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- Illinois students catch seven muskies in 11th annual Bob Kerans Scholastic Muskie TournamentStudents from several schools in Illinois participated in the 11th annual Bob Kerans Scholastic Muskie Tournament, held June 8 on Johnson Lake at Banner Marsh i...
- New York DEC notes upgrades, improvements at recreation hubs across the stateIn addition to the debut of the new Accessible Recreation Destinations Map, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation also announced the compl...
- Fishing, boating locations for disabled included in virtual tool from New York DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced a new easy-to-use map of accessible recreation features and the completion of mor...
- Bear population continues to expand across MinnesotaWhen a black bear is spotted outside of its primary range in the northern third of the Minnesota – as has been the case recently in St. Cloud and locations so...
- Brush-busting deer guns: Still useful, increasingly popularGrandpa and great grandpa loved their brush busting, lever-action .30-30s, .35 Remingtons, and .32 Winchester Specials, but should you? Yes. But not for the bru...
- Gretchen Steele: Illinois EPA offers new tool to track harmful algal bloomsAs the summer heat rolls in and the allure of Illinois’ beautiful lakes and rivers beckons, staying informed about potential water hazards is essential. The I...
- WI Daily Update: Adjust to catch fish on clear-water lakesCrystal clear water as a result of zebra mussels impacts fishing in many ways. Tim Lesmeister has some thoughts on how to adjust to catch fish in these conditio...
- Nature Smart: One big, and extremely rare, brood of loonsNature is always showing me new things. For 20 years, I have been spending up to four weeks on my boat, photographing and studying the nesting, egg laying, chic...
- MN Daily Update: Adjust to catch fish on clear-water lakesCrystal clear water as a result of zebra mussels impacts fishing in many ways. Tim Lesmeister has some thoughts on how to adjust to catch fish in these conditio...
- Outdoor Insights: Here are the details of the closure of Minnesota’s Hill Annex Mine State ParkOutdoor News devoted ample space to the transfer of Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the local tribal community in February, so to be consistent, I couldn’t l...
- Man who diverted national park river in Michigan put on probationA man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Andrew Howard was also banned from N...
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness clarifies dog leash rulesThe U.S. Forest Service added new language to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permitting last spring, indicating that dogs must be on a leash of 6 feet or...
- Gear & Gadgets: Latitude Outdoors’ Carbon SS climbing sticks perfect for mobile huntersThis proprietary carbon fiber technology was originally developed for aerospace and automotive applications. One of the first applications was structural compon...
- Panfish are the big show in Minnesota’s Sullivan Lake in Morrison CountyAt more than 1,100 acres, Sullivan Lake is one of the bigger bodies of water you’ll find in Morrison County. It has a direct connection with Platte Lake, via ...
- Backyard and Beyond: Capturing some early-summer tales of wildlifeA recipe for possible disaster: A mother duck leads her ducklings toward a river’s shoreline. A coyote lopes down for a drink, discovers the duck family, and ...