Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Ralph Loos: Harvest by Illinois bowhunters again ranks high in national reportOK, that’s a lot of math. It doesn’t come from me, fortunately for you. These are numbers provided by the National Deer Association’s 2025 Deer Report, wh...
- Gretchen Steele: Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary a winter cure for ‘big white bird’ feverWhile many think only of a warm fire and hot toddy during the dark cold months of winter, I think of big white birds. Trumpeter and tundra swans, pelicans and o...
- Public invited to learn more about Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago sturgeon, walleyes Jan. 22Lake Winnebago system lake sturgeon and walleye enthusiasts interested in learning more about both species may attend an in-person and virtual session entitled ...
- WI Daily Update: Many honored for heroic acts of public serviceThe Wisconsin DNR recently honored DNR wardens and civilian staff for heroic acts of public service. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: Many honore...
- Harvest numbers are up, but more permits are at play in Illinois bobcat seasonBobcat trappers and hunters in Illinois appear to be ahead of the harvest pace compared to previous seasons. But there are new numbers in the mix that must be c...
- New York’s Sullivan County sportsmen’s club adjusts after state’s ban on coyote hunting contestsEver since New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.4099/A.2917 in December 2023 – an amendment to the state’s environmental conservation law that “makes certa...
- Looking for a new fishing boat? There are great 2025 optionsAnglers know the importance of a reliable, high-performance fishing boat to handle the region’s diverse waterways. From the expansive Great Lakes to hidden fi...
- Patrick Durkin: One of three Wisconsin bear cubs survive after sow loses cornfield denHeavy rains and sodden fields in autumn often block farmers from harvesting cornfields before winter. When that happens north of Hwy. 10, it’s no surprise wee...
- ASMFC looking ahead following December striped bass meetingAs coverage in the Jan. 10 edition of New York Outdoor News reported, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board...
- Tracking dog helps Wisconsin hunter find two fatally shot deerShooting and wounding a deer may well stand as the worst nightmare for any deer hunter. Once is bad enough, but that happened twice to Mark Martin, of Rio, Wis....
- MN Daily Update: DNR adjusts CWD management in three southeastern deer permit areasThe Minnesota DNR announced that CWD has officially reached the endemic stage in three southeastern Minnesota deer permit areas and the agency will adjust its m...
- Waneta Lake offers a realistic shot at a big muskie in New York’s Schuyler CountyIt’s rare to talk about Waneta Lake without also mentioning Lamoka Lake, since the two are strikingly similar and connected by a canal of less than a mile tha...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Jan. 24, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Skater rescued after falling through the ice on Lake DutchessNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 24, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Col...
- Iced-in loons rescued on New York’s Adirondack watersThe Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation reported the successful rescue of three iced-in loons on Adirondack lakes around the Christmas holiday in late Decem...