Hunting News
Before 2025
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report for Oct. 4, 2023Still no fall transition with summer-like temperatures. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Minnesota on Oct. 4, 2023. The post Minnesota’s s...
- Years of surveillance: How Minnesota, Wisconsin officers built a case to protect shovelnose sturgeon on the Mississippi RiverFor two consecutive springs, in 2020 and 2021, often night after night and for grueling 12-hour shifts, conservation officers from the Minnesota DNR and conserv...
- ‘Tis the season: Be safe – and leave the drone at home this Illinois hunting seasonI had to chuckle – chuckle, not laugh – and raise an eyebrow at a line written by Richard Perry over in the Letters to the Editor section. Perry, of Brownst...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Why require single-shot rifles for deer hunting in Illinois?After recently trying to purchase a single-shot rifle that fits the requirements for our Illinois firearm deer season, I came to the conclusion that none of thi...
- Illinois’ Evergreen Lake muskies, saugeyes record worthyDuring it’s most recent spring netting survey of Evergreen, DNR collected five saugeyes per net-night. The 15-survey average is 5½ saugeyes per net-night. Th...
- National Shoot To Retrieve Association benefit field trial set at World Shooting complex in IllinoisIn October, the National Shoot to Retrieve Association (NSTRA) will shine a spotlight on the Illinois Region as it marks an impressive 33-year milestone in thei...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 6, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Cal...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Dog owner cited for hunting without permissionField reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Oct. 6, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Dog own...
- Panfish-Optimized Ice-Fishing CombosCollectively, crappie, bluegill, and perch are the most-targeted species through the ice. Their appeal extends to experienced anglers who crave the hunt for the...
- Measure allows hunters to house Duck Stamp on phonesConservation organizations and duck hunters applauded the Sept. 20 passage of the Duck Stamp Modernization Act (H.R. 2872) by the U.S. House of Representatives....
- Illinois discontinues testing of fish for some pesticide contaminantsIllinois is joining a growing list of states that will no longer test fish in lakes and rivers for DDT and other related pesticides. Illinois began testing fish...
- Language fixed to allow funding for hunter ed, archery in schools program, bill headed to Biden’s deskBoth chambers of congress rallied together in late September to fix language from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that allowed the U.S. Department ...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR has delays in early trout stockingThe 2023 Illinois fall trout season will open Oct. 21 at 59 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state, but DNR has warned anglers that warm weather will de...
- Three faces of October: Make the most of this sometimes-misunderstood month for whitetailsThe monster 8-point had clearly not read the calendar. He was destroying trees, hog-troughing scrapes, and badgering does like it was peak rut. Instead, it was ...
- A more frequent ‘spec’-tacle: White-fronted goose sightings on the rise in MinnesotaSteve Cordts has a plan, albeit a tentative one. In the rafters of his garage, stowed away in decoy bags, rest four dozen white-fronted goose shells, decoys tha...