Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- No new sign of cougar cubs confirmed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula last MarchOn March 13, Roell confirmed that photographs of a pair of spotted cougar kittens had been taken in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. The photogr...
- Steve Griffin: Research debunks long-held theory on walleye spawning in Michigan’s Saginaw BayScientists work to answer a question: Where do these fish come from? Who’d-a-thunk-it? Modern Saginaw Bay walleyes, long thought to spawn mainly in tributary ...
- Iowa’s rabbit, squirrel season opens Aug. 30 with good numbers of both expectedThe good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa’s rabbit population is the highest in more than a decade, with the vast majority of Iowa con...
- WI Daily Update: Help count migrating chimney swifts this fallChimney swifts are a bird species that rely on chimneys for critical habitat. They are a species of special concern, and the Wisconsin DNR wants your help in co...
- Michigan’s estimated 2024 deer harvest 25% higher than registered numbersBased on preliminary estimates from the Michigan DNR’s annual deer harvest survey compiled by statistician Brian Frawley, hunters harvested 25% more deer duri...
- Ohio State University students report on fisheries research at Stone LabThe Ohio State University’s F. T. Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Put-in-Bay offers scholarships for highly qualified students enrolled in classes eac...
- Iowa’s mourning dove, teal seasons open in early September; here’s what to knowIowa’s mourning dove season begins Sept. 1, and with the mild weather in the forecast and a later teal season, state wildlife experts are predicting a busy op...
- Commentary: Food plots and chronic wasting disease are a bad combinationReading two articles in the Aug. 1 issue, I can’t help but think that chronic wasting disease and food plots to attract deer is a bad combination. With the sp...
- Federally endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Iowa’s Des Moines RiverThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday that the federally endangered pallid sturgeon was collected for the first time from the lower Des ...
- Holloway Reservoir sports ample variety for anglers in Michigan’s Genesee CountyLocated seven miles northeast of the city of Flint on the Genesee/Lapeer county line, Holloway Reservoir provides great fishing in an area with a large populati...
- Michigan’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Angler caught with 49 sunfish over his daily limitMichigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michiga...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 26, 2025For the past weekend, most boaters headed offshore looking for scattered salmon and stable conditions. What they generally found was a really good steelhea...
- Michigan DNR crews have stocked 18.9 million fish so far in ’25This spring and summer, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocked a total of 18,958,970 fish that weighed more than 331.5 tons and consisted of 10 di...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Hillsdale’s Ava Downs wins Gold in Women’s Trap in 2025 Junior Pan American GamesHillsdale College Student Ava Downs won a gold medal in women’s trap at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, on Aug. 11. Downs qualified...