Hunting News
Earlier this week
- Notes off a soiled cuff: The option of using semi-automatic rifles coming for Pennsylvania deer hunters?One could reasonably suggest that no lawmaker ever has had such a big effect on hunting in Pennsylvania as Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie. After all, he is the fathe...
- Outdoor horoscopes for the week of Aug. 25 to Aug. 31, 2025♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19) You’ll rise before dawn to scout an early goose field. The geese arrive all right – just 200 yards left of where you set u...
- MN Daily Update: Increase to the walleye limit on Lake Mille LacsThe Minnesota DNR announced that starting on Aug. 23, anglers can keep three walleyes (17 inches or longer but only one longer than 20 inches) on Lake Mille Lac...
- Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the right shotgun for youShotgunners looking to purchase their first shotgun or upgrade to a new one from a hand-me-down should consider several factors in their decision. Outdoor News ...
- Michigan Natural Resources Commission resolves to manage problem coyotesThe Michigan Natural Resources Commission earlier this month approved a resolution some have interpreted as a plan to reinstate a year-round coyote hunting seas...
- WI Daily Update: DNR encourages hunters to enroll now in hunter education courseFall hunting seasons are coming, and the Wisconsin DNR is urging early enrollment in hunter education programs. Listen here for the details. The post WI Daily U...
- The perch and the walleye: Same family, (very) distant relativesAlthough my professional career has involved figuring out how populations and species are evolutionarily related to one another, I’d never stopped to think ab...
- Bob Zink: Looking at the coexistence of dogs and trapsLast winter, a friend of mine was in a northern Minnesota state forest, legally cutting down a Christmas tree. His two Drahthaars were nearby, both with trackin...
Last month
- Christine Thomas: Bobcats thrive in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region; and at the little cabin“Christine, I am looking for blurbs for my book. I know you have things to do, but if it works out …” messaged Al Cornell, a retired Wisconsin DNR wildlif...
- Sporting-clays efficiency equals shotgunning confidence and more birds in the bagSummer is fading fast, and that’s fine with me. I don’t have the same passion for angling that I do for bird hunting, so when fall draws near, I concentrate...
- Tips and tricks to take advantage of Minnesota’s early teal and goose seasonsOne bird is small, acrobatic and creates the illusion they can fly like the wind – at speeds exceeding 50 mph. The other is large (body and wingspan), migrate...
- Want to hunt big game from a ground blind? Pay attention to the finer detailsThroughout my hunting career, I have spent many hours building blinds in a number of my hunting areas, where, after some serious scouting, I figured I could tak...
- Tom Bahti: Some thoughts about my favorite hunting gearEveryone asks me about my favorite pieces and brands of outdoor gear. Well, OK, actually no one has ever asked me that question, but I thought I’d throw out m...
- Michigan DNR’s statewide angling regulations under reviewThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division presented several proposed changes in fishing regulations to the state Natural Resources Commiss...
- Jeremiah Haas: How spoiled we are as hunters, anglers to live in the Quad Cities areaRecently, I had the opportunity to go to Canada and do some fishing with my family. While we all dream of those magical adventures in the Northwoods, after a fe...