Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Episode 548 – Conservation in Big Beautiful Bill, duck forecast, WI farm deer, wolf commentaryManaging Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss a multitude of topics to start the show including a lake access closed down thanks to a few bad ap...
- University of Minnesota study aims to ‘catch and reveal’ what’s killing fishThroughout the past two decades, coho salmon die-offs as the fish ventured into urban waterways in the Pacific Northwest have perplexed researchers. It was assu...
- Streams of Thought: Litterers, vandals ruin access opportunities on a Minnesota Wildlife Management AreaSome old DNR friends of mine used to joke that before they erected shiny news signs on state lands, they considered first taking them to a gun range to “pre-e...
- Lawmaker grills Pennsylvania Game Commission on land swapA state legislator is criticizing a land swap involving the Pennsylvania Game Commission as a violation of the Pittman- Robertson Act. In late June, the state H...
- MN Daily Update: Fishing current seams on rivers to catch smallmouth bassFreshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Dave Genz is an avid smallmouth bass angler on rivers during the summers. Here’s what Genz does to find success. The post MN ...
- Floating the Delaware River — a northeastern water with many attractionsWe’ve all heard of George Washington crossing the Delaware River and surprising the Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War. I have crossed the Delaware...
- Patrick Durkin: Youth-only hunts often trigger petty oppositionEven though Wisconsin’s hunter numbers have tumbled the past quarter-century, some adults get all pouty about the state’s two-day youth-only hunts for deer,...
- Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Suspect exceeds the deer bag limit in Crawford CountyOhio cuffs and collars are field reports from Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the July 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Ohio Cuffs & Col...
- Popular access on Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River still open, at least for nowA popular boat access on the Susquehanna River will remain open, for now. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission had planned to restrict the West Falls Access ...
- Shapiro signs bill lifting Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting banThe long-standing ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania has been lifted. On July 9 Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill to repeal the ban – recently approved by th...
- Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on July 10, 2025Walleye, catfish bites strong in Pa.’s western waters. A look at the Pennsylvania fishing report from across the state on July 10, 2025. The post Pennsylvania...
- Budget offers some hope for Ohio DNR fundingOpposition from sportsmen to the Ohio Senate’s version of the 2026-2027 state budget paid off. Bonus money from oil and gas leases in state wildlife areas wil...
- Ohio now features more than 900 bald eagle nests in the stateOhio can celebrate a milestone this summer with 964 confirmed active bald eagle nests, according to the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife. More than 1,800 reports f...
- Ohio’s statewide fishing report on July 10, 2025Crappie fishing getting fired up in the summer. A look at the Ohio fishing report from across the state on July 10, 2025. The post Ohio’s statewide fishing re...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: Lower Great Lakes Office in New York conducting important work for native species and the habitat they call homeWhen it comes to native fish species such as lake sturgeon, lake trout, and brook trout (to name but a few), the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservatio...