Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the March 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Investigation takes apart Kentucky spotlighting ringFollowing intensive investigation work by conservation officers, authorities in Kentucky reported that a group of six people illegally killed hundreds of animal...
- Idaho man poaches deer on elementary school lawn – then returns for carcassIn a case that a wildlife officer described as “a first for me,” an Idaho man shot a deer on an elementary school lawn after dark, left it for about two hou...
- Former president of Bluffland Whitetail Association charged in Minnesota’s Fillmore CountyFormer Bluffland Whitetail Association President Taylor Bestor, 41, faces up to 10 felony charges in Fillmore County Circuit Court over the alleged disappearanc...
- Minnesota environment committees tackle crossbow use during archery season, ‘tab’ park proposalsAt its Feb. 26 meeting, Minnesota's House Environment and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on the effect crossbows have had on state deer and turkey ...
- No federal dollars means shrinking acres for Minnesota’s Walk-In Access ProgramThe reason: the federal funding used to pay for part of Minnesota’s walk-in access program – as well as programs in several other states – has not been ro...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on March 4, 2026Accesses are getting beat up in some parts of the state. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report on March 4, 2026. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishing report...
- Dean Bortz: The inspiring story of ‘Raga’ and her big 2023 Wisconsin bearAnyone who has spent some time in the Madison area has likely seen Geraldine Francis Klus bombing around the beltline in her Ford Explorer painted in winter cam...
- Illinois bill adjusts age range for those required to have a fishing licenseA bill filed in early February tied to fishing license fees in Illinois would pull at the bottom end of the age bracket and push at the top end. It could cut in...
- WI Daily Update: Spring light goose hunting underwaySpring light goose hunting seasons have kicked off in much of the central portion of the country. Here’s an update on the season. The post WI Daily Update: Sp...
- Scott Walter back at Wisconsin DNR, this time as wildlife leaderScott Walter has some big shoes to fill, knowing that some of the previous directors of wildlife management for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (D...
- New York’s revamped Long Island deer lottery off to a good startDespite some preseason concerns, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s new online procedure for registering to hunt Long Island’s DE...
- MN Daily Update: Draw down planned for Marsh Lake in Lac qui Parle WMAThe Minnesota DNR announced that the agency has plans to draw down water levels on Marsh Lake in the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area. Listen here for mor...
- New York DEC drafts Northern Montezuma WMA management planThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public comments on a draft Access and Public Use Plan (APUP) for the Northern Montezuma W...