Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Christine Thomas: Bobcats thrive in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region; and at the little cabin“Christine, I am looking for blurbs for my book. I know you have things to do, but if it works out …” messaged Al Cornell, a retired Wisconsin DNR wildlif...
- Sporting-clays efficiency equals shotgunning confidence and more birds in the bagSummer is fading fast, and that’s fine with me. I don’t have the same passion for angling that I do for bird hunting, so when fall draws near, I concentrate...
- Tips and tricks to take advantage of Minnesota’s early teal and goose seasonsOne bird is small, acrobatic and creates the illusion they can fly like the wind – at speeds exceeding 50 mph. The other is large (body and wingspan), migrate...
- Want to hunt big game from a ground blind? Pay attention to the finer detailsThroughout my hunting career, I have spent many hours building blinds in a number of my hunting areas, where, after some serious scouting, I figured I could tak...
- Tom Bahti: Some thoughts about my favorite hunting gearEveryone asks me about my favorite pieces and brands of outdoor gear. Well, OK, actually no one has ever asked me that question, but I thought I’d throw out m...
- Michigan DNR’s statewide angling regulations under reviewThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division presented several proposed changes in fishing regulations to the state Natural Resources Commiss...
- Jeremiah Haas: How spoiled we are as hunters, anglers to live in the Quad Cities areaRecently, I had the opportunity to go to Canada and do some fishing with my family. While we all dream of those magical adventures in the Northwoods, after a fe...
- Michigan waterfowl numbers appear down from 2024Locally produced duck and goose numbers were both down this spring in Michigan and those effects are likely to be felt by waterfowl hunters this fall. Biologist...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 22, 2025Fishing results mixed; perch arriving at Les Cheneaux! Here’s the Michigan fishing report from across the state on Aug. 22, 2025. The post Michigan’s statew...
- Deer hunter out scouting discovers rare subtropical wood stork in central WisconsinA rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin. A hunter scouting for deer first sighted the bird on...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2034South winds bring kings close to shore, but high waves make fishing a challenge on Lake Michigan. New book features seasonal photos of Great Lakes shorelines. J...
- Mike Schoonveld: You caught a fish, so smile!It only takes about two clicks on my phone, tablet or computer these days to find a photograph of someone holding a fish, fresh from the lake, being posed for t...
- Tom Pink: Whitefish in Lake Superior holding steady (for now) while populations in other Great Lakes dwindleThere has been a lot written about the decline of whitefish in northern lakes Huron and Michigan over the past several weeks, including a story written by edito...
- From backwaters to oxbows, here’s how to hunt waterfowl on the mighty MississippiJohn Devney doesn’t remember a lot about his early-teen years, but he does vividly recall one moment with stunning clarity: the early October morning he shot ...
- WI Daily Update: Stable weather plus top-water lures can be magic for bass on August nightsAugust nights during stable stretches of weather can be great for targeting bass with top-water lures. Tim Lesmeister has the details. The post WI Daily Update:...