Hunting News
Earlier this month
- Grouse, deer, fall turkey rule changes proposed in OhioThe Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife is proposing new hunting and fishing rules for the season beginning June 30. The proposed rules are available online for revie...
- Top 10 (plus one) lifetime gear investments you can make as a hunterIf you plan to live a hunter’s life, you’ll need to invest in some gear. But not too much! As Americans, we are inundated with gadgets. If legs, arms, hands...
- Minnesota study detects PFAS in deer liver, muscle tissueFrom 2021 to 2023, the Minnesota DNR, Minnesota Department of Health, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency tested white-tailed deer that live on or around...
- Outdoor Insights: Wild deer for sale? Idea still deserves a hard passA buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January. Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,...
- Dave Maloney, Pa. lawmaker vocal on hunting, fishing issues, opting to leave ‘corruption of politics’A state legislator who has long been vocal on hunting and fishing issues and who has been a thorn in the side of the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed he w...
- Ryan Rothstein: A grab bag of late-winter outdoors observations from MinnesotaI’m sure this isn’t unique to Minnesota, but I can’t help but notice as I get older how many “contentious” deer regulation changes we’ve had in our ...
- WI Daily Update: Only smart crappies remain in March; here’s how to catch themFreshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Roach says the crappie bite has gotten tougher because all of the aggressive fish have already been caught. Here’s what ...
- A little learning about some little (but important) fish in IllinoisRecently, I spent a day showing fourth-grade students the flora and fauna that live in or next to many of Illinois’ lakes. We looked at animal tracks in the m...
- University of Illinois study traces illicit online amphibian tradeThere is a dark side to wildlife and amphibian trade, according to a recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Devin Edmonds, a U of I herp...
- MN Daily Update: Only smart crappies remain in March; here’s how to catch themFreshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Roach says the crappie bite has gotten tougher because all of the aggressive fish have already been caught. Here’s what ...
- Gretchen Steele: About now, Illinois outdoorsmen yearn for springThere’s a particular kind of ache that settles into southern Illinois by early March. As I write this in the early morning hours, the temperature is a cool 16...
- Meet Laura Yeates… Bethlehem, Pa.’s ‘queen of the flatheads’On the Delaware River, Laura Yeates rules. At 41, Yeates, of Bethlehem, has caught enough big catfish to have earned the title Flathead Queen. It started about ...
- Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026Ice is melting while bass fishing is good on some rivers. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report on March 5, 2026. The post Pennsylvania’s statewi...
- Lake Erie ice melting off while Ohio rivers warm some ahead of the walleye runAfter a week of a historic thaw just after Valentines Day in Ohio, the Lake Erie ice that was an incredible 15-22 inches thick was severely damaged by the inten...
- Ohio’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026Fishing pressure light during transition period. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report from across the state on March 5, 2026. The post Ohio’s statewide ...