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- First taste of duck season in Illinois with blind drawings beginning June 2Prepared or not, duck hunters in Illinois are getting their first taste of the 2024-25 season. DNR has scheduled the first round of public waterfowl blind drawi...
- Trout, anglers to benefit from project at Brainard’s Bridge Park in Waupaca, Wis.An erosion control and habitat improvement project in a city park in Waupaca is a win-win for trout and anglers. Work began in Brainard’s Bridge Park in March...
- Commentary: A close look at wolf, bear impacts on buck kill in WisconsinIn the March 22 issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News, Jim Johannes argued that wolves more likely than bears demonstrate the ability to suppress deer numbers. Johann...
- Redwood River project in southwestern Minnesota saves soil, strengthens flood controlSituated on either side of the Redwood River just 3 miles upstream from Lake Redwood, an earthen dam and a series of seven terraces will strengthen a network of...
- Try these three trout gems of Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier during the late springEarly June is a joyous time on Pennsylvania’s north-central trout waters. Mayflies and caddis galore pretty much guarantee hot trout action from bottom huggin...
- Wisconsin DNR balances multiple factors when setting 2024 elk quotasThe Natural Resources Board (NRB) heard confirmation that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will issue harvest tags for four bull elk in the B...
- Illinois hunter had No. 3 B&C rack in basement for decades before realizing the unique buck he hadAfter a long day of hunting pheasants in LaSalle County, Ill., Sam Aiuppa put the dog away and climbed into a stand along the timber. The hunter from West Chica...
- Illinois legislation proposes $1 sale of Shabbona Lake and State Park to Prairie Band Potawatomi NationA bill that would help the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation expand their newly established reservation by receiving what is now Shabbona Lake and State Park advan...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on May 25, 2024Crappies, bluegills still biting as spring waters warm. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on May 25, 2024. The post Illinois’ statew...
- New Sheboygan Marsh dam in Wisconsin offers more tools to control water levelsDucks Unlimited members, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources personnel, and members of several Sheboygan County conservation clubs were some of the more t...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Access to DNR wildlife biologists made difficult during reporting on northern deer herdWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers must just about lay an egg any time a license-buying sportsman utters the word deer or wolf out loud. I say that based on the rea...
- June means exceptional fishing in Michigan; here’s where to target for walleyes, troutJune is the official start of summer and exceptional Michigan fishing. Every conceivable angling opportunity around the state kicks into high gear after May 31....
- John Tertuliani: Looking into the incredible history of the venerable bowie knifeHistory has a way of growing larger than life. The 220-year-old story of Jim Bowie is a mystery to me. Believed to have been born in Logan County, Ky., in 1796,...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Free fishing weekend arrives June 1-2Wisconsin residents and visitors who have not yet bought their annual fishing licenses may fish for free during the annual Free Fishing Weekend June 1-2. For th...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 1921Explore our parks and waters on Wisconsin Free Fun Weekend June 1-2. Lake Michigan coho bite is still hot off Sheboygan. The truth behind the jackalope legend r...