Hunting News
Earlier this week
- Campground at Iowa’s Lewis and Clark State Park to close due to hazardous tree removalDue to safety concerns created from dead or dying cottonwood trees, the Lewis and Clark State Park campground is closed until further notice. The DNR will remov...
- Evergreen Lake’s saugeye continue to show growth in McLean County, Ill.Regular anglers at Evergreen Lake are convinced the central Illinois body of water holds a new state record saugeye. The fact that the standing state record of ...
- Illinois DNR accepts bids for agriculture leasesThe Illinois DNR will accept sealed bids this fall for about 20 agricultural lease contracts for crop years 2026-2030. DNR utilizes agricultural leases as a too...
- Illinois Outdoor Excellence Awards return in 2026The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) will host the second annual Illinois Outdoor Excellence Awards, honoring outstanding contributions to Illinois’ nat...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Shore angler caught with too many fishIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illi...
- Robot rabbits the latest tool in battle to fight pythons in the EvergladesThey look, move, and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure th...
- Extremely rare blue bullfrog spotted in Channahon, IllinoisA blue bullfrog was spotted at McKinley Woods in Channahon. The Aug. 30 sighting by Jen Carusi, who also was able to photograph the rare creature, caught the at...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Carlyle Lake to host soil habitat field dayThe Illinois DNR is inviting hunters and the public to a moist soil habitat field day at Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Sept. 20. Wildlife biologists...
- Steve Pollick: Sandhill cranes making their presence increasingly known in OhioIncreasingly as you prowl around the wetlands of northern Ohio, your ears may pick up a cacophony of deep-warbling calls. The ragged music inspires a made-up wo...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Outdoorsmen need to set better examples for youthsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Outdoorsmen ne...
- Ralph Loos: New ‘rewilding’ law in Illinois an open invite for skeptics among usAnytime a missive begins “Illinois is the first state to . . .” or “Illinois has done what no other state has done . . .” most of us who’ve been aroun...
- Balsam Lake Mountain features big-woods hunting and fishing in southeast New YorkBalsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest gets a lot of attention from a variety of outdoor enthusiasts – campers, hikers, backpackers, cross-country skiers, canoeists...
- Four ways to turn passing shots into point-blank opportunities on waterfowlI have a friend from South Dakota – a veteran, lifelong waterfowler who hunts a minimum of four days a week during the season – who didn’t purchase a deco...
- MN Daily Update: Good news for state pheasant hunters from August roadside countThe Minnesota DNR’s annual August roadside survey this year showed an impressive increase for pheasants, as well as rabbits. Listen here for details. The post...
- New York angler’s biggest salmon ever caught lands her $20,000 prizeFor 32-year-old Amy LoPresti, of Rochester, N.Y., fishing in her first fishing derby ever, it was like a dream come true. Fishing on Monday morning, Sept. 1, th...