Outdoor News
Before 2025
- USFWS proposes recovery plan for imperiled musselsThey have quirky names and often are mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and str...
- Early, pre-opener license sales tick up from 2023 ahead of Minnesota’s firearm deer seasonAs hunters across Minnesota sight in their shotguns and rifles for the firearms deer opener on Saturday, Nov. 9, area wildlife managers across the state are pro...
- Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Do’s and Don’ts for Taxidermy DeerFirst, take really great photos to provide a reference for colors and shapes for your taxidermist. Never cut the throat on a deer and avoid dragging it, to pres...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 5, 2024Fishing reports light; most boats have been put away. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Nov. 5, 2024. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishi...
- Zebra mussels found in Iowa’s Saylorville LakeThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently confirmed zebra mussels in Saylorville Lake, after concerned boat owners contacted the DNR while removin...
- Is it necessary to be there before daylight? Try this different approach during firearms deer seasonFor most of my deer hunting career, I made sure to get to my tree stand, ground blind, or cushion at my hunting location while under the cover of darkness durin...
- Fall is a great time to target northeast Iowa’s trout streamsFishing Iowa’s trout streams is a unique way to enjoy the cool fall weather and marvel at the amazing colors of Iowa’s prize trout. Male brown and brook tro...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Fall turkey licenses still availableWhile you’re out hunting deer or small game, don’t miss the chance to bag a bird for Thanksgiving. Remaining fall turkey licenses are now available for ever...
- WI Daily Update: Asian carp found in Mississippi River tributariesInvasive Asian carp have been found in a couple of important Mississippi River tributaries in Wisconsin. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: Asian c...
- MN Daily Update: Big cat caught on cameraA big cat appeared in the Marion Lake-Franklin Lake area of the Superior National Forest south of VNP and about 15 miles east of Highway 53 last week. Here are ...
- Al Lindner: Trophy hunting for late open-water walleyesTrophy walleyes – they’re a part of what keeps us ticking. The anticipation of that next big bite is a feeling rivaled by few others. Anyone who has targete...
- Pennsylvania hunters asked to help monitor snowshoe hare populationsHunters are being asked to help monitor snowshoe hare populations so the Pennsylvania Game Commission can gain a greater understanding of where hares exist on t...
- Some of continent’s largest black bears come from PennsylvaniaNo other Pennsylvania hunting season offers such a potentially big payoff as this one. Last year, hunters harvested 2,920 black bears across Pennsylvania, getti...
- Ohio wildlife officer’s quick thinking helped save child’s life after mowing accidentQuick thinking, proper training, and being “in the right place at the right time” recently earned wildlife officer Jesse Janosik a Valor Award from Ohio DNR...
- Rare native brook trout the subject of ongoing study in OhioNative brook trout have a place in Ohio’s fisheries history, though you’d be hard-pressed to find a brook trout in Ohio today. According to the ODNR Divisio...