Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Wisconsin’s Estabrook Falls project clears the way for sturgeon spawningA fish passage around Estabrook Falls in Estabrook Park on Milwaukee County’s east side is under construction and should be complete by the end of September. ...
- ‘Reserved hunts’ in Michigan offer meaningful opportunities for manySince 2015 the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division has offered “Reserved Hunts” inside of the Sharonville State Game Area (SGA), whic...
- Big browns are a fish with an affinity for mean waterMean weather, mean water, and mean-looking flies are the keys to catching trophy brown trout. People might want to watch the 1985 thriller “The Mean Season....
- Minnesota’s Pine County SWCD targets Snake River water quality via forestry workWith a new forester and a new funding source, the Pine County Soil and Water Conservation District in Minnesota is poised to work with landowners within the Sna...
- What do mayflies have in common with passenger pigeons?Visiting a lake in May or June in much of the Midwest likely will bring you into contact with mayflies, although they also occur throughout the country. We some...
- Steve McComas: Examining the curious case of disappearing green sunfish from a Minnesota lakeStarting in the 1920s, gravel mining was active in the city of Maple Grove area in Minnesota. Several gravel pits were produced, and as gravel extraction was wi...
- Steve Griffin: With a little effort we can slow spread of invasivesThere’s two things we tend not to realize about aquatic vegetation, the stuff we call weeds: how important good ones are to the fish we love, and the threats ...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2027Range of Richfield president Jim Babiasz announces July events and specials at the range and invites listeners to meet gunsmith Eli Jahns in his new digs. Pappa...
- James Lindner: Mapping the modern weedline for summer bassIf you’re looking for largemouth bass in many of our northern, natural lakes, the approach is simple: Find the weeds, and odds are you’ll find bass. That be...
- Mike Schoonveld: Quick lessons on electric knife bladesA group of friends and myself were headed out for a couple days of walleye fishing and even more friends were on a second boat. All of us were expecting the cap...
- Steve Piatt: Sometimes, it’s best to turn the attention from turkeys to troutCutting short our spring gobbler season by a few days has become a standard routine for wife, Paula, and me, albeit one that always leads to concerns I’ll enc...
- With population dwindling, gray foxes now under Illinois DNR controlThe DNR has records going back to the mid-1970s that show more than 10,000 gray fox marketed each season by hunters and trappers across Illinois. In 2024, that ...
- Ohio’s post-spawn crappies can be had with the right tacticsOhio’s 2025 spring was cooler than normal and wet, not the typical crappie spawning conditions I have come to know and love. The summer months may bring more ...
- New York bass tournament registration takes hold with almost 800 events on tapNew York state has issued nearly 800 permits to anglers and organizations who plan to hold bass fishing tournaments around the state in 2025, as state officials...
- WI Daily Update: Tips for success fishing clear-water lakesZebra mussels have been making for clear waters on many lakes in the Upper Midwest, and in turn, tougher lakes to fish. Tim Lesmeister details ways to guarantee...