Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Wisconsin Wardens at Work: Don’t shine with bow, crossbow in vehicleNicholas Engelhardt, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) field warden, now in Columbia County, was working a deer shining detail with Sean Neverman,...
- Outdoor Observations: Brenda Smoke wins grand prize in inaugural Michigan Outdoor News Best Turkey Photo ContestCongratulations to all the hunters who entered our inaugural Michigan Outdoor News Best Turkey Photo Contest. Whether you earned a prize or not, you are all win...
- Oak Duke: Going fly-fishing? Tie on an emergerThankfully, between some of the storied Mayfly events that in the past we hung our hats on, the resilient Caddis flies popped out even in high stained water, br...
- Tom Venesky: Should Pennsylvania have a wildlife management unit system for bear hunting?A bear crossed the road in front of me the other day, and something was different. In the past, if a bear was spotted along the road, in the neighborhood – or...
- Gretchen Steele: Old-school outdoor skills still worth knowingIn a recent long phone conversation with my nephew, he regaled me with his upcoming summer plans for him and his son. Canoeing for several days down the Missour...
- Important features to look for when buying a gun safeAll of us who own firearms – whether it’s one gun or more than a dozen guns – bear the responsibility of keeping them all safe and secure. That means stor...
- Michigan academy graduates 15 new conservation officersThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Training Academy hosted a graduation recently at the Ralph A. MacMullan Center in Roscommon. S...
- Michigan DNR seeking public’s help as it launches 2025 turkey brood surveyMichigan residents, are you ready to talk (or spot) wild turkeys? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources needs your help to tally wild turkeys this summer...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: A permit that would allow deer baiting is a bad ideaReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 18, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: A permit that ...
- Officers arrest two men for pay pipe thefts at Michigan campgroundsAn Eaton County man was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay thousands in restitution and reimbursement for money he stole from state forest campgroun...
- Coyote lawsuit against the Michigan Natural Resources Commission dismissedIt’s “abundantly clear” the Michigan Natural Resources Commission “used sound scientific management” in its decision last year to shorten the coyote h...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on July 11, 2025Great Lakes fishing has slowed; bass bite strong. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report from across the state on July 11, 2025. The post Michigan’s s...
- Pennsylvania’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the July 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania’s Outdoor C...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PF&BC conducts extra BUI checks July 4-6During the extended Independence Day weekend, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission focused on boater safety by keeping impaired boaters off the water. The po...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2028Lake Michigan charter captain Dumper Dan Welsch reports good catches of lake trout, steelhead and chinooks off Sheboygan and invites listeners to enjoy lunch at...