Hunting News
Before 2025
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 21, 2024Last weekend for walleyes, and low-light periods have been the best. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on Feb. 21, 2024. The post Min...
- Minnesota bills address White Earth State Forest transfer, native prairies, changes to deer firearms openerThe first week of the Minnesota legislative session is in the books, and there were a handful of bills discussed at committee hearings as well as other bills in...
- Snow geese on their way to the Dakotas, Minnesota ahead of schedule this yearIf you’re a spring snow goose hunter and you don’t have your gear ready to roll, the time to do so is nigh. Spring-like weather south of Minnesota and the D...
- MN Daily Update: Cameras offer great lessons on fish behaviorCameras help ice anglers learn things they would never have learned about fish without them. Here are some examples. The post MN Daily Update: Cameras offer gre...
- WI Daily Update: Underwater cameras offer great lessons on fish behaviorCameras help ice anglers learn things they would never have learned about fish without them. Here are some examples. The post WI Daily Update: Underwater camera...
- Commentary: Illinois litter is getting uglier, more dangerous for wildlifeResidents of Illinois need to look themselves in the mirror each morning. We need to take a good hard look and ask ourselves, “What the hell is wrong with you...
- Illinois DNR’s 2024 Fishing Guide features saugeye, ’23 state recordsOne of Illinois’ popular Illinois sportfish, the saugeye, graces the cover of DNR’s 2024 Illinois Fishing Information Guide. Inside, rules and regulations f...
- Dean Bortz: Muskies unusually active in Wisconsin this winterHey, no one gets upset about catching a muskie, right? I mean, we’re talking about the famous “Fish of 10,000 Casts” here, so you’d think anyone would b...
- Lead poisoning still taking a toll on Adirondack loonsAlthough legislation was passed in 2004 that banned the sale of small lead fishing tackle in New York, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation has continued...
- Trappers monitoring fur auctions with limited opportunities left this season in IllinoisAside from those who target river otters and beavers, Illinois trappers closed out the trapping season Feb. 15. The otter and beaver seasons run through March 3...
- Northern pike still stars of Wolf Lake in Cook County, IllinoisThe Illinois DNR mostly has scaled back on the stocking of northern pike, but Wolf Lake’s status as a solid pike lake makes it an exception. In 2023, biologis...
- Habitat restoration effort launched in Starved Rock Pool on the Illinois RiverA habitat restoration effort led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to restore submerged aquatic vegetation in the Starved Rock Pool of the Illinois R...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor C...
- Carlyle Lake holding big numbers of light geese as conservation order opens in IllinoisThe much-anticipated 2024 Light Goose Conservation Order season has arrived, prompting a spectacular grand finale for North American waterfowl hunters. Reports ...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Person cited for letting deer hang so long the meat spoiledIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Feb. 23, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post...