Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Part four of Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River”Editor’s note: Below we conclude our four-part reprinting of Ernest Hemingway’s 100-year-old short story “Big Two-Hearted River.” Just 26 years old when...
- Outdoor Insights: Former U.S. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck on why killing the Roadless Rule is bad for hunters, anglersMike Dombeck led the rulemaking process as chief of the U.S. Forest Service under Clinton. Originally from northwestern Wisconsin, he spent a career in public s...
- Southeast Minnesota streams get a flushing; outlook is goodDespite the past week’s rainstorms that swelled and muddied rivers and streams and rendered them temporarily unfishable, stream-trout fishing across Minnesota...
- Minnesota DNR asks anglers for input on plan for four walleyesChanges in lake habitat, ecology, and conditions, coupled with technological advances in fishing gear and methods, are prompting the Minnesota DNR to seek publi...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Don’t let FFS get in the way of fishingForward-facing sonar has changed fishing forever. It helps you stay on fish and shows what is happening in real time, but I have seen many anglers rely on it to...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on July 2, 2025Weeds remain the key to multi-species angling success. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on July 2, 2025. The post Minnesota’s ...
- Exercise your hunting dog’s mind and reap the rewards this fallAs a hunting companion, your pup gets a lot of exercise. Busting brush, flushing pheasants and diving recklessly into the pond for that duck surely keeps him in...
- Annual Perry County, Ohio, kids fishing event another successDespite a long-range weekend forecast for stormy weather in Perry County, Ohio, that called for heavy rain, the annual Perry County Sheriff’s Office Hooked on...
- MN Daily Update: Increases to user fees proposed for the Boundary WatersVisitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness could be looking at some substantial user fee increases. Listen here for more details. The post MN Daily U...
- Michigan hunter bags possible record bruin in SaskatchewanEileen Cannon from Portland, Mich., bagged a massive spring black bear in Saskatchewan on May 21 while hunting with boyfriend Lonnie Pohl. It could set a potent...
- Lake Erie algae bloom early warning model being testedScientists successfully developed an experimental forecast that can better predict the timing and location of an elevated risk of toxins from harmful algal bloo...
- WI Daily Update: Increases to user fees proposed for the Boundary WatersVisitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness could be looking at some substantial user fee increases. Listen here for more details. The post WI Daily U...
- Turns out Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle bass are color-sensitiveMy friend, Dave Bates, an outdoor communicator from southwest Pennsylvania, asked if I would help him catch some of the bass in Presque Isle when we gathered fo...
- Pennsylvania’s Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club, one of the northeast’s oldest, celebrates 100 yearsMembers of the Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club in Pike County, Pa., will celebrate their centennial in September with a pig roast. It was on Labor Day weekend in 19...
- Chesapeake Bay’s health slips in 2025 report cardThe Chesapeake Bay’s health has taken a downturn, according to a new report card, with the estuary relegated from a “C+” to a “C” as climate extremes ...