Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Steve Carney: A good friend’s close call, and switch to ‘hatchet’ hook pays offA good friend of mine from high school has been coming to Minnesota to fish with me for more than 20 years. Last week, he was on a plane, coming from his home i...
- Four new dog/handler teams join Minnesota DNR’s K9 unitThe Minnesota DNR K9 Unit has expanded by four dogs and handlers and increased its ability many times over to detect aquatic invasive species, locate lost peopl...
- Minnesota DNR’s latest draft of state Wildlife Management Area plan sees movement, againTwo years after DNR Roundtable discussions and some movement on drafting a statewide wildlife and aquatic management area plan, the agency remains somewhat wher...
- WI Daily Update: Wisconsin Wildlife Federation honors standout conservationistsThe Wisconsin Wildlife Federation recently announced its conservationists of the year awards. Listen here for the details. The post WI Daily Update: Wisconsin W...
- Ralph Loos: Most recent Hunting Incident Report from Illinois proves roles of bad decisions, good luckEach time the Illinois DNR releases its annual Hunter Incident Report, I’m reminded that bad things happen because of two very different kinds of decisions: i...
- Lake Shelbyville Archery Park becomes reality in Illinois behind the help of volunteersThere is a new public archery park in central Illinois that has bowhunters and archers excited about improving their skills in a natural outdoors setting. The L...
- Christine Thomas: Bears wreak some havoc at the Little Cabin“Feeders have been taken down by bear(s) in a subdivision about a mile southeast of you for the past two weeks,” our town chairman posted on my Facebook pag...
- MN Daily Update: Park ranger and her canine reunitedIn Rob Drieslein’s most recent column for Outdoor News, he shares a feel-good story about a park ranger and dog reunion. Listen here for the details. T...
- E-bikes change how hunters, anglers reach their spots quickly, cleanly, and quietlyTwenty years ago, when I was in better shape, I bought a mountain bike from a professional mountain bike tour racer. The bike was outfitted with every conceivab...
- Minnesota’s omnibus environment bill headed to Gov. WalzMinnesota’s 2025 legislative session has officially ended after a one-day special session on Monday, June 9, when the House and Senate focused on passing bill...
- Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame seeks nominationsThe Illinois Conservation Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame class of 2025. Each year, the foundation honors individu...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Pekin High School wins Bob Kerans Muskie TournamentPekin High School Teams 1 and 2 won the 12th annual Illinois Bob Kerans Scholastic Muskie Tournament held on Johnson Lake in Banner Marsh on May 31. Wyatt Weidn...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – June 10, 2025Salmon action has been coming on a little better. The post Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – June 10, 2025 appeared first on Outdoor News.
- World Shooting Complex in Illinois will be able to hire scorekeepers as young as 14 for Grand ChampionshipsA measure that allows the World Shooting Complex to hire people as young as 14 to keep score at the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships passed the I...
- Bill to help Illinois farmers control deer awaits governor’s signatureLegislation aimed at making it easier for residents to obtain a hunting permit — and to help control the deer population — passed both the Illinois Senate a...