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- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Oct. 24, 2025Crappie stick to fall patterns, catfish taking surprise bites. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Oct. 24, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide f...
- Youth deer hunters in Illinois set harvest recordBrett Duby says his daughter’s first youth deer hunt included some serious decision making – which, as any experienced hunter knows, means she had a good da...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2043On this week’s show, tips for bowhunting the rut. Hot deals on hunting gear at Farm and Fleet stores. New three-part system helps combat the EHD threat to dee...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: New York’s later Canada goose opener is frustrating … againIt was opening day of New York’s 2025 duck season on Oct. 11, and I found myself in a waterfowl blind in Beaver Island State Park with long-time friend Thure ...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Oct. 24, 2025A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Oct. 24, 2025. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Oct. 24, 2025 appeared first on Outdoor ...
- Largemouth bass lead the charge on Cloverleaf chain in east-central WisconsinShawano Lake gets plenty of attention from anglers visiting Shawano County, but there’s another fishery 15 miles away that also offers several species. The Cl...
- Wisconsin’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Wisconsin cuffs and collars: Archer shoots bear in self defense after it climbs the standWisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin cuffs and c...
- Episode 83: Lauren Tonti — Becoming an Outdoors Woman (and more)Lauren Tonti, from New York’s Southern Tier, is an instructor for Becoming and Outdoors Woman who teaches field dressing and hunter education. Fresh off the 2...
- Ohio angler on breaking 32-year-old state striper record while fishing for panfish — ‘did we really just do this?’It’s been many years since Kiser Lake, a small impoundment in Champaign County, has been stocked with striped bass (not hybrids), but Kiser has produced Ohioâ...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season license deadline is Oct. 31The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from the Lake Winnebago system during the 2026 sturg...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: DNR wasting our trout stamp money on Iron County streamsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 24, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: DNR wasting o...
- $200 federal tax on firearm suppressors goes away Jan. 1Legislation passed on July 4 brought a major shift to the firearms suppressor world. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the $200 federal tax stamp on silencers will be elim...
- Great Lakes commercial fishermen bring differing updates to Wisconsin DNR and Natural Resources BoardWisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members heard a tale of two different Great Lakes at its Oct. 22 meeting as news of the fishing, and backing from commer...
- Ask a fisheries biologist: A roundup of Wisconsin’s fall fish surveysAs is often the case, we saw a mixed bag of results in the fall surveys in Wisconsin. Juvenile walleye are the main target. We found small to medium walleye yea...