Hunting News
Before 2025
- Illinois joins Midwest Walleye Challenge where anglers can win prizes, help biologists better understand fisheriesEach year, state natural resources and fish and wildlife agencies invest significant resources to support walleye fisheries. Locally, Iowa’s Fairport Fish Hat...
- Commentary: Revamped national survey reveals participation in hunting, fishing, moreThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1955 has followed trends in the outdoors by conducting the National Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation...
- Tips and tricks for mastering forward-facing sonarForward-facing sonar (FFS) can be a polarizing topic among anglers. Anglers who have embraced the new technology love it. Those who haven’t fear its potential...
- Ryan Rothstein: Take advantage of the many things a typical winter wouldn’t allow in the deer woodsIf you’re the type that happens to enjoy winter, you’ll have to forgive me. Whether your sled has been parked in the shed all winter or if your ice-fishing ...
- Episode 474 – Maple syrup tapping in February, BHA venue change, National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Lesmeister in New ZealandUnprecedented early February heat that jump-started maple-sap tapping a month early and could even open up some lakes dominates the early part of the show as ho...
- Dan Ladd: From snowmobiles to hooks and bullets, all equal time well spent outdoorsAlthough I sort-of own a snowmobile, I wouldn’t consider myself a snowmobiler. But I used to be, sort-of. One of the few luxuries my hard-working father ever ...
- Trumpeter swans triumphing in southern Illinois thanks to recovery effortsThe trumpeter swans continue to make a triumphant return to southern Illinois. The latest DNR aerial survey showed the following numbers: 394 total swans counte...
- Looking for a winter adventure? Follow these ice camping tips and tricksThese days, come a typical winter, the ice is dotted with an ever-increasing number of RV-style wheelhouses that may be more comfortable than your own living ro...
- Tom Bahti: New deer stand taking shape to replace original from 1994Back in the fall of 2022, I described how my daughter Deanne’s deer hunting stand had finally given up the ghost. The post Tom Bahti: New deer stand taking sh...
- Michigan DNR changing the process for how it estimates the wolf populationTyler Petroelje, a wildlife research biologist for the Michigan DNR, recently informed the state Natural Resource Commission of a change in the survey method th...
- Shorter coyote season proposed in MichiganA proposal to shorten the coyote hunting season is raising concern among some in Michigan’s outdoors community. The Furtaker User Group and the internal DNR F...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 9, 2024Caution urged, but ice fishing decent in parts of U.P. A look at the Michigan fishing report from across the state on Feb. 9, 2024. The post Michigan’s statew...
- $8.7 million invested in H2Ohio islands projectAs part of Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Clark Island and Delaware/Horseshoe Islan...
- Want to remove nuisance wildlife? Here’s what to know about the jobNuisance wildlife removal is a problem, and it is on the rise in many New York areas for a number of reasons. For trappers, let’s discuss the things required ...
- Number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this yearThe number of monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began, experts sai...