Outdoor News
Today
- WI Daily Update: Winner of 2026 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission pass design contest announcedA Delavan-Darien High School student has won the 2026 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission pass design contest. Listen here for details. The post W...
- Otters rebound to thrive in Illinois’ Will CountyFrom a low of just 100 in the 1980s to more than 11,000 today, the river otter has made a remarkable comeback in Illinois. Will County has become a hot spot for...
- MN Daily Update: New rules to know for the upcoming ice-fishing seasonThe Minnesota DNR has changed the rule regulating ice anglers’ use of automatic hook-setting devices and has clarified rules about multiple hook configuration...
- New York’s Cattaraugus Creek focus of new effort to stock lake sturgeonLake sturgeon, a native species of New York and capable of living for more than 100 years, has been making a comeback in recent years. Thanks to the efforts of ...
- Commentary: No action on striped bass is an opportunity lostRecently, I sat through six hours of a ASMFC (Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council) meeting on Addendum III to the Striped Bass Management Program to discus...
Yesterday
- Minnesota’s Bluffland Whitetails Association alerts membership to leadership change amid investigationThe southeast Minnesota deer-hunting advocacy group Bluffland Whitetails Association has ended its affiliation with its longtime president, Taylor Bestor, as an...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Nov. 25, 2025Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Nov. 25, 2025. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Nov. 25, 2025 appeared first on...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – November 25, 2025Anglers are still into brown trout and now seeing a few more steelhead. Atlantic salmon action is now more spread out, but hook-ups can still be expected. The p...
- New York Fishing Report – November 21-28, 2025The fall perch bite is on here. Panfish can be caught in 15-20 feet of water using minnows or small hair jigs. The post New York Fishing Report – November 21-...
- Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – November 25, 2025Rainy River still has rare late-season open water, with excellent walleye fishing using a jig and minnow around edges, current breaks, and holes. The post Lake ...
- New York’s rut tracker: A second chance in late November, early DecemberThere are unbred does (or those that didn’t take. Deer farmers report that upwards of 50% of natural (vs. artificial insemination) conceptions fail. Does that...
- New York’s Essex County shutting down century old fish hatcheryEssex County and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation jointly announced in early November that the Essex County Fish Hatchery is going to cease...
- Saugeyes, bass and channel cats thrive in Argyle Lake in Illinois’ McDonough CountyA growing saugeye population in Argyle Lake was confirmed in the best way possible in June 2024. That’s when a new state record 10.85-pounder was caught by Mi...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Nov. 28, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Alabama residents caught shining for big bucksIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Nov. 28, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illin...