Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- ‘Tight window’ between when Wisconsin hunting regulation pamphlets are printed and when seasons startSo, just when did the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) printed 2025 hunting regulations pamphlets reach the hunting public? That was a question t...
- A look back: Noteworthy observations from four decades examining Minnesota lakesI have seen some interesting lake-related phenomena during the past 40 years. Here are a few examples. More than once I’ve witnessed a northern pike with at l...
- Russ Mason: Privatization of CWD testing could help minimize human exposure, save moneyFrom a wildlife perspective, management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) boils down to prevention, surveillance, and suppression. Eradication is unrealistic, ju...
- State Roundup: Wisconsin Waterfowl Association names new executive directorThe Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) has a new executive director in the form of Brad Heidel. WWA’s retiring executive director, Bruce Ross, and board of...
- Patrick Durkin: Long hours in a treestand pays off on Idaho elk huntWhat do you say to convince yourself to stick with a treestand where you haven’t seen an elk after 11 hunts totaling 50 hours the past 5½ days? Based on 55 y...
- When it comes to bowhunting, don’t miss highOne day, a Pennsylvania bowhunter stacked fallen branches against a large tree trunk that had been lying horizontally on the floor of the Allegheny Forest for y...
- Steve Griffin: Panfish can easily get lost in autumnAs mid-September approached this year, trees as usual remained leafy green. Whitetail does and twin fawns tentatively ventured into bright winter wheat fields. ...
- Fall rock bass provide fast action and a tasty mealWhen you want to figure out how to catch a fish, look at its mouth. Sharks aren’t vegetarians and guppies don’t eat meatballs. In both cases, it’s not onl...
- Fall season offers the best for both hunters and anglersWith the days getting shorter and the mornings a little crisper, it leaves little doubt that fall is upon us. All across Ohio, many bows are being shot and fine...
- Cherish Wisconsin Fund hits milestone $3 million markThe Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) said the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund has hit a new milesto...
- New study shows fish spawning in Chicago River hits a high pointCrappies, bluegills and bass appear to be benefiting greatly from improved habitat and conditions in what was once considered the most polluted body of water in...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Sept. 26, 2025Walleyes, crappies, biting heavy on minnows. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on Sept. 26, 2025. The post Illinois’ statew...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2039We get hunting advice from three archery deer experts this week. JC Chamberlin talks about early season bowhunting strategies. Kurt Kowaleski discusses mobility...
- Wisconsin DNR forester dies after being struck by lightningThe Washington County Sheriff’s Department announced that a forester employed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources died after being struck by ligh...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Forestry Revitalization Act promises new facility in Hayward to produce aviation fuelThe Forestry Revitalization Act was announced last week with an investment in a new facility in Hayward that will turn woody biomass into aviation fuel. The pos...