Hunting News
Earlier this year
- ‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch Phil Robertson dies at age 79Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman's paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural pheno...
- Steve Pollick: Bald eagle fledglings ready to take flightWatching young bald eagles fledge is like being a father overseeing his kid’s first attempt to ride a bicycle, tottering training wheels and all. I have been ...
- Earlier pheasant hatch starting across Iowa, with peak still expected in JuneThe first reports of pheasant chick broods have been coming in to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over the past two weeks, marking the beginning ...
- It’s time to target bluegills on lakes across IowaIn late May and early June, male bluegill build nests that female bluegill lay eggs in. Bluegill nests are circular depressions, 1 to 2 feet in diameter. Built ...
- Debate continues around later opener for Pennsylvania’s spring turkey seasonSix of the seven states surrounding Pennsylvania start their spring gobbler season a week or two earlier, and the opening day has been a source of debate among ...
- Mike Raykovicz: Some thoughts on bear safety in the turkey woodsAs a turkey hunter, I’m always concerned about safety. I take all the precautions to keep myself safe in the woods, especially when I know I may encounter oth...
- Breaking down North Dakota’s hunting and fishing by the numbersJeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, recently addressed the joint Senate and House Legislative Natural Resource committees. The Game an...
- DNR has cormorant plan in place for Pelican Lake, an important walleye fishery in western MinnesotaThe Minnesota DNR has developed and implemented an adaptive monitoring and management plan for cormorants on Pelican Lake in Grant County – one of the area’...
- Jeremiah Haas: Trusting your gut is often the way to go in huntingFifth season – or, the fifth and final week of the Illinois spring turkey season – can be a fun, but difficult time to hunt turkeys as most of the breeding ...
- Ryan Rothstein: Fire is an ancient but now underutilized habitat toolGiven all the lip service regarding habitat management for whitetails that you’ll find in outdoors media, it’s a rare day that I come across anyone mentioni...
- Christine Thomas: Is Mr. Hollywood that smart, or just lucky?When I last left my dear readers, I had guided my youth turkey hunter, hunted solo during Season A, and hosted my friends, Charmaine Wargolet and Elaine Kalmbac...
- Revamped Delta Waterfowl group making new strides in western New YorkWestern New York (WNY) Delta Waterfowl has reorganized itself and the person at the helm now is Ian Piercy of North Buffalo, chairman of the re-formed group. In...
- WI Daily Update: A great spring for crappie anglersCrappie anglers are calling this one of the best springs they have had in years. Tim Lesmeister explains why it’s been so good. The post WI Daily Update: A gr...
- Streams of Thought: All quiet from the Minnesota Capitol, and six good years with Liza the LabWhat’s the news from the Minnesota Capitol? As I write this, there really isn’t any. There’s talk of a special session upcoming, behind-closed-doors negot...
- Channel catfish boxes placed in three Illinois lakes to assist spawningIt’s no surprise to Illinois anglers that channel catfish are one of the state’s most popular species. But take DNR’s word for it: Maintaining channel cat...