Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 19, 2025Big numbers of walleyes are holding over the deep mud basin in 31–34 feet of water. Anglers are finding success with two main techniques. The post Lake of the...
- Study of Minnesota’s Leech Lake muskies: All about movement in year one, with mortality data to comeGrowing up in the area and fishing Leech Lake, especially for muskies, it was a no-brainer for Baylor Short to tackle a Leech Lake muskie study coordinated by M...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 19, 2025Here we are in the late summer open-lake trolling season, and big kings are being netted both offshore and near shore. The post Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Re...
- Video question from Minnesota’s Game Fair: Who introduced you to the outdoors?Outdoor News was at the final weekend of the 2025 Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn., where we asked those in attendance, “Who is someone you’d like to thank for in...
- Wisconsin DNR seeking public input on Franklin Lake walleye rehabilitation projectThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites the public to meet with DNR staff and partners in person on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the VF...
- Michigan DNR researchers to test trail cameras in elk surveyResearchers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will pilot the use of trail cameras to estimate the state's elk population as part of a larger res...
- Spring Run complex caters to birders, hunters in the heart of the Iowa Great LakesSpring Run is one of the largest, most diverse complexes in Iowa, stretching from Hwy. 9 to the north to Lower Gar Lake to the southwest. The popular public wil...
- Steve Pollick: Backyard archery range about to get real busyHard to believe that it’s “that time” again. Time for old-fashioned archers to get tuned up for deer hunting season. We are the holdovers, traditionalists...
- Researchers discover 62-year-old ‘Mary Catherine’ — the oldest known lake trout in the Great LakesThe oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes, 62 years old at the time of capture, recently was documented by researchers at the Michigan Department of Natura...
- Walleye limit increases from 2 to 3 on Aug. 23 on Minnesota’s Lake Mille LacsThe walleye limit on Lake Mille Lacs will increase from two to three beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30. The size limit — whi...
- DNR urges Minnesota hunters to not shoot ear-tagged, radio-collared research bearsThe Minnesota bear hunting season opens Monday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked...
- New Iowa deer tag option available for disabled veteransTags for Iowa’s 2025-26 deer season went on sale Aug. 15, and new this year, is a disabled veterans deer tag, that was signed into law during the last legisla...
- Catfish, bass stockings keep Braidwood Lake hot in Will County, Ill.Balancing and “beefing” – that’s DNR’s challenge when managing the Braidwood Lake fishery. Catfish are still king, for the most part. And DNR continue...
- O’Hare Airport expansion led to funding for two decades of wetland and habitat work in IllinoisOfficials from the Forest Preserve District of Will County and Openlands gathered Aug. 8 to celebrate two decades of wetland and habitat restoration funded by m...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar a...