Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Oak Duke: A last bit of December rut action in New YorkFrom my precarious perch in a ridge-top oak tree, I watched four big bucks work out their breeding ritual. The center of their rapt attention…a tiny doe, in t...
- Wisconsin DNR confirms CWD in wild deer for the first time in Menominee CountyThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Menominee Count...
- Two Wisconsin fishermen break through thin ice, drownA pair of tragic ice fishing accidents that occurred Sunday and Monday, Dec. 8-9, has Wisconsin and federal safety officials warning anglers to use extreme caut...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Comments on deer unit boundary change due Jan. 10; online public hearing is Jan. 8A public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries runs through Jan. 10. The post Wisconsin Mi...
- Deer Management Assistance Program 2.0 offers new benefits — plus fees — for Wisconsin landownersMore landowners interested in managing their land for wildlife will be able to receive extra help from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), but ...
- Five cow elk tags in play for Jackson Co. for Wisconsin’s 2025 huntEven as the Wisconsin DNR’s elk management team winds down from the first bull hunting season in the Central Elk Zone, team leaders are – potentially – ge...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024Winter fishing season rolling, but use caution on ice. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024. The post Wisconsin’s statewide fishin...
- Researchers investigating earlier bear reproduction in MinnesotaEach winter, Andy Tri and his team cautiously approach bear den after bear den, where a DNR-collared bear is hunkering to make it through a Minnesota winter. Tr...
- Mike Schoonveld: Extra rod license not included in Michigan DNR proposal, but should it be?The recent announcement of the Michigan DNR’s proposed fishing license fee increases heading to the legislature has some bold requests. It also has some disap...
- Notes off a soiled cuff: Prior column draws humorous reactions from Pennsylvania readersLast issue in this space, I chided readers for not noticing a photo caption error, quipping, “As they say in Pittsburgh, you’ins are slipping.” That drew ...
- Commentary: PF & QF acknowledge voluntary, incentive-based opportunities for habitat as the No. 1 strategy to restore the iconic monarch butterflyLast week, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever encouraged private landowners and public land managers to help identify innovative strategies to restore quality ...
- Tom Venesky: Is venison really organic?We often think of wild game as being the most pure, organic form of meat there is. Nothing is more free-range than game such as deer and turkeys, roaming the la...
- WI Daily Update: Here’s what really makes a difference to catch more fish on early iceWhat’s the one thing that really makes a difference in catching more fish on early ice? Here is something you have to understand. The post WI Daily Update: He...
- Speak their language: Know these buck vocalizations in the whitetail worldIn my early years of hunting whitetails, I would never go afield without a grunt call. And during every minute of my hunt, that small plastic tube would burn a ...
- December roosters are escape artists; here’s how to outsmart themBy this time of the season, the dumb roosters are dead. Some soaked up a load of 6s, some got picked off by avian predators, and some probably met their demise ...