Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Rarely documented flying squirrel caught on camera in IllinoisA University of Illinois student researcher identified a southern flying squirrel in a university natural area. While the species is native to Illinois, this wa...
- Here’s how to keep your hunting dog’s paws in top shape during off-season exerciseUnless you’re game to head out of state, most of the bird-hunting opportunities in Minnesota have come to a close. Adventurous souls with the time and money c...
- Ice or no ice, Michigan’s Saginaw Bay boasts good winter fishingI’m not sure if I ever fished open water for walleyes in January. I know I fished in Lake Erie several times in late December. I fished the Saginaw River in D...
- ‘Hunting’ with a camera in the offseason can make you a better hunter overallSo, I know you’re asking yourself, why is wildlife photography being featured in a publication targeted at hunters? Well, the answer is quite simple. You can...
- State record saugeye earns ‘fish of the year’ from IllinoisIllinois fishermen begin 2025 the same way they begin most years – confident this will be the year someone finally catches a largemouth bass that tops the mos...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 3, 2025Panfish dominating winter fishing scene so far in ’25. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Jan. 3, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide fishing ...
- Iowa hunters have shot 87,000 deer this year as focus shifts to late season opportunitiesWith the two regular gun seasons in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting has shifted to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season an...
- Want to hunt Western big game? Know these tips for navigating tag systemsIf you want to hunt Western states in 2025 and beyond for elk, deer, pronghorns or other big game, start learning all you can about each state’s wildlife prog...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Early catch-and-release inland trout season to run Jan. 4 through May 2Wisconsin’s early catch-and-release inland trout season using artificial lures only started Jan. 4 and runs through May 2 on designated streams. Anglers are e...
- Kroening’s next court date in Wisconsin poaching case set for Feb. 12The lone adult suspect in a three-county poaching case in southeast Wisconsin appeared in Washington County Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 30, with her attorney, Da...
- Perch resurgence on Green Bay? Anglers seeing best catches in yearsOutside of some decent catches of “jumbos” from shore and small boats around the Wisconsin-Illinois border, Lake Michigan’s yellow perch fishery has decli...
- Wisconsin DNR study shows reducing bag limits was ‘huge success’ in goal to grow bigger panfishA new study of experimental panfishing regulations found that reducing bag limits could improve panfish sizes. The Wisconsin DNR began a study of experimental p...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 3, 2025Improved ice access expected with return of cold temps. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Jan. 3, 2025. The post Wisconsin’s statewide fishin...
- Bobcat management plan finalized by New York DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a final 2024-2033 Management Plan for bobcat in New York State. The plan provides a com...
- New York academy graduates 26 Environmental Conservation OfficersOn Dec. 20, a ceremony was held in Syracuse to welcome 26 new graduates of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s 24th Basic School for...