Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Tom Venesky: An unorthodox defense of invasive plants in PennsylvaniaMaking the case in support of invasive plant species in Pennsylvania isn’t a popular one, but sometimes the benefits to wildlife are undeniable. Some of my be...
- John Tertuliani: River fishing one last time before winter sets in is good for the soulRiver reconnaissance is my idea of R and R. No actual recon is in order, not for the Scioto River in Ohio. Flowing close to home, I know it well. Come December,...
- WI Daily Update: A tip to help catch big perchWant a technique that catches big perch? Here’s a tip from one Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer. The post WI Daily Update: A tip to help catch big perch appea...
- Commentary: In Congress’ final days, wildlife, outdoor recreation legislation sent to presidentBackcountry Hunters & Anglers, on Dec. 23, celebrated the advancement of two bills a week ago passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate following their passage by t...
- Outdoor Insights: Can Minnesota legislators remember what compromise means this upcoming session?Hearing lots of chatter about a possible state budget deficit in a few years. The opposition and some media happily have declared that Democrats own any deficit...
- MN Daily Update: A tip to help catch big perchWant a technique that catches big perch? Here’s a tip from one Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer. The post MN Daily Update: A tip to help catch big perc...
- CWD endemic in southeast trio of deer permit areas in MinnesotaThe Minnesota DNR told Outdoor News this week that deer permit areas 646, 647, and 648 would be entering a new phase of management due to the high prevalence of...
- Will 2025 bring answers as to what will fill void of transferred Upper Sioux Agency State Park in Minnesota?In February 2024, Upper Sioux Agency State Park closed to the public and park ownership officially was transferred without cost to the Upper Sioux Community by ...
- MN Daily Update: Boone and Crockett Club creates first new species category since 2001The Boone and Crockett Club recently created its first new species category for big game since 2001. Here are the details. The post MN Daily Update: Boone and C...
- Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania bear trends clear on PGC’s harvest data pageMaps are useful in understanding wildlife management matters, and maps have come a long way. I miss the maps once published in PA Game News that expressed the d...
- Cedar Lake in Minnesota’s Rice County gives up another record-breaking crappieIn late October, Axel Angelow reeled in a record-breaking black crappie from Cedar Lake in Rice County, Minn. It was an 18-inch, 3-pound, 13-ounce fish that bro...
- WI Daily Update: Boone and Crockett Club creates first new species category since 2001The Boone and Crockett Club recently created its first new species category for big game since 2001. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: Boone and C...
- Panther Hollow Lake restoration effort gaining steam in PittsburghAn effort is underway to spur action on Panther Hollow Lake – once a recreational gem now in decay in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. Students in an environment...
- Steve Pollick: New Year’s resolutions for the outdoorsmanSo, here we are, on the doorstep of the Brave New World of 2025. Time for well-meant New Year’s resolutions, including for outdoors folks. For me, that means ...
- Mike Schoonveld: Are carp good to eat? Yes, when prepared properlyThere are five species of invasive carp now entrenched in the Upper Midwest, though only the common carp and grass carp (an Asian carp) are found in Michigan. I...