Hunting News
Before 2025
- Dustin Connell wins Bass Pro Tour’s season-opening tournament on Toledo BendThroughout his brief professional fishing career, 31 year-old Alabama pro Dustin Connell has shown that he can do many things on the water. He qualified for a B...
- Fishing team from southern Illinois pulls injured anglers out of water during college tournamentA pair of anglers from McKendree University in southern Illinois paused their competitive spirit during a practice round at the recent Bassmaster College Series...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Support for crossbow hunting, one buck limit per hunterReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Support for cro...
- World Shooting Complex lease extended through 2036, keeping big trapshooting championships in southern IllinoisSome of the uncertainty surrounding the state-owned World Shooting Complex was cleared Jan. 30 when the Amateur Trapshooting Association and DNR finalized an ex...
- Brent Manning, the man behind Illinois DNR’s ‘glory days,’ dies at age 70The Illinois DNR director position has been open more than a half-dozen times over the past two decades – and each time one name was instantly and automatical...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Feb. 6, 2024Ice finally arrives, then quickly departs in much of state. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on Feb. 6, 2024. The post Illinois’ st...
- Lake Ontario’s Irondequoit Bay in New York: Fine fishing, with or without iceYes, Irondequoit Bay is part of Lake Ontario and is managed as such under Lake Ontario-specific angling regulations. But keep in mind, too, that at 1,660 acres,...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor C...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Suspect ticketed for multiple violations stemming from dead deer found in backyardNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuf...
- Andrew Zysek: Three favorite trap sets for catching midwinter coyotesCoyotes may be trapped in the snow by a trapper who is willing to work hard for them. I have a few favorite trap sets for midwinter coyotes, including the trail...
- Input sought on horse-cart access to historic Camp Santanoni in New YorkNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a call for submissions for input on providing horse and wagon operations to enable people with...
- New York’s Earlville Conservation Club holds big buck contest awards dinnerThe Earlville Conservation Club, in Madison County, N.Y., recently held its annual big buck contest dinner, at the Sherburne American Legion Family Post 876. Th...
- New York DEC announces exams schedule for those looking to become licensed guidesThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that examinations are scheduled for individuals seeking to become licensed guides...
- LaPierre, North testify as NRA civil trial continuesNational Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre acknowledged on Jan,. 29 at a civil trial that he wrongly expensed private flights for his family and accepted vac...
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes budget, announces bond act fundingLate January saw a number of announcements pertaining to outdoor-related funding coming from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. And while the proposed 2025 fiscal ye...