Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- MN Daily Update: Apply for a turkey tag in a couple wildlife management areasMost permits for turkey hunting in Minnesota are over-the-counter licenses, but there’s a couple of important wildlife management areas in the state where hun...
- Illinois sees a significant boost in total deer harvestA significant increase in late-winter success combined with slight bumps in the take by archery and firearms hunters led to an overall spike in the Illinois 202...
- Here’s what’s on tap for the biggest national bass tournaments in 2025With the nation’s northern locales largely locked in winter’s icy grip and only dreaming about fishing open water, some of the world’s top bass anglers â€...
- State Roundup: Legendary Wisconsin wildlife biologist authors another bookNeil F. Payne ranks as one of Wisconsin’s legendary wildlife biologists. My knowledge of Payne began simply through his emails to me every spring and fall ask...
- Patrick Durkin: Trespassing mistake carries distrust over Wisconsin neighbor’s fenceWhile studying sites and scheduling dates for spring turkey hunts with family and friends, I can’t shake bad memories of November’s gun deer season and thei...
- Nearly 5,000 federal natural resource employees headed for layoffsFederal natural resource agencies late last week launched sweeping personnel cuts totaling thousands of public lands employees across the country. The layoffs a...
- Effort to block invasive carp into Lake Michigan gets blocked by politicsIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project meant to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan by at least several months, saying he’s w...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Feb. 17, 2025Winter comes and goes, anglers adjust on central lakes. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Feb. 17, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide fishing ...
- Walleyes, tiger muskies and plenty of room to roam at Horseshoe Lake in New York’s St. Lawrence CountyTucked away in the southeast corner of St. Lawrence County, N.Y., lies a beckoning fishing and paddling destination that is sometimes overlooked. If it didn’t...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Planted deer decoy helps catch father, son shooting from roadwayNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Col...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Feb. 21, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor ...
- New York DEC adds 190 acres to Pharsalia Woods State ForestThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the acquisition of more than 190 acres to the Pharsalia Woods State Forest in Che...
- New York Mixed Bag: Delaware River Tailwaters Joint Management Plan meeting to be held February 25The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold a virtual public information session on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. to inform New Yor...
- New York’s Earlville Conservation Club honors big buck contest winnersThe Earlville Conservation Club, in Madison County, N.Y., once again held its annual big buck contest dinner, at the Sherburne American Legion Family Post 876. ...
- New York’s Jacob Slusarz wins Lancaster Archery ClassicA New York archer has prevailed in yet another big archery tournament, this time winning the 2025 Lancaster Archery Classic, held Jan. 23-26 and an event that i...