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- Ralph Loos: ‘Somebody, somewhere may have broken the law hunting ducks’One advantage of still putting out a print newspaper is being able to avoid topics with questionable news value by simply shaking my head and mumbling, “We’...
- Fall gun hunters take 292 turkeys in IllinoisHunters in Illinois harvested 292 wild turkeys during the 2024 fall firearms season, up a tick or two from the 262 birds taken in 2023. The 2022 fall firearms h...
- MN Daily Update: Winter walleye regs on Mille Lacs, Upper Red announcedThe Minnesota DNR recently announced the walleye limits for the winter season on two popular state waters — Mille Lacs and Upper Red Lake. Here are the detail...
- Project on ‘understudied yet essential’ sucker took birding approach to studying fishFish in the sucker family appear to be, well, “suckers” for a specific range of water temperature that triggers spawning migration. Specifically, an increas...
- Wardens at Work: Wisconsin man fined $10,407 for poached Grant Co. buckWisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Iowa County Conservation Warden Mike Burns was a bit perplexed regarding a headless deer carcass in Grant County...
- Purdue University study aims to obtain better deer estimates in IndianaWildlife managers in states across the Midwest have long struggled to estimate populations of deer, turkeys, and coyotes. A five-year study by Purdue University...
- ‘Remarkable’ comeback complete, Lake Superior lake trout will provide fish to stock Minnesota’s inland lakesFor the first time in history, the Minnesota DNR is planning to use lake trout from Lake Superior as broodstock to meet stocking quotas on inland lakes in north...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Nov. 26, 2024A look at Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Nov. 26, 2024. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Nov. 26, 2024 appeared first on Outdoor News.
- Iowa DNR encourages hunters to chase pheasants over the Thanksgiving holidayPheasant hunting has been as much a part of the Thanksgiving holiday for generations of Iowans as cranberries and stuffing. And with a weather forecast that wil...
- Michigan hunters die of heart attacks while hauling out deerAt least three Michigan deer hunters have died of heart attacks during the current 16-day season, including two men who were trying to haul away the heavy anima...
- Centralia channel cats stay on target in Marion County, Ill.The focus on growing Lake Centralia’s channel catfish population has continued, with DNR stocking 1,500 of the fish in 2023 and 900 more in 2024. The channel ...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar a...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Fishermen caught trespassing, snagging along Illinois RiverIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois...
- Ducks Unlimited, NRCS partner on Illinois wetlandsThe USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a new partnership with Ducks Unlimited to reduce sedimentation on Illinois properties i...
- Osprey banded in Cook County, Ill., found in Colombia after 2,500-mile flightFor more than 30 years, Cook County wildlife biologist Chris Anchor and his colleagues have been attaching metal ID bands to the legs of various birds – thous...