Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Illinois’ Lake Shelbyville fish to benefit from Christmas tree donationsThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance, and DNR will place discarded Christmas trees into Lake Shelbyville to enhance the fish...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Wingshooting clinics, pheasant hunts setYouth between the ages of 10 and 17 can apply now for the youth wingshooting clinic and pheasant hunt opportunities scheduled at Pere Marquette State Park in Je...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Declare open season on nest predators to shore up turkeysReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 24, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Declare open s...
- Ralph Loos: Harvest by Illinois bowhunters again ranks high in national reportOK, that’s a lot of math. It doesn’t come from me, fortunately for you. These are numbers provided by the National Deer Association’s 2025 Deer Report, wh...
- Gretchen Steele: Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary a winter cure for ‘big white bird’ feverWhile many think only of a warm fire and hot toddy during the dark cold months of winter, I think of big white birds. Trumpeter and tundra swans, pelicans and o...
- Public invited to learn more about Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago sturgeon, walleyes Jan. 22Lake Winnebago system lake sturgeon and walleye enthusiasts interested in learning more about both species may attend an in-person and virtual session entitled ...
- WI Daily Update: Many honored for heroic acts of public serviceThe Wisconsin DNR recently honored DNR wardens and civilian staff for heroic acts of public service. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: Many honore...
- Harvest numbers are up, but more permits are at play in Illinois bobcat seasonBobcat trappers and hunters in Illinois appear to be ahead of the harvest pace compared to previous seasons. But there are new numbers in the mix that must be c...
- New York’s Sullivan County sportsmen’s club adjusts after state’s ban on coyote hunting contestsEver since New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.4099/A.2917 in December 2023 – an amendment to the state’s environmental conservation law that “makes certa...
- Looking for a new fishing boat? There are great 2025 optionsAnglers know the importance of a reliable, high-performance fishing boat to handle the region’s diverse waterways. From the expansive Great Lakes to hidden fi...
- Patrick Durkin: One of three Wisconsin bear cubs survive after sow loses cornfield denHeavy rains and sodden fields in autumn often block farmers from harvesting cornfields before winter. When that happens north of Hwy. 10, it’s no surprise wee...
- ASMFC looking ahead following December striped bass meetingAs coverage in the Jan. 10 edition of New York Outdoor News reported, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board...
- Tracking dog helps Wisconsin hunter find two fatally shot deerShooting and wounding a deer may well stand as the worst nightmare for any deer hunter. Once is bad enough, but that happened twice to Mark Martin, of Rio, Wis....
- MN Daily Update: DNR adjusts CWD management in three southeastern deer permit areasThe Minnesota DNR announced that CWD has officially reached the endemic stage in three southeastern Minnesota deer permit areas and the agency will adjust its m...
- Waneta Lake offers a realistic shot at a big muskie in New York’s Schuyler CountyIt’s rare to talk about Waneta Lake without also mentioning Lamoka Lake, since the two are strikingly similar and connected by a canal of less than a mile tha...