Hunting News
Last year
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Merger of agencies a no-brainerReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Merger o...
- MN Daily Update: No need to drill a lot of holes this ice-fishing seasonTim Lesmeister says he no longer drills a huge amount of holes when he’s ice fishing. Just a couple do the trick. He explains why. The post MN Daily Update: N...
- Whitetails are survival machines in winter; here’s how they do itWhile the Upper Midwest has experienced some bouts of mild weather the past few weeks, it’s undeniable that winter is here. We’ve gone through a few blizzar...
- Record catfish, massive ice storm highlight Michigan’s 2025 outdoorsThere was no shortage of eye-popping news stories on the pages of Michigan Outdoor News last year. From confirming breeding cougars in the Upper Peninsula to a ...
- What to know if heading south for winter anglingEvery year our family goes down to Florida for a trip, and I always make sure we are on a canal, beach or some place that gives my crew an opportunity to fish. ...
- WI Daily Update: No need to drill a lot of holes this ice-fishing seasonTim Lesmeister says he no longer drills a huge amount of holes when he’s ice fishing. Just a couple do the trick. He explains why. The post WI Daily Update: N...
- Steve Piatt: The stay-at-home hunterIt is Saturday, Dec. 6, 7:15 a.m., the second Saturday of Pennsylvania’s firearms deer season. My wife, Paula, has been settled into her tree stand for the pa...
- Les Winkeler: It’s been a good year of long walks, talks with MiloAlthough my wife and I are approaching the age where buying green bananas is considered speculative, we decided to bring a puppy into our home in late summer of...
- Spring tree planting tips to up your odds of successA reforestation guide from the USDA and Green Infrastructure Center says more trees lead to less crime, better health, lower utility costs, less flooding, less ...
- Oak Duke: A great hunt during the heart of the whitetail rutIt’s bound to happen. Viewed from a big pine tree. Wind and thermal perfect, in my face, overlooking an active licking branch scrape in a funnel above an impe...
- Planting trees this spring? Here’s how to up your odds of success in WisconsinThere are somewhere around 11.5 billion live trees in Wisconsin. That number should stay robust if the DNR and private citizens continue a longstanding history ...
- Ryan Rothstein: It’s back to the basics for last-call whitetailsIt’s amazing to me how much gusto I used to have for deer hunting. Come hell or high water (or blizzards), my high school and college self would run headlong ...
- Gretchen Steele: New Year’s resolutions that keep us coming backBy the time this column finds its way to your kitchen table or the console of your truck, the calendar will be close to rolling over once again. The Christmas l...
- Grayling stocking gets a boost from Michigan DNR and partnersAfter a successful first year reintroduction of Arctic grayling in several waterways in 2025, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and tribal partners a...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 26, 2025Ice conditions vary widely on lakes across the state. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on Dec. 26, 2025. The post Michigan’s statewide fishing r...