Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- WI Daily Update: Rebecca Wallace Award announcedThe Wisconsin DNR recently bestowed the Rebecca Wallace Award on an agency employee to honor her excellence in environmental work. Here’s who received the hon...
- Goal of catching 50-inch muskie is ‘a dream come true’ for Ohio father and sonJohn Welch spent a good portion of the 1970s in Ohio chasing the elusive muskie. But it wasn’t until his son, Dan Welch, attended Ohio State University and st...
- 62 acres at Ohio’s Leesville Wildlife Area approved for drillingMore than 62 acres of Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County is now open to possible fracking, following action by the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commi...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 22, 2025Open-lake trolling action has so far been all about onshore brown trout when there’s some stained and slightly warmer water to target. The post Orleans County...
- Strong start for Minnesota turkey hunters, and a rare red hen near Grey EagleWith two days remaining in Minnesota’s first spring turkey-hunting season that began April 16, preliminary harvest from the first five days totaled around 6,5...
- Diverse fishery, camping await at Sugarloaf Lake in Michigan’s Washtenaw CountySugarloaf is a relatively oval-shaped lake nestled in west-central Washtenaw County inside the Waterloo Recreation Area. It features 205 acres of surface area. ...
- Michigan’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Short muskie found on porch as CO investigates illegal deer activityMichigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michig...
- Big bear hit by car in Traverse City, Mich.A big Michigan black bear ended up as road kill on Traverse City’s River Road about 11 p.m. on March 25. The large bear had a dressed weight of 435 pounds and...
- Michigan conservation officers succeed in two search-and-rescue effortsConservation officers with the Michigan DNR serve their communities in many ways, including search-and-rescue efforts in the woods and on the water. Two recent ...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Leftover spring turkey licenses availableTurkey hunters in Michigan who have not yet purchased a license for the spring 2025 hunt may purchase a leftover license. See which hunt units have licenses ava...
- Late ice storm should benefit Michigan wildlife in long runThe early-April ice storm that caused extensive timber damage, power outages, and blocked miles of road in 12 northern Michigan counties almost certainly killed...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: Reader says DNR should mail out a hard copy of licensesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: Reader says D...
- Cowan Lake in Ohio’s Clinton County is productive for saugeyes, panfishCowan Lake, in a state park of the same name outside of Wilmington, is a scenic lake in southwest Ohio and the fishing is fairly good at Cowan. And, the angling...
- Ohio’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar appeare...