Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Turkey hunting accident almost 40 years ago still puts life in perspective“The second Monday of the Ohio spring turkey hunting season, May 5, 1986, will be riveted in my memory forever. It was the day I was shot.” That quote began...
- WI Daily Update: Fishing on the Mississippi River is on fire right nowFishing on pools 4, 5, 5A and 6 of the Mississippi River is on fire right now. Tim Lesmeister has the details. The post WI Daily Update: Fishing on the Mississi...
- New York 16-year-old lives up to his name in winning trapshooting national championshipName your kid “Napoleon” and he might just grow up to forge an empire. Christen him “Remington?” Clearly he is destined to become a shooting champion. S...
- New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 24, 2025Turkey season on the horizon, and fishing picks up. Here’s a look at New York’s fishing and hunting report on April 24, 2025. The post New York’s statewid...
- In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe classifies buffalo as wildlife rather than livestockJason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyom...
- New York’s volunteer duck banders were ‘pioneers’ for waterfowl conservationMany outdoor enthusiasts are familiar with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) metal leg bands that are placed on many species of birds to collect data a...
- Episode 70 — Turkey Talk with Mike JoynerWeb author and book author Mike Joyner of the Turkey-Talk blog joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Tales from the Roost, Roost’n Time Tales, as well...
- Mike Raykovicz: Know the difference between ‘magnum’ and ‘chilled’ lead shotI’ve reloaded all of my rifle ammunition for more than 60 years and I like to say I’ve never bought a box of factory loaded ammunition in my life. Except fo...
- Big Marine Lake in Washington County is one of Minnesota’s best east metro lakes for panfish, bassEven though Big Marine Lake is located in the heart of the Twin Cities east metro, its physical features might give you that “up-north” feel. The post Big M...
- Proposed Endangered Species Act rule change prompts alarmThe Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extincti...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dust off the cobwebs before fishing openerI also like to check the bearings on my trailer. There’s nothing worse than having trailer trouble. I also like to go through all my rods. I mix up a little s...
- Into year eight, have Minnesota’s northern pike zones made a difference?Former longtime Minnesota DNR fisheries supervisor Gary Barnard was one of the co-chairs of the northern pike technical committee that got new regulations and z...
- MN Daily Update: Use a long pole for shallow crappies this springWhen the crappies move in shallow this spring, use a long pole to get at them. Tim Lesmeister explains why this can often be a better tactic than relying on cas...
- There’s value in night-fishing beneath the moon and starsAndy’s noodly catfish rod bucked and plunged toward the surface of the Mississippi River, as below, a leviathan in the depths waged war on the hook and line t...
- If you want to fill your spring turkey tag, learn what the hens like to doIt’s understandable that the focus on spring turkey-hunting tactics leans heavily in the gobbler’s direction. Yet, in April and May, longbeards mostly cente...