Hunting News
Before 2024
- Pennsylvania regulations to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species set for Jan. 1New regulations aimed at stemming the spread of invasive aquatic species will take effect in Pennsylvania Jan. 1. Anglers and boaters will be required to ...
- Find panfish to catch largemouth bass beneath the iceBass are some of our most popular game fish, but you wouldn’t know it once Minnesota lakes cap over with ice. Expensive bass boats are put into storage, and b...
- Work basins adjacent to the popular structure to find less-pressured winter walleyesI have often compared walleyes to white-tailed deer. Both species seem to love edges. Walleye fishing traditionally also has been all about finding and understa...
- Under the right conditions, some of New York’s best deer hunting happens during late muzzleloading seasonsAfter waiting all season for it, the snow was finally coming down quite steadily on the very last day of the 2022 Northern Zone muzzleloading season. Four of us...
- Catching up with former Minnesota DNR Commissioner Bob HerbstBob Herbst has more than six decades as a dedicated public servant and conservationist. He began his career as a forester in Cambridge, Minn., rose to the level...
- Commentary: Do not place garbage or waste on or under the ice this winter fishing season; it’s the law in MinnesotaEffective July 1, 2023, it’s illegal to place garbage and human/other waste on or under the ice of state waters in Minnesota. Garbage, rubbish, cigarette filt...
- Minnesota and Wisconsin DNR partner to capture 323 invasive carp in the Mississippi RiverThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the capture of 323 invasive carp on Nov. 30 in Pool 6 of the Mississippi River, near Trempealeau, Wi...
- Drone deer recovery: Should it be legal in Pennsylvania, more states?With a few exceptions, the Pennsylvania Game Commission prohibits the use of electronic devices for hunting. When it comes to drones, however, Mike Yoder believ...
- An Adirondack ice fishing sampler: Here are some lakes to targetAs we roll into the winter season many chilly adventures can be had in the Adirondacks. One of the most popular being ice fishing. There are over 3,000 lakes an...
- Histories Forgotten: The ‘Roaring 20s’ ushered in threats to game wardensOn Jan. 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment, also known as the “Volstead Act,” was ratified. The act prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of into...
- Harvest declines during the 2023 Ohio fall turkey hunting seasonDoing the math clearly shows that the number of turkeys killed and the number of hunters who pursued the birds slumped during Ohio’s recently concluded fall t...
- Joe Fellegy: Being a non-hunter doesn’t mean being anti-huntingI frequently get asked about my own non-hunting tradition. I often have to answer questions like this one: “You got so deep into fishing, but you don’t hunt...
- Late-season whitetails demand absolute silence; here are ways to stay quiet in the treeBowhunting whitetails post-firearms season poses all kinds of problems that were lesser concerns during early hunts. Deer are far more wary after being pursued ...
- Episode 464 – Ice update, CWD update, talking livescoping with Garmin, nature notes with Stan Tekiela, and the great bird naming controversyIce is forming rapidly across Minnesota just as the St. Paul ice Fishing Show kicks off on Friday, Dec. 1. Outdoor News Radio host and Managing Editor Rob Dries...
- Minnesota high school student, Megan Jaros, wins NRA shooting awardThe bull’s-eye, or 10-dot, on a 10-meter air rifle target is one-half millimeter wide, or roughly the size of the period at the end of this sentence. The proj...