Hunting News
Earlier this month
- Rainbow trout and steelhead: One species, but two very different angling experiencesThey may look alike at certain times of the year, but the differences between rainbow trout and steelhead – despite being genetically the same species – cou...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Yes, bowhunters did support air gun bill, but not air bowsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 5, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Yes, bowhunt...
- WI Daily Update: Northern Zone’s river otter trapping season closes earlyThe Wisconsin DNR announced that the state’s Northern Zone’s river otter trapping season is closing early this year. Here’s why. The post WI Daily Update:...
- Mike Schoonveld: Will licensing inland fishing guides in Michigan hurt the sport?I had the chance to sit down to visit with Gary Roach (a.k.a. Mr. Walleye) at an outdoor communicator’s conference last fall. He explained how he got into the...
- Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves one permanent, several seasonal fish refugesThe Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) adopted rules creating refuges around fish passages and spawning areas where fish are concentrated and vulnerable to...
Last month
- Lake Michigan cohos again dominate Illinois charter harvestsNo pink salmon were reported during the 2023 charter boat season on Lake Michigan, ending a buzz that started when two state record “humpbacks” were caught ...
- Cost-share program, Part 4: Local options that are worth exploringSo far within this series, we’ve primarily explored cost-share options available to private landowners through the federal farm bill, administered by the U.S....
- Wisconsin’s Makenna Vanderhoof, 16, proves she is up to challenge of Junior Iditarod raceSoft-spoken junior Makenna Vanderhoof from Shell Lake High School in Wisconsin does not appear to be someone who could withstand the brutal Alaskan wilderness, ...
- Understand suitable habitat for spawning saugerWarmer temperatures jumpstarted the 2024 sauger and walleye migration in Ohio, turning the engine over in early February. The catching got more serious in March...
- Try a size 14 Adams; no better dry fly in Pennsylvania’s early trout seasonCrowded fishing conditions in Pennsylvania are the norm during the first couple of weeks of trout season, especially on stocked waters. These crowded conditions...
- Patrick Durkin: Year-round daylight saving time reduces car/deer crashesWhen the humorist Dave Barry turned 50 in 1998, he compiled a list of things that took him a half-century to learn. One of his insights never fails: “A person...
- Air guns now legal for use in WisconsinWhile some hunting and fishing related legislative bills were still hanging fire as of press time for this issue, March 28, Gov. Tony Evers had gone ahead and s...
- Commentary: Be careful for what you wish when it comes to split woodcock seasons for WisconsinIn-person and online participation in the annual Conservation Congress spring hearing will occur the week of April 8, with the in-person meetings taking place i...
- Have a seat: Lawn chair fishing is just plain funAndrew Hendrickson is a charter boat skipper. He mostly fishes for walleyes, largely in the Michigan’s Saginaw Bay system. But when I met up with him recently...
- Creating another generation of turkey hunters, Part 3: The hunt is on. Enjoy it.So the hunt is about to begin. Dress your young turkey hunter up in warm camouflage clothing. If you don’t want to spring for something that will be outgrown ...