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- Illinois Mixed Bag: Forbes State Recreation Area reopeningOak Ridge Campground at Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area was scheduled to reopen to the public on June 20 following the completion of a significant $8.45...
- Reauthorization of Sport Fish Restoration Act filed in D.C.Members of Congress introduced the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025 (H.R. 3858) in the U.S. House of Re...
- Count of Lake Michigan’s declining lake whitefish in processEarlier this year, fisheries biologists up north sounded alarms about an ominous trend threatening one of the Great Lakes’ most foundational and key fish spec...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Too many bobcats? Let’s stay calm and reasonable hereReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 27, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Too many bobca...
- MN Daily Update: Mr. Walleye’s bait of choice during the summer walleye peakMr. Walleye, Gary Roach, says the walleye summer peak is right now. Here’s what he’s using as his bait of choice. The post MN Daily Update: Mr. Walleye’s ...
- Streams of Thought: Some lessons learned from a recent fishing trip to OntarioSince my head last occupied this box, I’ve been to Ontario and back, to fish the hallowed waters of Lake of the Woods and to share in adventure with 11 other ...
- What hunters, anglers should know as Gov. Walz signs Minnesota’s environment, natural resources budget billsIn case you’ve missed the past few legislative updates, or your eyes glazed over while reading them, here is a final roundup of what shook out on the environm...
- WI Daily Update: Mr. Walleye’s bait of choice during the summer walleye peakMr. Walleye, Gary Roach, says the walleye summer peak is right now. Here’s what he’s using as his bait of choice. The post WI Daily Update: Mr. Walleye’s ...
- Federal funding cuts threaten popular Dunkirk Buoy program used by New York’s boaters, anglersEarlier this year, the fishing and research community that utilizes Lake Erie was made aware that funding may be in jeopardy for the Dunkirk Buoy in New York, a...
- Five budget trail camera options for diehard whitetail huntersOf all the gear advancements over the past quarter-century, arguably none has changed the way we hunt more than trail cameras. They’re firmly entrenched in th...
- Dean Bortz: Speaking the Wisconsin DNR’s fish survey languageReaders who catch the lake features on the back page of each issue probably understand that Wisconsin DNR fisheries teams across the state conduct various kinds...
- Ryan Rothstein: Timely spring rains great for a deer herdWhen the month of May kicked off hot and dry in Minnesota, I became uneasy in a hurry. While deer here aren’t quite as susceptible to the worst effects of dro...
- New report shows public supports hunting and recreational sport shooting, but ‘intention matters’Public support for hunting and sport shooting in the United States remains strong, but highly conditional, according to the 2025 Americans’ Attitudes Toward H...
- Ralph Loos: Fish are much smarter than we think… I thinkI just took my first fishing trip of the year, attempting to lure walleyes while spending a weekend in a mountain cabin on a lake near Winter Park, Colorado. Th...
- Lake Tetonka in Minnesota’s Le Sueur County: lots of ‘lake fish,’ with added river effectLake Tetonka is sure to please the multi-species angler. As part of the Cannon River system, this Le Sueur County fishery seems to hold a little bit of everythi...