Outdoor News
Yesterday
- Steve Piatt: Add Sunday to the youth turkey hunt in PennsylvaniaI’ve always been a follower of science-based wildlife management, and over the years have generally been supportive of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s de...
- Ohio’s Sandusky River gets initial lake sturgeon stockingAs light rain fell on the morning of Oct. 15, about 95 people gathered in Fremont, Ohio, to witness the first-ever stocking of lake sturgeon into the Sandusky R...
- How to score a typical whitetail rackFew things capture the imagination of deer hunters like a set of whitetail antlers. Beyond their beauty and character, antlers tell a story – one we can measu...
- Has Michigan’s UP moose population significantly declined? Latest survey raises questionsBased on the DNR’s estimate of the number of moose occupying the 1,400-square-mile core area in the western UP, the herd has declined significantly since the ...
- Ohio Mixed Bag: New marina opens at Buck Creek State ParkOhio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio DNR (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz officially opened a new marina and nature center recently at Buck Creek State Park with a ribbon-c...
Earlier this week
- Steve Sarley: Readers share memories of old bait shops, fishing in IllinoisI knew I was going to hit a hot button when I brought up bait shops of the past. Everybody has great memories of shops that smelled like worms and minnows and w...
- Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission takes many actions at quarterly meetingPennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners met here Oct. 27 and handled a wide range of business. Their actions are summarized here. The post Pennsylvania Fish & Bo...
- Drivers warned to remember that whitetails are on the move often during early NovemberDrivers take note, it’s early November and deer are on the move. While deer vehicle collisions occur throughout the year, deer movement increases during the b...
- Amid controversy, commission board gives final OK to stock Pennsylvania’s Freeman RunThe Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission board has given final approval to a controversial plan to stock and study a Class A Wild Trout Water in Potter County, d...
- Taking time for a father-and-son fishin’ mission during a Minnesota fallIn all the times we’ve fished together, my son has lobbed untold thousands of questions. Only one has really stuck with me: “Dad, why don’t we ever catch ...
- Top new gear for your 2025-26 ice-angling campaignWhile there’s always a bunch of new products every year in the ever-growing ice fishing marketplace, some tend to stand out a bit more than others. Such is th...
- Mast crop production is mixed across Pennsylvania this yearOaks are having a moment in parts of Penns Woods, producing bumper crops of mast not seen in years. In general, though, wildlife will find mixed yields of nuts,...
- Steve McComas: How Mother Nature can fix Minnesota lakesMinnesota’s lakes are resilient, but if pushed too hard, they will change, sometimes for the worse. Mother Nature, another name for the complex web of natural...
- Examiner rules on Isle Royale deaths of two backpackersThe official cause of death of the two backpackers found deceased in June on Isle Royale was confirmed last week by the Keweenaw County medical examiner. The de...
- NRC eyes amendments to handful of Michigan fishing rule proposalsAt its October meeting in Houghton, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission had five fisheries orders up for approval. The commission approved two of the orde...