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- Long-running ice tourney attracts hundredsAny fears winter would not provide for central Illinois ice fishing tournaments in 2026 went out the door when frigid conditions arrived with the new year. And ...
- Avid southern Illinois outdoorsman on goose hunt dies trying to save dogA 23-year-old goose hunter from southern Illinois died last month after he fell through the ice of a frozen pond while trying to save his dog. The New Baden Fir...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunter suggests adding gun season Thanksgiving weekendReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 20, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunter suggests...
- Ralph Loos: Deer hunting brothers from Illinois have a great day, editor does notEllen Litteken let out a good-natured chuckle when I called to explain how one of her two deer-hunting grandsons had accidentally assumed her name. Actually, 11...
- MN Daily Update: DNR, White Earth Nation formalize partnership in managing White Earth State ForestThe Minnesota DNR and White Earth Nation recently formalized a partnership in managing White Earth State Forest with a memorandum of understanding. Listen here ...
- So you want to own a quality fly rod? Here’s what to considerIt was a cold winter’s night in 1992. My money clip was fat. I had finally saved enough random $10 and $20 bills for a purchase I had been pondering for month...
- WI Daily Update: Check Out Wisconsin State Parks At Your Library program is back in 2026The Wisconsin DNR encourages citizens to check out Wisconsin state parks via your local library. Listen here for details on a great way to access your public la...
- Megan Plete: New York State Conservation Council has been a longtime voice for outdoor usersFor nearly a century, there has been an organization working quietly and steadfastly to ensure that the voices and priorities of sportsmen in New York don’t g...
- Conservation officer Fay Fuerch among those honored at New York’s NWTF banquetThe New York NWTF State Chapter recently celebrated another year of conserving the wild turkey and preserving hunting heritage at its state chapter awards banqu...
- Mansfield Creek: Two trout waters in one for New York’s Cattaraugus County anglersMansfield Creek is probably best known as a tributary to the South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek. But maybe it shouldn’t be. The fact is Mansfield Creek holds i...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Loggers ticketed for damaging trees on state landNew York cuffs and collars are field reports fromDEC Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 20, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Colla...
- NOAA seeks public comments on Atlantic shark fishery proposalsThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reports that NOAA Fisheries is proposing several changes for commercial and recreational Atlantic sh...
- Lawsuits put New York offshore wind projects back on trackA federal judge on Feb. 2 ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back ...
- New York DEC expands oak wilt quarantine districtsThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has expanded oak wilt quarantine districts in both Yates and Ontario counties, in the Finger Lakes r...
- New York Mixed Bag: DEC issues annual youth hunting report to state legislatureIn a report to the state legislature, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the results of the fifth year of the pilot ...