Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Mike Schoonveld: Warming up with thoughts of hybrid salmonAs I write this it’s cold and snowy outside and there’s little beyond my office window tempting me to head outdoors. To pass the time I surfed the Internet,...
- Passion for muzzleloading? Don’t limit your hunting to deer seasonI had just finished gently pulling down the ear flaps of a blaze orange cap to provide additional cover from the frigid January air as a shot opportunity presen...
- Hunters warned that record levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in wildlife near New Mexico baseEnvironmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record...
- Steps taken to expand deer harvest in IllinoisA proposal to expand the seven-day firearms season and a separate one to allow rifle hunters to move on from single-shot weapons have been introduced in the 104...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 31, 2025Ice holding tight on northern and central lakes following frigid snap. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Jan. 31, 2025. The post Illinois’ sta...
- Mike Raykovicz: Looking into the push to kill barred owls to protect spotted owls in OregonAs a turkey hunter, I never get tired of hearing the early morning hoot of a barred owl. It’s even more fun when two or more of them hoot to each other. ...
- Coalition to Protect Wisconsin Lakes now includes 65 groupsThe number of groups now working together on wake boat issues has now reached 65 of various backgrounds across Wisconsin. Lake and river groups are standing sho...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Man, 61, dies after falling through Pewaukee Lake iceA 61-year-old man died the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 25, after falling through the ice on a UTV on Pewaukee Lake, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany will attempt again to get timber wolves delistedU.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) will make another run at removing timber wolves from the federal Endangered Species List beginning this week. That’s the word c...
- Wisconsin DNR ups bear quota, number of kill tagsThe Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a 6% increase in the black bear harvest quota and a 14% increase in licenses from 2024 for the 2025 fall se...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 31, 2025Ice conditions and lake access the best in a long time. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Jan. 31, 2025. The post Wisconsin’s statewide fishi...
- WI Daily Update: A tip-down setup for more northern pikeTim Lesmeister is catching a lot more northern pike utilizing tip-downs after he moved to a specific setup. Here’s what he did. The post WI Daily Update: A ti...
- Nonresident hunters and anglers are a revenue boon to South Dakota, and some are about to pay moreSouth Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Department’s Wildlife Division has released year-to-date data on hunting and fishing license sales, and one thing is cle...
- Ben Moyer: Will winter-kill of whitetails return to Pennsylvania this year?The complexity of managing white-tailed deer in today’s world has become apparent to all stakeholders. But deer management may be about to become even more co...
- Man pleads guilty to poaching popular buck known as ‘King Louie’ in New YorkA Montgomery County man faces over $3,000 in fines and court fees after pleading guilty to four charges connected to an early December poaching incident of a po...