Hunting News
Earlier this week
- Mike Raykovicz: Tough conditions greet New York’s Southern Tier bowhunters during the early seasonI don’t know how warm it was in your part of New York, but here in the Southern Tier, and as I suspect throughout most of the state, temperatures during the f...
- Striped bass remain focus at Cedar Lake in Illinois’ Jackson CountyCurious anglers are eager to see what DNR has learned from a striped bass tagging program that was initiated at Cedar Lake in 2023. The 1,750-acre water in deep...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 17, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Dumping investigation completed in Franklin CountyIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Oct. 17, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illin...
- Trapping tag drawings set at Illinois sitesTrapping permit allocation drawings will take place at several sites this month, DNR announced. The post Trapping tag drawings set at Illinois sites appeared fi...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Wayne Farm Bureau continuing its raccoon roundup programIncreased raccoon population levels and related property damage has led the Wayne County Farm Bureau to continue its “Raccoon Roundup” program during this y...
- Illinois hunters can get automated CWD test resultsJust as Illinois bowhunters were starting to man their stands earlier this month, DNR announced it will use an automated notification system for a faster and ea...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Angler inspired by generosity of Alaskan coupleReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 17, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Angler inspired...
- Ralph Loos: Deer hunting times, they are a-changin’ – albeit gradually in IllinoisAlterations to the Illinois deer season have been less drastic than expected, and it’s already been more than 15 years since DNR biologists and managers stood...
- Allure of the rut tantalizes Illinois archersWilliam O’Daniel went into the second day of bow season with high hopes and ambitious plans. Humbly, the McLeansboro hunter admitted he almost blew up those p...
- Pharaoh Lake is a multi-use wilderness in the Eastern AdirondacksNew York’s Adirondack mountains may not seem as desolate as other parts of the country, or even Canada for that matter. But tell that to a wilderness hunter, ...
- WI Daily Update: Purchase seedlings from state nurseriesThe Wisconsin DNR wants state citizens to know that tree and shrub seedling sales are now underway for spring plantings in 2026. Listen here for details. The po...
- Dean Bortz: Elk hunting… if at first you don’t succeed, try, try againWhen I finally grow up I hope I can become a successful elk hunter just like Patrick Durkin and Christine Thomas. As it stands right now, after – what? – 13...
- Scott Croft retires from BoatUS after 23 yearsThose who have heard about the Boat Owners Association of The United States – simply referred to as BoatUS – likely did so because of work performed by Scot...
- Patrick Durkin: Low fall drowning rates doesn’t mean safe hunting, fishingOnly two of Wisconsin’s nearly 19 boating-related deaths each year happen between October and December, but that doesn’t mean autumn is a safe time on the w...