Outdoor News
Before 2025
- John Tertuliani: A brief history on reloading ammunitionAs long as I can remember, reloading presses stood in the basement. Two for shotgun shells and the single-stage for rifle cartridges. Dad let me reload as soon ...
- Commentary: It’s time to disband County Deer Advisory Commission panels in WisconsinHuge changes took place in Wisconsin’s deer management strategy in 2010. Those changes continue to degrade deer hunting across Wisconsin, but particularly in ...
- Dean Bortz: A tribute to friend Tom Coulthurst and our many adventuresI met Tom Coulthurst not long after moving to Wisconsin’s Minocqua/Woodruff area in June 1986 to work as a reporter at The Lakeland Times. It was summer. Prob...
- Steve Griffin: Creating wake in a no-wake zone on Michigan waters can court troubleThe horn’s blare was aimed at us, a grandpa and grandson putting through one of the extensive slow/no-wake sections of Spring Lake and adjacent Grand River in...
- Pennsylvania Reader Stories: ‘I didn’t know what was in my own backyard’I have a friend and fellow photographer who posts incredible pictures of what I consider “exotic birds” on social media. A master photographer, he lives in ...
- Try this recipe for a delicious corned venison roastI love to use wild game to celebrate a holiday meal. Whether it is a turkey for Thanksgiving or a goose on Christmas, I always believe that having something I h...
- Dog injuries occur afield: Here’s how to be prepared this seasonIf you’re a serious bird hunter who hunts regularly over flushers and/or pointers, you know that injures happen to your canine companion more frequently than ...
- With even thicker cover in Minnesota this year, woodcock success depends on busting brushWoodcock hunters who hit the woods in the early season are bound to battle tough conditions. With the weather we’ve had this year, it’s buggy and extremely ...
- Russ Mason: Would a simpler licensing structure benefit Michigan hunters?In 1934, the Michigan hunting regulations pamphlet was a single piece of paper folded in half, creating a front, back, and two inside pages. Today, the document...
- Fishing for crappies in unsettled weather requires finesseThe daytime thermometer readings had dropped some 15 degrees, not all in one day thankfully but over the course of two weeks that feature two thunderstorm-spark...
- State Roundup: Wisconsin bear hunters off to a great startAs of Sept. 20, Wisconsin’s black bear harvest totals stood at 91% of this year’s harvest goal with 3,527 animals registered across the six bear zones. The ...
- Looking for a fun, laid-back style of hunting? It’s hard to beat dovesUnlike big game hunting, for the most part hunting small game offers participants the opportunity to enjoy each other’s company in a less restrictive atmosphe...
- Illinois deer harvest report released, crossbow kill freezes for first timeWe now know Illinois bowhunters took 71,226 deer last season – a few clicks short of the state record 75,106 taken in 2020-21 but a tick above the 68,625 harv...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Sept. 27, 2024Bass begin early autumn patterns, crappies following suit. A look at the Illinois fishing report on Sept. 27, 2024, from across the state. The post Illinois’ ...
- Ask a Fisheries Biologist: How do hot temperatures impact fall electrofishing?Weather and climate, which are different, play a big role in the life of field biologists. Weather, including the temperature, wind, and rain chances, etc., mig...