Hunting News
Earlier this week
- MN Daily Update: Share your thoughts on future fisheries management plansThe Minnesota DNR is updating fisheries management plans for 197 lakes in 52 counties in 2026, and is inviting Minnesotans to reach out and share their input. L...
- WI Daily Update: Application period for 2026 elk season now underwayThe application period for the Wisconsin 2026 elk hunting season is now underway. Here’s what to know. The post WI Daily Update: Application period for 2026 e...
Earlier this month
- These tips will help your deer food plots flourish“Deer and other wildlife know the difference between ‘low grade hamburger’ and ‘prime ribeye,’ ” J. Wayne Fears said. “Your food plots need to be ...
- Jeremiah Haas: Valentine’s shed hunt more romantic than it might soundValentine’s Day is normally associated with roses, chocolates, dinner or some other romantic gesture on the part of a husband or boyfriend. However, as outdoo...
- Nature Smart: Examining the fascinating, feisty weaselsTiny predators fascinate me. These mini but mighty critters, such as elf owls, short-tailed shrews, and American kestrels are small in stature but survive by pr...
- Shakespeare had a Harris’s hawk? A birder’s guide to ruining perfectly good filmsRecently, I was listening to a news report about movies and sound design. The reporter was interviewing a sound engineer, Al Nelson, about the 2025 movie race-c...
- Steve Sarley: Dangers CPOs face come during dullest stopsI started repeating the tale about the time I went on a ride-along with DNR officers Rich Riedel and Eric Schreiber in 2011. I was used to people complaining th...
- Colleen Foehrenbacher: Tanning hides and boiling skulls keep hands busy and minds in the fieldBefore kicking off this inaugural column, a little about myself: I was born and raised in Ohio and moved to Minnesota after college, planning to stay just one y...
- Chasing bunnies with a great beagle on Super ‘Bawl’ SundayOn a recent February Sunday, while most Americans were gathering piles of unhealthy snacks and choosing a seat to watch the Big Game, Fred Nickel, a beagle name...
- Michigan fish smaller today? Study says yes, but not all anglers have noticedTwo separate pieces of news from late 2025 have Michigan angler Todd Hutton eager to take notes on the fish he catches in early 2026. The first news item: Michi...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2110Meet Dan and catch his seminar on hunting with airguns at the Milwaukee Sports Show this weekend. Enjoy March Madness at The Range of Richfield. Win two tickets...
- Michigan coyotes under a spotlightHow many coyotes are there in Michigan? No one knows, exactly – but the goal of the new hunting and trapping season that opened March 2 is for there to be few...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on March 6, 2026Winter holding tight, but bass, panfish starting transition. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on March 6, 2026. The post Michigan’s statewide fi...
- Sickened geese found in northeast OhioThere appears to be an outbreak of avian influenza – or bird flu – in a localized flock of Canada geese in this Trumbull County city. Youngstown-based TV st...
- Ohio deer processor stole venison headed to pantriesThe Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife staff concluded an investigation into alleged improprieties at a white-tailed deer processor in Harrison County, which ...