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- Ice forming but remains uncertain for Ohio waters of Lake ErieAs of mid-December, there were some locations where anxious ice anglers were walking on Ohio water and pulling fish through their augured or chipped holes. Near...
- Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 23, 2025A bit of early ice fishing realized; on hold now. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on Dec. 23, 2025. The post Ohio’s statewide fishing a...
- Ice fishing not advised across much of IowaIowa’s stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures has deteriorated the quality of ice across much of the state south of Iowa Hwy. 3, to the point where any rem...
- Ohio gun hunters kill nearly 16,000 deer in bonus weekendHunters checked 15,835 white-tailed deer on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20-21, during Ohio’s gun hunting weekend, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of W...
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- Flathead stocked in 1998 sampled in Illinois’ Canton LakeA tagged flathead catfish captured by DNR biologists last year in Canton Lake turned out to be an original fish taken from the Illinois River and stocked in the...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ap...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Know your rifle before heading into the deer woodsIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Illin...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Youth goose hunt Jan. 19 in Fulton CountyYouth between the ages of 10 and 17 are invited to participate in the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt, scheduled for Jan. 19 in Fulton County. The post...
- Illinois DNR investigating the killing of trumpeter swan near KinmundyIllinois DNR law enforcement began investigating the unlawful take of a trumpeter swan that was found deceased near Kinmundy in Marion County on Dec. 5. After x...
- Year one of Illinois CWD pilot ends; Iowa and Missouri adjust plansAs Illinois wraps up the first year of its 5-year CWD Pilot Program, neighboring states Iowa and Missouri are also altering their management approaches – incl...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: We need to realize that more predators are not the answerReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: We need to real...
- How far is too far when it comes to long-range shots in hunting?Here we go again. I recently read an article in one of my hunting magazines titled “Is Long Range Shooting at Animals Ethical Hunting?” The author claims th...
- 2025 was another good year for Lake Ontario fishingIn looking back on the 2025 fishing season for Lake Ontario, lake managers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Lake Ontario Unit had ...
- MN Daily Update: Tips for hunting late-season pheasants in the cattailsLate-season pheasant hunting is about going after roosters in the cattail marshes once safe ice has formed. Tim Lesmeister gives his tips on getting on these la...