Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Steve McComas: Winter conditions set the stage for summer in Minnesota lakesThis year’s early winter conditions lend themselves to a 1930s hardboiled detective type of story. The first snow came early in Minnesota this year, and I was...
- Remembering the first modern bighorn hunt in North Dakota 50 years laterState lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2210 a half-century ago, which opened the door for the first modern-day bighorn sheep hunting season in North Dakota. The 12 ...
- Wisconsin NRB handles sharptail, waterfowl, turkey and elk rulesThe Dec. 10 Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting was filled with approvals of several proposed wildlife rules and scope statements from the Departmen...
- Commentary: TRCP looks back at 2025, ahead to 2026In many ways, 2025 was a year defined by gridlock and uncertainty in Washington D.C. Partisan divides slowed much of Congress, budgets were tight, and long-term...
- State Roundup: When might a Wisconsin wolf hunting/trapping season take place if wolves are delisted?Now that a federal wold delisting bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 18 the next big question just might be that of when will Wisconsin see i...
- With a little luck … duck season 2025 would’ve been a great oneAs usual, the 2025 Minnesota waterfowl-hunting season started as they all do, with great promise. Then the truth became known. A summer of extreme rain had wrea...
- Tricks from days gone by still put pike on the iceMy father was an avid ice angler long before sonar, portable shelters, and high-powered gas augers. He used cup augers and even chisel spuds to chop holes in th...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Ethical Hunter Award nominations due Jan. 31The DNR is accepting nominations for the 2025 Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award, with the winner selected based on exceptional moral actions and character while in...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2101Happy New Year from Outdoors Radio. Check out the many lines of new boats for 2026 at the Milwaukee Boat Show January 16-25 at State Fair Park. Choose from a wi...
- Illinois waterfowl dates, zone changes finalizedIllinois DNR has finalized waterfowl season dates and zone boundaries for the 2026–2030 seasons, concluding a months-long process that included a second round...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 2, 2026DNR officials say before heading out for a day of ice fishing, it’s wise to check with local bait shops to make certain the spot you’ve chosen is sufficient...
- Wisconsin Natural Resources Board lowers Lake Michigan commercial whitefish quotasThe Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved commercial whitefish harvest quotas for Lake Michigan and Green Bay at its Dec. 10 meeting, reducing the am...
- ‘Jug fishing,’ gillnet use alleged in Wisconsin’s Vilas CountyWisconsin conservation wardens Matt Meade and Tim Price recently cited six Illinois residents for multiple illegal fishing operations – including “jug fishi...
- New York DEC’s summer camps registration date setThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that online registration for DEC’s 2026 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, ...
- Winter sports show season about to start in New York and neighboring statesAs 2026 gets off to a fresh start, so too does the winter outdoor trade/sports show season. In many cases visiting a particular show becomes the annual off-seas...