p.m. on March 25. The large bear had a dressed weight of 435 pounds and...
- Michigan conservation officers succeed in two search-and-rescue effortsConservation officers with the Michigan DNR serve their communities in many ways, including search-and-rescue efforts in the woods and on the water. Two recent ...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Leftover spring turkey licenses availableTurkey hunters in Michigan who have not yet purchased a license for the spring 2025 hunt may purchase a leftover license. See which hunt units have licenses ava...
- Late ice storm should benefit Michigan wildlife in long runThe early-April ice storm that caused extensive timber damage, power outages, and blocked miles of road in 12 northern Michigan counties almost certainly killed...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: Reader says DNR should mail out a hard copy of licensesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: Reader says D...
- Cowan Lake in Ohio’s Clinton County is productive for saugeyes, panfishCowan Lake, in a state park of the same name outside of Wilmington, is a scenic lake in southwest Ohio and the fishing is fairly good at Cowan. And, the angling...
- Ohio’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar appeare...
- Ohio youth hunters kill 1,740 gobblers during two-day seasonIt was Kid’s Day-Plus-Two during Ohio’s youth-only wild turkey hunting season, April 12 and April 13. With nearly 7,000 youth turkey tags issued, the partic...
- Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Waterfowlers fined after firing in direction of a hunting blindOhio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Ohio Cuffs ...
- Much-anticipated spring turkey season starts in Ohio, with research also continuingOhio’s regular turkey seasons are divided into two zones: the south zone, which began on Saturday, April 19, and the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geau...
- Clubs’ lawsuit against Pennsylvania Game Commission in Pa. Supreme CourtThe high court heard arguments April 9 in a suit filed in 2021 by the Punxsutawney Hunting Club and the Pitch Pine Hunting Club, asserting that the commission a...
- MN Daily Update: Remembering conservationist Jeff BrobergMinnesota’s trout and conservation community is mourning the loss of clean water champion Jeff Broberg after his death that came on the state’s trout opener...
- Pennsylvania Game Commission uses sharpshooters in response to CWD cases in Luzerne, Carbon countiesThe Game Commission has been working with personnel from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services to remove deer in parts of Carbon and Luzerne coun...
- WI Daily Update: Apply to be on the wolf advisory committeeThe Wisconsin DNR is accepting applications for a wolf advisory committee. Listen here for the details. The post WI Daily Update: Apply to be on the wolf adviso...
- Remembering a Wisconsin wildfire arson case from nearly 40 years agoIf deer are the primary workload for Wisconsin DNR game wardens in November, fish likely fill that role in April, but the recent spate of wildfires jarred loose...