Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Nature Smart: On a quest to find the Sherman’s fox squirrelI find the variations and diversity in the wild to be the special ingredient underpinning the strength of Mother Nature. This was abundantly clear last week whe...
- Commentary: Ikes offers ‘common-sense agenda for conservation’ for next CongressWith a new Congress and president in Washington, conservationists are working to safeguard the lands, waters, and wildlife that define our outdoor heritage. Acr...
- Retired Illinois Conservation Police Officer offers field check tips for hunters and anglersAfter 25 years in law enforcement, people often ask me what to do when an officer checks them in the field. With the rise of Internet videos showing poor law en...
- New Outdoors program helps bring turkey hunters into the woodsIt was a mild spring morning in Ontario as I perched on my hunting stool, jumpy with anticipation as the sun gently rose over an overturned pasture. I was there...
- Understand these signs to better gauge when and where to be in the turkey woodsHunters might argue that any day and all days are good days for getting outside and turkey hunting. I get that if a person is limited to one tag and seven days ...
- Steve Sarley: Illinois’ Chris Taurisano hanging up well-worn fishing guide capI see a lot of things on social media that surprise me but nothing as shocking as what I saw on my Facebook feed on a recent day. It blew me away. It was from t...
- Ron Schara: If I could do it all over again, what would I change?If I could do it over again? It’s something to think about. Oh, I have a few examples. Who doesn’t? I mean, I’m kinda glad I did what I did, but I had no ...
- Save Ohio Parks seeks a pause on state park drillingSave Ohio Parks, an organization that opposes fracking for oil and gas in state parks and wildlife areas, is leading a group of 30 environmental organizations i...
- Dan Ladd: March ice-fishing trip to New York’s Fulton County better late than neverHere it is early April, and I’m looking back a month to early March, which found me doing something I typically do around the Christmas holiday: getting my ic...
- Streams of Thought: Time for a return to turkey huntingIt’s been a few years since I’ve hunted turkeys, mostly attributable to an intense fear of Lyme disease and early wake-up calls. I suppose those are terribl...
- Commentary: Do your part to help build the future of outdoor sportsSomething I often hear from folks involved in hunting, fishing and the shooting sports is “We need to get more youngsters involved.” I’m sure many readers...
- Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on Mexican gray wolves, prompting emergency declaration in rural New MexicoCommissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being maimed and killed by endangered Mexican gray wol...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 4, 2025Walleyes entering Detroit River; turkeys strutting. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on April 4, 2025. The post Michigan’s statewide...
- Maryland rock bass record holder nets new milestoneThomas Over Jr., of Darlington, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. Over, 30,...
- Pennsylvania club works on wetlandsThe Rolfe Beagle Club, an active bird dog and sportsmen’s group here in Elk County, continued its wetlands improvements this spring by replacing old wood duck...