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- WI Daily Update: Cougar kittens confirmed in Michigan for first time in more than a centuryThe Michigan DNR announced on March 13 that it had confirmed a pair of cougar kittens in Ontonagon County. It’s the first confirmation in more than 100 years ...
- Michigan Natural Resources Commission considers waterfowl season framework with two major changes proposedA shortened early teal season and an increased pintail daily bag limit are the two major changes proposed for the 2025-26 waterfowl season in Michigan The Depar...
- Study shows brook trout may be able to adapt to heatwavesBrook trout may have a genetic trick up their scales when it comes to adapting, with limitations, to heatwaves that threaten their existence. Scientists have kn...
- Steve Piatt: The life of a Labrador centers around a routineYears of experience in Labrador retriever ownership told me to remove my glasses before exiting the truck and walking in the door after a six-day stint at the G...
- Nature Smart: Get to know the long-tailed weasel — a tiny but true predatorUncommon critters fascinate me, which reminds me of some encounters I had with a cool animal on my recent photo tours in Yellowstone National Park this winter. ...
- Commentary: Joint replacements can restore an outdoor lifeThe Pennsylvania wilderness can be unforgiving on an aging body. As time goes on, reaching your trusted “honey-hole” stand becomes a challenge, and sometime...
- Vertical jigging is a great way to go for big lakersIn the mid 1800s, an angler in the Finger Lake region of Upstate New York would come up with a method to catch lake trout in deep water. Avid angler Seth Green ...
- A little pre-season scouting can go a long way toward a filled turkey tagIt wasn’t that long ago when the notion of patterning turkeys would have earned you some strange looks. The dominant hunting styles used to be to either roost...
- Michigan Natural Resources Commission sets bear license quotas, tweaks rulesThe Michigan Natural Resources Commission in March approved new bear hunting quotas and regulations for the next two-year regulation cycle. Feedback from concer...
- Jeremiah Haas: Is integrating technology into outdoor experiences a good thing?Technology is a normal part of life, otherwise we would still be riding horses and cooking food over an open fire. Innovation typically occurs when there is a n...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2012Henry Repeating Arms consolidates all production in Wisconsin. Bring your deer, elk, bear and wolf trophies to the Open Season Sportsmen’s Expo next weekend. ...
- Michigan commission reexamines its decision on coyote season closureThe Michigan Natural Resources Commission is poised to reverse its decision from last year that closed coyote hunting April 15 to July 15 amid an ongoing lawsui...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on March 21, 2025Mixed ice reports from across state; toms are gobbling. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on March 21, 2025. The post Michigan’s stat...
- Ohio DNR closes two big walleye over-limit cases on Lake ErieThe Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife’s law enforcement officers assigned to Lake Erie recently closed two cases in which angle...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PGC lifts Middle Creek WMA access restrictionsVisitors to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area again have regular access to the property. The Game Commission in early February closed public access to sever...