Outdoor News
Today
- Rifle-barreled shotguns still a good choice for deer hunters; here are some great optionsFor more than four decades I carried a slug-loaded shotgun in the woods during Wisconsin’s gun deer season. The post Rifle-barreled shotguns still a good choi...
- WI Daily Update: A tip for tip-ups and circle hooksMany anglers are moving to circle hooks for their tip-ups, which means a whole new strategy you need to get that fish hooked. Tim Lesmeister explains. The post ...
- Mike Schoonveld: Want to give the gift of a fishing trip in 2026? Here’s what to knowThere are many occasions each year that gifts are gifted or exchanged. With Christmas in the rear view mirror consider birthdays, anniversaries, Father’s Day ...
- Ohio native Bill Lowen reflects on solid year in pro bass fishing, family and hunting“Well, thanks. It was finally fun for once.” That line came from professional bass fisherman Bill Lowen accepting long-distance congratulations for his outs...
- MN Daily Update: A tip for tip-ups and circle hooksMany anglers are moving to circle hooks for their tip-ups, which means a whole new strategy you need to get that fish hooked. Tim Lesmeister explains. The post ...
Yesterday
- Michigan’s magnificent Mullet Lake is an ice angler favorite in JanuaryMichigan’s Mullet Lake in Cheboygan County has become one of my favorite ice-fishing destinations. Mullet Lake is famous for jumbo perch and walleyes through ...
- From Alaska to Africa: Bucket list hunting adventures to target for 2026 and beyondToo many adventures and too little time. That (plus too little money, perhaps?) is the outdoorsman’s challenge. But there are ways for you to fill your wish l...
- Notes off a soiled cuff: Send your old hunting, fishing photos to Pennsylvania Outdoor NewsOver more than two decades editing this publication, I have watched how reader submissions fluctuate with hunting and fishing seasons, sportsmen’s issues du j...
- Ohio’s Outdoors Trailblazers: Kristin Stanford: ‘The island snake lady’In the fall of 1999, the Lake Erie Water Snake, a unique sub-species of the very common Northern water snake, was placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Endan...
- WI Daily Update: Switch to circle hooks for tip-ups to save more fishTim Lesmeister got tired of killing pike, walleyes and other fish on his tip-ups. His solution? Switch to circle hooks. He explains here. The post WI Daily Upda...
- Bob Gwizdz: Working the late shift stocking Michigan game areas with roostersIt’s 10:30 on Friday night as Joe Bosch pulls his F-250 up to the gate at the Michigan state game area. He unlocks the gate, moves his truck forward a dozen y...
- MN Daily Update: Top 10 stories from 2025Each year, Outdoor News prints its annual year-in-review story. Here are 10 of the top news stories from Minnesota in 2025. The post MN Daily Update: Top 10 sto...
Earlier this week
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 31, 2025Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Dec. 31, 2025. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 31, 2025 appeared first on...
- Minnesota’s ‘CWD hunt’ harvest tops last year’sAs the 2025 archery deer season neared its Dec. 31 end, Minnesota almost had its final tally on chronic wasting disease from the hunting season. During the late...
- How did inclusion of crossbows impact New York’s deer kill? DEC releases preliminary harvest percentagesThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Dec. 30 shared preliminary data on New York’s white-tailed deer harvest, at least as of Dec. 14...