Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Oak Duke: A missed opportunity right as a New York deer season slips awayIt was going to be a textbook hunt on the final day of the 2024 New York State firearms deer season. My confidence was peaking. I’ve filled my share of tags o...
- Minnesota’s 2025 elk survey completed, and thermal imaging may help future countsAfter a year during which a lack of snow precluded the Minnesota DNR’s annual survey of northwestern elk, this year’s attempt went off without a hitch, stat...
- Streams of Thought: Too cold for ice fishing, and an update on vacancies within the Minnesota DNRAcross a crowded room at the DNR’s recent Roundtable, I spotted Scott’s signature cowboy hat and, beneath it, Scott himself. I meant to work my way toward t...
- Steve Sarley: Wildlife and ‘vigilantism’ not a wise combination – anywhereThank you all for putting up with my lengthy tale about the disappearing wild turkey flock here in my hometown of Wheaton, Ill. I enjoyed writing it and I was c...
- MN Daily Update: Forward-facing sonar continues to create a buzz at ice-fishing showsTim Lesmeister has been making the rounds to ice-fishing shows around the Upper Midwest and he’s noticed one thing in particular that is all the talk amongst ...
- Gretchen Steele: For outdoor folk, winter mayhem creates opportunityIt’s been a short bit since the great winter storm of 2025 hit southern Illinois, and frankly, we are still digging things out and dealing with its by-product...
- Winter Asian carp netting effort comes up empty on Minnesota waters of the MississippiAfter a team of commercial fishers spent the morning punching holes in the ice, feeding a seine through the holes, and using various sounds to drive fish toward...
- Without much fanfare, Dixon Lake in Minnesota’s Itasca County is good for panfish, walleyesThere’s an interesting and mostly undeveloped lake tucked deep into the Chippewa National Forest where, despite some solid angling opportunities, fishing pres...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarHere's a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Jan. 24, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor ...
- Backyard and Beyond: Look, listen for owlsOwls can be easier to spot in wintertime: great horned owls start hooting and nesting while we’re still in winter’s grip, and barred owls aren’t far behin...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Vehicle breaks through ice in area known to have pressure ridgesMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Jan. 24, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Presentation is the key on Minnesota’s Mille LacsWith a tougher bite on Mille Lacs, an angler’s presentation becomes more important. What’s been working best for us is a two-pronged attack. Setlines are al...
- Sir Jim Paice shoots driven pheasants at Littleburywww.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2C2TZjoMck Former Tory agriculture minister Sir Jim Paice has taken a lovely driven day near Saffron Walden in Essex for his friends an...
- Greg Smith MP – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 108www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpe3B_HT3NM Greg Smith MP says how to deal with the Labour government. Of course, he was talking to Charlie at the Carter Jonas Ga...
- Fieldsports Britain – Golf course pheasantsFore! GWCT chairman and former agriculture minister Sir Jim Paice is shooting driven pheasants on a golf course. Plus the cold snap doesn’t put off angling ad...