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- Lee Kernen: After 29 years, giant northern pike is a new fish of lifetimeTwenty-nine years ago, back in 1995, Max Johnson and I took our wives on a trip to the Bahamas, during which he and I fished for bonefish with fly rods. It was ...
- How will pheasant hunters fair in the Midwest? A look at the forecast for 2024Throughout the Midwest pheasant hunting states, the message from Pheasants Forever and state agency wildlife biologists regarding what hunters can expect this f...
- MN Daily Update: B.A.S.S. updates rules relating to live sonarThe Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society (B.A.S.S) recently announced that it is setting new rules related to forward-facing sonar. Here are the details. The post MN ...
- New Hampshire angler wins big at New York’s Fall Lake Ontario Counties DerbyDan Blackmore, of Orford, N.H., caught a 31-pound, 5-ounce Chinook salmon on the first day of the Fall Lake Ontario Counties Trout, Salmon and Walleye Derby hel...
- WI Daily Update: B.A.S.S. updates rules relating to live sonarThe Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society (B.A.S.S) recently announced that it is setting new rules related to forward-facing sonar. Here are the details. The post WI ...
- Public meeting start of “digging in” to learn more about Minnesota’s elkWith a research project involving Minnesota’s northwestern elk herds and the reintroduction of elk in the northeast looming, the Minnesota DNR last week hoste...
- Longtime fishing educator, Bob Jensen, steps back from full-time outdoors careerOutdoor communicator and educator Bob Jensen built a storied career in the outdoors over the course of more than 45 years on the water. Now Jensen is going to t...
- Bluegills, black crappies best bet at Bunker Hill Lake in Illinois’ Macoupin CountyFew lakes in Illinois can boast of a solid and settled bluegill population, but tiny Bunker Hill Lake earns such recognition. DNR’s 2023 survey of the 11-acre...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Sept. 20, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor ...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Driver cited for speeding at World Shooting Complex on way to pick up more ammoIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Sept. 20, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The pos...
- Mike Raykovicz: Keys to picking the right tree this bowhunting seasonSeptember is here and archery season will begin soon in New York. Most bowhunters I know are already in the woods scouting for deer and for good places to put u...
- Deer-weary farmers favor expansion of hunting in IllinoisIs the pursuit of trophy deer in Illinois resulting in increased crop damage by a mismanaged deer herd? That’s one theory being shared by farmers and others i...
- Dean Bortz: A couple of black bear stories from WisconsinAshland County’s Jessica Ware, of Butternut, waited 11 years to draw a Zone A black bear harvest tag and shot a 300-pound (live weight – the bear was not we...
- MN Daily Update: Key details from the 2023 small game hunter surveyResults from the 2023 small game hunter survey are now available from the Minnesota DNR. Here are some key details from the report. The post MN Daily Update: Ke...
- Sept. 28 a key date this year in New York sporting worldThe last days of September and the early part of October are a time when so much happens in New York’s sporting world. And Sept. 28 is a key date. The fourth ...