Outdoor News
Earlier this week
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: Safety is job No. 1 for ice anglers; here’s what to considerI poured myself a cup of Tim Horton coffee at 5:30 a.m. this December morning and checked out the thermometer. It read a crisp 7 degrees in Lockport, N.Y. I tur...
- Idaho transforms tag structure for nonresident big-game huntersIdaho’s nonresident big game hunters should expect something different when planning for the 2026 season. The Gem State has transitioned its nonresident tag d...
- Eau Claire chain draws anglers to Wisconsin’s Bayfield CountyWisconsin is dotted with popular lake chains, including the Eau Claire Chain, consisting of Upper and Middle Eau Claire lakes in Bayfield County and Lower Eau C...
- Wisconsin’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Wisconsin’s Cuffs & Collars: Camera images over bait help catch poacherWisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Cuffs &...
- Backyard and Beyond: Hawk saved from snake’s death gripA proud granddad sent in a stunning photo and even more astonishing tale: Bill Hayes’ grandsons, Joseph, Phillip, and Andrew, ranging in age from 21 to 17, sp...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Wisconsin should become Colorado wolf benefactorReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Wisconsin sho...
- Wisconsin bear hunt could see more tags in 2026Wisconsin bear hunters will have to wait until Jan. 28, 2026, to find out for certain, but there’s a better than even chance they will see a healthy increase ...
- Should we leave wakeboats in our wake in Minnesota?In case you weren’t sure (because every boat leaves a wake), a wakeboat is, as its name suggests, a large, heavy boat that sits deeper in the water than the a...
- Artificial intelligence won’t find you a deer, but may find you trouble as a hunterAt 4:54 a.m. on opening day of the 2025 bowhunting season, a curious Illinois hunter took one last sip of coffee and paused before shutting down his laptop to h...
- WI Daily Update: DNR releases preliminary numbers from 2025 firearms deer seasonThe Wisconsin DNR released its preliminary totals for license sales and harvest for the 2025 firearms deer season. Listen here for details. The post WI Daily Up...
- MN Daily Update: DNR’s EagleCam goes live for the seasonThe Minnesota DNR’s EagleCam went live on Dec. 2. Listen here for more about the “new season” of the EagleCam. The post MN Daily Update: DNR’s EagleCam ...
- State Roundup: Is now a better time to push for an earlier Wisconsin gun season for deer?I can’t believe we’ve nearly reached the end of another year of enjoying Wisconsin’s great outdoors, with a wonderful Thanksgiving still close in the rear...
Earlier this month
- Sam Gordy’s Slough on Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River ‘open for business’ after timely projectSediment blocking the movement of well oxygenated water into one of the Mississippi River’s deeper sloughs – and threatening fish survival – brought about...
- Steve Griffin: Making outdoor memories between opening, closing daysOpening days of hunting and fishing seasons get plenty of attention but more and more, I think of them as appetizers and season endings as desserts. Both are wo...