Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Minnesota’s House of Representatives back in action, with outdoor bills among first on the tableThe Minnesota House of Representatives convened for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 6, after Republicans and DFLers reached a power-sharing agreement. They did...
- New York DEC launches public HPAI reporting systemThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the launch of an online platform for the public to report suspected Highly Pathog...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 13, 2025Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Feb. 13, 2025. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 13, 2025 appeared first on...
- Longtime Duluth-area conservation officer named Minnesota’s 2024 CO of the YearIn recognition of his outstanding overall career performance, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Andy Schmidt has been named the 202...
- Crossbows, junior hunting highlight priorities as sportsmen’s group meets with New York lawmakersOn Wednesday, Feb. 5, the New York Sportsmen’s Advisory Council and Congressional Sportsman’s Foundation hosted their annual breakfast, an event that pairs ...
- New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Feb. 13, 2025Snow a factor on many lakes and ponds. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Feb. 13, 2025. The post New York’s statewide fishing and ...
- Steve Pollick: A surprise mink sighting joins a chorus of wildlife on the Ohio homestead this winterAs I write this, the coming of the full Moon of February, known to some Native American tribes as the Hunger Moon for this deep-winter season of want, is just a...
- Trump nominates former Wyoming Game and Fish director to lead USFWSThe Trump administration this week nominated former Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik to serve as the next director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv...
- DNR suspects bird flu in recent Lower Michigan waterfowl die-offsThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources has recently sampled dead wild birds suspected to be positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at multiple loc...
- Michigan DNR seeking public’s help with northern Lower Peninsula wolf surveyThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division is seeking the public’s help in conducting a community-based northern Lower Peninsula survey to...
- Steve Griffin: Michigan’s big, burly, Saginaw Bay replete with walleyesWhat irony! I love just about everything about my neighbor, big, burly Saginaw Bay. But I’m not the person you’re most likely to see on that lobe of Lake Hu...
- Minnesota DNR’s CWD culling footprint is smaller this yearLooking to mid-February and March, the Minnesota DNR, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will begin its winter deer-culling efforts in met...
- WI Daily Update: Catch more fish during cold frontsUsing underwater cameras for ice fishing has shown that cold fronts can shut off a bite, but they’ve also shown us what we can do to catch fish when those con...
- Commentary: New administration reignites debate around mining, Minnesota’s Boundary WatersOn Feb. 5, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (Minnesota, District 8) re-introduced the Superior National Forest Restoration Act, which would reverse the historic 2023 Bide...
- Oxygen levels bump up in some Minnesota lakes, potentially impacting fishWhile hard-water anglers are reveling this season with the opportunity to fish on thick, clear ice, the clarity and a relative lack of snow have turned some lak...