Hunting News
Earlier this year
- New York DEC conducting review of Lake George salmon; results may impact future stockingFew anglers spend as much time fishing the depths of Lake George as Burke Collins. Year-round, he is fishing through the ice or from his kayak, and he’s caugh...
- New York hunters head afield as September means season openersNew York hunters are in “decision mode,” or soon will be as hunting seasons for big game and numerous small game species continue to open across the state. ...
- In early fall, find the weed mats and fish them for a mixed bag of speciesWater Lotus in full bloom is not only a sight to behold, you may find opportunities to catch fish under and around it. Plant beds provide shade and cooler tempe...
- Innovative way to display gobbler trophies by incorporating ‘turkey jewels’After seeing several posts and photos of “turkey jewels” – which are the gizzard stones from harvested gobblers – I thought these were another item to a...
- Alliance promotes outdoors activities in Wisconsin’s Oconto CountyA coalition of sportsmen’s groups in Oconto County, Wis., is working together toward a common goal of introducing kids to the outdoors in a county that provid...
- Squirrel hunting is a stepping stone to outdoorsSquirrel season is here in Ohio and many other states, and frankly my son and I couldn’t be more excited. Sadly, though, you don’t see many people get...
- Stonecats are the best river bass bait out thereLegendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne, tragically, is dead, but I know how I’m going to honor his memory this fall. I’ll press in my earbuds, put on “Ironman,”...
- Wisconsin loses conservationists Carl Batha, Carol MurphyWisconsin lost two hard-working conservationists in August, as Carl Batha, 78, and Carol Murphy, 64, passed away. Batha, of Platteville, retired from the Depart...
- Story of students processing a bear on Cornell University campus goes viralThe story of two Cornell University students butchering a legally-harvested bear in their college dorm kitchen has gone viral, garnering national headlines. Alt...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: Flipping out for water change fishing in New York’s Niagara RiverWhen the winds of change blow on the Great Lakes, water is moved around – having a profound impact on where fish want to be. It was over 40 years ago when I f...
- Illinois archers anticipating another good deer season; is a harvest record within reach?Bow season opens on a Wednesday, making it fairly easy to predict a Day 1 harvest of 650 to 750 deer – give or take a hundred or so. It’s a simple forecast ...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Sept. 12, 2025Early signs of late summer, early fall crappie action. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Sept. 12, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide fishing ...
- Wisconsin’s fall duck, goose outlook again on bright sideSpring waterfowl surveys point to stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory birds, so Wisconsin waterfowl hunters should be excited about t...
- Special wildlife council meeting planned to discuss outbreak of EHD in southeast OhioThe Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that the Ohio Wildlife Council will convene in Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4:30 p.m. for a special meet...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board meeting Sept. 24 in MadisonThe Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster...