Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 19, 2025Walleye reports are limited heading into final weekend. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on Feb. 19, 2025. The post Minneso...
- A fun and effective approach to running and gunning for turkeysIt was late May in 2022 when my daughter and I got positioned against a huge oak on a narrow tree line between crop fields for our last turkey hunt of the Minne...
- MN Daily Update: An opportunity to help Minnesota’s non-game wildlifeMinnesota state tax forms include the non-game wildlife fund check-off. Donations through the program benefit the state’s at-risk wildlife. Here’s what to k...
- New law allowing .410s for Illinois turkey hunters will debut this spring seasonLuke Garver has fielded many suggestions from turkey hunters since taking his current job in October 2016. Some good, some not. But come April, when the Illinoi...
- Wisconsin wardens at work: Take entire road-killed deer, or nothing at allA passing motorist saw a person cut off the head of a vehicle-killed white-tailed buck, place the head in the trunk of his car, and drive off. The passing motor...
- With trapping season winding down in Illinois, here’s a look at the market for fur pricesIllinois trappers are finished with their season, except for beaver and otter trappers whose season runs through March 31. As trappers turn to marketing their c...
- Handful of Illinois sites will benefit from funding packageThe state’s Capital Development Board announced more than $60 million in investments to address deferred maintenance projects for Illinois DNR. The funding wi...
- Promoter, New York State Police try to speed up ammo background checks at Albany Gun ShowMarc Loveland stood near the entrance of the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, in Albany, N.Y., watching dozens of vendors prepare for what would be the sec...
- Changes to Minnesota wetland rule pass House committeeThe Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Policy Committee approved H.F. 8 on Thursday, Feb. 13 – Wetland Conservation Act amendments – ...
- University of Illinois expert discusses avian flu, migrating wild birdsEach spring, roughly 3.5 billion wild birds migrate from their warm winter havens to their breeding grounds across North America, eating insects and distributin...
- Should dog trials continue at Minnesota’s newest wildlife management area? Public gathers to discussThe Minnesota DNR has hosted both virtual and in-person open houses to hear feedback from interested Minnesotans on future public usage of newly acquired Keysto...
- John Jeffries Custom Catapultsyoutu.be/81Pu3igZ-GU Ever fancied a slingshot made of mammoth ivory? John Jeffries makes beautiful catapults in collaboration with Emberleaf Knives, some of the...
- Catfish and largemouth holding firm at Ramsey Lake in Fayette County, Ill.A fish kill in 2024 at Ramsey Lake appears to have had the most effect on bluegill and redear sunfish populations, according to DNR’s most recent survey of th...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar a...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Multiple citations issued for nonresident waterfowlers in Alexander CountyIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois...