Hunting News
Before 2024
- Reduced steelhead limit in Michigan not based on scienceDon was grumpy. He’d booked a half-day guided fishing trip on the Manistee or Muskegon rivers, I don’t recall which, and he and his wife had taken a day off...
- MSU researcher Christensen new pick for national CWD committeeEast Lansing, Mich. — Sonja Christensen, an assistant professor in the Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, has been named to a 12-...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Prune oak trees in winter to avoid spreading oak wiltLeaves are down, temperatures are cooler, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re prun...
- Michigan DNR reminds hunters to report their deer harvest onlineThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds all hunters that deer harvest reporting is once again required this hunting season. Now in its second year,...
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces Will Meeks as new regional director in the MidwestThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release on Nov. 21, 2023, that Will Meeks is the new regional director for the agency’s Midwest Region...
- Michigan biologists seek public’s help in locating bear densWhile you’re enjoying time outdoors this fall and winter, keep an eye open for black bear dens. Reporting den locations to the Michigan Department of Natural ...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: Don’t allow game fish to be caught in commercial netsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 24, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: Don’t allow ...
- Commentary: Rollback of stream protections threatens public health, habitatDrawing on our 101-year history of protecting clean water and wetlands, the Izaak Walton League has launched a multi-year campaign to mitigate the potential dam...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 21, 2023Good action early in firearms deer season; steelies in rivers. Here's a look at the fishing and hunting report from across Michigan on Nov. 21, 2023. The post M...
- Lawsuit filed against Michigan DNR to allow drone use in recovery of deerAn Ohio-based drone company is suing the Michigan DNR over its interpretation of state law that officials claim prohibits drone use to recover downed deer. Dron...
- Steelhead limit reduced on several Michigan streamsA one-fish steelhead limit will be imposed year-round for steelhead anglers fishing on several Lake Michigan streams beginning April 1, 2024. A zero-fish limit ...
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Allow only one elk in Pa.Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 24, 2023, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Allow ...
- Notes off a soiled cuff: Plenty of similarities between Pennsylvania and Wisconsin when it comes to deer huntingWhen it comes to deer hunting, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are a lot alike. Both states have long, rich traditions, huge deer herds and hundreds of thousands of ...
- Pennsylvania’s Weiser State Forest good deer hunting destinationIf your idea of public forests is tens of thousands, or maybe even hundreds of thousands, or unbroken acres, this isn’t that. Though not the smallest state fo...
- Pennsylvania’s Outdoor CalendarAt least four weeks prior to your event provide date, time, place, organization name and a phone number where the public can call for more information and your ...