Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Black vulture depredation permit allows taking of 3 birds for applicants approved in IllinoisIllinois farmers battling black vulture disturbances are being encouraged to obtain a depredation permit through the Illinois Farm Bureau again this year. IFB r...
- Action to save remaining Illinois wetlands gains steamThe Supreme Court’s decision in 2023 to roll back the Clean Water Act has meant less federal oversight in protecting the country’s wetlands. Illinois does n...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Are there any long-term plans for quail population in Illinois?Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 5, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Are there any ...
- Ralph Loos: Attacks on Illinois bobcat season again fail to stalk important factsFolks who read this newspaper on a regular basis tend to be a step or two ahead of me, which isn’t all that difficult of a task, yet I appreciate it nonethele...
- Two eaglets blown from tree in Illinois stormTwo eaglets died after strong winds blew a bald eagle nest out of the top of a tree in southern Illinois. It happened on Miller City Road near Horseshoe Lake. T...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Spring trout fishing opens April 6The 2024 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open April 6 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. DNR stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout ...
- Despite numbers, advocate from Illinois Bobcat Foundation still pressing DNR on bobcat seasonA vocal opponent of bobcat trapping and hunting in Illinois is once again speaking up, accusing DNR of not being transparent about the science it is using to ma...
- Wisconsin Outdoor News’ Person of the Year: At 103, Rueben Kolpack still marking milestones in the outdoorsAt the age of 103 Rueben Kolpack has marked many a milestone. Too many to list here, for sure, but let’s give it a try anyway. World War II soldier. Recipient...
- Fur market prices not bountiful, but options exist for those looking to sell in New YorkAlthough New York trappers and fur hunters can expect modest prices on certain animals, there have been some silver linings in this year’s fur market. Example...
- WI Daily Update: What to know about this year’s spring hearingsThe state’s annual fish and wildlife spring hearings are set for April 8. Here’s what to know and how to take part. The post WI Daily Update: What to know a...
- Trophy whitetails highlighted at Big Buck Night-West in MichiganJimmy Gretzinger has been hosting Big Buck Night for Michigan Out-of-Doors television for 25 years. And his co-host, Jenny Olsen Ciolek, has been doing so for 2...
- Tom Bahti: Much goes into deer kill numbers in Wisconsin from year to yearDuring my decades working as a wildlife biologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, there were few things that kept me up at night. However, th...
- MN Daily Update: Comment on how the DNR manages muskiesThe Minnesota DNR is asking people to share their thoughts on how the DNR manages muskellunge as part of an update to the state’s muskie long-range plan. Here...
- Dan Ladd, Bob Kazmierski, Devin Gee all honored at New York’s Adirondack Outdoorsman ShowThree regional sportsmen were recently recognized at the 19th annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show at the Johnstown Moose Lodge. The men, which included turkey ca...
- Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – April 1, 2024 – videoThe river spawning runs of walleyes on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers is in full swing and the reef jig bite on the Western Basin of Lake Erie is starting to pi...