Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- First cougar cubs verified in Michigan in more than a centuryThe Michigan DNR announced on Thursday that for the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the Michigan wild. State biolo...
- Michigan DNR reports Washtenaw County’s first CWD-positive wild deerWashtenaw is now the 15th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of...
- North Dakota hatcheries help drive the state’s fisheriesYears ago in grade school we took a field trip to Valley City National Fish Hatchery. Even now, I don’t think I fully appreciated what was right in our own ba...
- Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound in 2025The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresse...
- DNR sets walleye regulations for the 2025 open-water season on Minnesota’s Lake Mille LacsThe Minnesota DNR announced on Thursday that anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will be able to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, which b...
- Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too muchA bipartisan group of lawmakers this week urged the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests as ...
- Minnesota’s Little Jessie Lake in Itasca County is worth the stop for smallmouthThere are a lot of lakes in Itasca County, so a system such as Little Jessie Lake near Deer River often gets lost in the shuffle. But the lack of angler attenti...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: ’Tis the season for re-spooling with braidWhile monofilament line still has its place, I haven’t found any applications on spinning tackle that couldn’t be effectively accomplished with a braided ma...
- Outdoor Insights: ‘Accounting error’ means a 4% decline in available dollars for habitat work in MinnesotaBeing a public watchdog sometimes means sitting through boring legislative hearings and wading through long reports, then summarizing them for readers. Like thi...
- Lynx spotted in residential ‘dog pen’ near Minnesota’s Grand MaraisOut of seemingly nowhere, Sarah Hamilton, owner of Trail Center Lodge on Poplar Lake in Grand Marais, Minn., locked her eyes on a Canadian lynx prowling in the ...
- Ben Moyer: Trip from Pennsylvania to Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods worth the miles to extend ice-fishing seasonMy wife’s observation summed it up. “Do you realize you are going in the opposite direction of 99% of people traveling this time of year?” “Uh, yep!” ...
- WI Daily Update: Comment on state waterfowl seasonsThe Wisconsin DNR is looking for public input on duck hunting season zones and splits proposals. Here’s how you can comment. The post WI Daily Update: Comment...
- Mike Schoonveld: Here are some undeniable truths about fluorocarbon lineThe first time I attached a short fluorocarbon (FC) leader to the end of the nylon monofilament spooled on my reel was more than 25 years ago. I’ll admit, I w...
- Agencies studying fish movement on Ohio’s Great Miami RiverThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Miami Conservancy District (MCD), the Ohio DNR, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), combined re...
- MN Daily Update: Comment on fisheries management plans for 151 lakesThe Minnesota DNR is seeking public input on fisheries management plans for 151 state lakes. Listen here for the details. The post MN Daily Update: Comment on f...