Hunting News
Earlier this year
- How to crack January’s mid-season walleye codeWalleye movement and feeding activity naturally slows as the ice fishing season advances. Consistently catching numbers of walleyes becomes more difficult as th...
- Retired chief conservation warden shares insights on George Meyer’s conservation impact in WisconsinThe Dec. 10, 2025, passing of former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary George Meyer brought out many observations from people who worked...
- Minnesota DNR ’26 Roundtable is set for this Friday; here’s what’s on the agendaThe 2026 Minnesota DNR Roundtable event returns Friday, with this year’s rendition occurring at the Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center. While the day’s form...
- MN Daily Update: Tips for catching fish through the ice in clear waterIce fishing in clear water poses its challenges. Here are tips to catch fish in these conditions. The post MN Daily Update: Tips for catching fish through the i...
- Wild turkey virus discovered in MinnesotaIn 2024, after hearing reports about wild turkeys with facial lesions and warts on their faces and sometimes feet, the Minnesota DNR sought to understand the ca...
- Iowa DNR reminds paddlers that water is dangerously cold despite spring-like air tempsWith a couple of above average temperatures forecast this week, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all paddlers that water temperatures rema...
- ‘Wipers’ remain a focus at Lake Glenn Shoals in central IllinoisDNR stocked nearly 16,000 fingerling “wipers” – a cross between a white bass and striped bass – in Lake Glenn Shoals in 2025, another step toward develo...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar app...
- Illinois Cuffs and Collars: Trail camera photos help identify trespasserIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illino...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR collecting Christmas trees for habitatDNR fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes. The post Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR collecting Christmas tr...
- No bighead or silver carp discovered during fall monitoring in Chicago Area Waterway SystemTwo weeks of sampling the Chicago Area Waterway System this fall produced no bighead or silver carp – certainly good news for Illinois DNR and the many partne...
- Missouri now requires migratory bird hunting permit for nonresidentsNonresident hunters visiting Missouri who want to pursue waterfowl, doves, and woodcocks are now required to purchase a new Non-Resident Migratory Bird Permit f...
- Black carp $100 bounty program expanding to cover more watersThe hunt for black carp is intensifying in 2026, as Illinois DNR and a growing group of state and federal agencies expand the waters where anglers are eligible ...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Harvesting more female deer will help limit crop damageReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Harvesting more ...
- Ralph Loos: Deer meat, deer urine getting own (but separate) spotlightsThere are deer numbers to crunch and deer hunting stories to share – and, of course, there are still a few days left to harvest a deer here in Illinois. The p...