Hunting News
Before 2025
- Thinking of a new deer rifle? Good time to consider options in straight-walled calibersAbout 10 years ago, those of us who were once obligated to use a shotgun or muzzleloader for deer hunting were able to use a rifle. A pistol cartridge rifle for...
- Joe Shead: How I caught (or netted) a tourney-winning bassThis whole thing was Daine’s idea. Daine’s simple plan to hold a bass tournament between some of his friends has resulted in a raging debate that has brough...
- Tom Venesky: What’s in a name when it comes to move to rebrand Pennsylvania Game Commission?There is a movement underway to change the name of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Well, perhaps “movement” is too strong of a word. A more fitting term t...
- For Minnesota’s Mark Thorson, a simple approach to angling is an effective, enjoyable way to goA generation ago, anglers depended upon their skills, instincts, and observations to figure out where to find and how to stay on fish. Many of today’s fishers...
- Who needs a boat? Anglers can find plenty of places to fish from shoreExpensive boats and fancy electronics are nice, but they’re not necessary when it comes to dropping a line for fish. Take Wisconsin, for example. The Badger S...
- Whitefish populations improving in Great LakesLake whitefish are native and historically the dominant commercial fish in the upper Great Lakes. Although there are a number of good-tasting fish in the Great ...
- Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves purchase of 93 acres for 967KThe Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the acquisition of 55 acres in southern Wisconsin and 37.7 acres in the north, all of which will be open for public u...
- Walleye, northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskie season opens May 1 in New YorkNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the fishing season for walleye, Northern pike, pic...
- New York DEC announces 2024 training academies for new classes of environmental conservation police officer and forest ranger recruitsNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced upcoming academies for the newest classes of Forest Rang...
- Ohio Reader Stories: Maumee River has taught me a lot about lifeI spent a recent trip to the Maumee River and I was up there fishing alone. I can’t recall the last time that’s happened but it caused reflection to take pl...
- Episode 485 – USFWS sturgeon ruling, recent CWD headlines, spring turkey tactics, R-n-R HOFThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision on a petition to list lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act broke on Monday, and Outdoor News Managing Edit...
- Water levels recovering on Wisconsin River flowagesFollowing a winter of record-low snow amounts in the Northwoods, spring runoff was reduced and water levels on many lakes, reservoirs, and rivers are below full...
- Ben Moyer: Outdoors make Ohiopyle, Pa., Northeast’s ‘Best Small Town’As a rule, this column looks for topics of appeal to readers across Pennsylvania. But the hope is that readers will excuse this deviation to brag about somethin...
- Wisconsin’s Washington County Deer Advisory Committee meeting fails to draw quorumFor the first time since County Deer Advisory Committees (CDACs) were established, Washington County failed to have a quorum with just two members present, so n...
- Steve Pollick: Tending to Froggy Bottom Creek a labor of loveMaybe the spirit of George Palmiter is smiling down on me this spring from the Great Stream in the sky. I could use the help. Palmiter, who died a dozen years a...