Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Numbers from fall turkey, holiday deer hunt are inIt looks like fall Wisconsin turkey hunters registered a preliminary number of 4,482 turkeys as of Jan. 2, according to the DNR’s web site. That number might ...
- A lesson in the importance of eye protection for hunting, scoutingThe winter of 2023-24 in Minnesota could not have unfolded any better for those who love to scout for whitetails. The period of time with no snow on the ground ...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2003Enjoy the Snowflake Ski Club ski jumping competition Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Westby. Ski, skate, snowshoe, ice fish and more in Eagle River. Explore the Boundary Wate...
- National Deer Association report shows a record level of mature bucks in the nationwide harvestThe National Deer Association released its 2025 Deer Report on Jan. 16 with a new interactive report that makes it even easier for hunters to see harvest trends...
- Steve Pollick: Big band of pronghorns are a rare treat on a recent road trip out West“Whoa!” I shouted to my spouse as we tooled along U.S. 6 about 50 miles east of Denver on a recent road trip. “Those are pronghorns!” Old hunters always...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025Mid-winter bites depend on water temps, brush cover. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide fishing rep...
- Iowa DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changesThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunt...
- Three Central Iowa community lakes stocked with rainbow trout on Jan. 16The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released 3,700 rainbow trout on the afternoon of Jan. 16 at Lake Petocka in Bondurant, Triumph Park West and East...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Jan. 17, 2025. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025 appeared first on...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board meeting Jan. 22The Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Web...
- Good news for Wisconsin sturgeon spearers: Lake Winnebago ’bloodworm’ densities highest since 2019If the success of Wisconsin’s annual Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season depends on the strength of a “three-legged stool” that supports the se...
- Wisconsin bear quota, deer unit map going to the Natural Resources BoardThe Wisconsin DNR’s Randy Johnson will ask Natural Resources Board (NRB) members to approve an increase in the black bear harvest quota and kill tag levels fo...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 17, 2025Most lake areas seeing best ice travel in many years. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report from across the state on Jan. 17, 2025. The post Wisconsin...
- WI Daily Update: Maggots for walleyes?Tim Lesmeister and freshwater fishing hall of famer Dave Genz came upon a surprise school of walleyes while fishing crappies. Here’s what Genz did to catch th...
- Commentary: USFWS denies Sportsmen’s Alliance petitions on wolvesOn Jan. 7, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation received “not-warranted” findings as a politically-motivated farewell folly from the Biden administration o...