Outdoor News
Earlier this week
- Making a hunting or fishing video on public land? You may have to pay or hit pauseOn the surface it sounds like a pretty cool thing to do. Film your hunts, fishing trips and other outdoor experiences and make them available on any number of o...
- Michigan bear forum participants propose new regulationsStakeholders in the Michigan bear hunting community trekked to St. Ignace in August for an update on management and discussions on potential changes for the 202...
- WI Daily Update: DNR wants to buy your red and white pine conesThe Wisconsin DNR is looking to buy red and white pine cones. Listen here for details. The post WI Daily Update: DNR wants to buy your red and white pine cones ...
Earlier this month
- Jeremiah Haas: With water temps dropping, river fish will be bitingWhile this summer has been miserable in regard to heat and humidity, the calendar is telling us that the end is near. The first seasons of fall hunting have beg...
- Top five favorite fish-catching birds in PennsylvaniaMost Saturday mornings around sunrise I head out to Lake Redman in York, Pa., with camera in hand. During this time I run into many fishermen who are out early ...
- Longtime Minnesota conservation officer details the ‘tricks’ of violatorsDuring his 18 years of protecting Beltrami County fish and wildlife in his position as a Minnesota DNR conservation officer in the Blackduck and Bemidji areas, ...
- How one rabbit shaped this hunter’s skills as a traditional bowhunterIt’s true, a person interested in hunting game with traditional bow and arrows can learn about the sport by reading magazines dedicated to the sport. Yet, to ...
- Steve Piatt: Golf and trapshooting — a different range, a different gameMy golfing days ended about 20 years ago when I decided to put the sticks aside and spend more time fishing and training our Labrador retrievers, or at least tr...
- Steve Sarley: Passion shown by Illinois bowhunters remains clearI recently reviewed a new book written by Lake County outdoorsman Mike Mitten. I was extremely impressed by Mitten’s ability to describe the hunting experienc...
- Things are heating up below Minnesota’s waves, too; what will it mean for fisheries?Few days go by without media attention to global warming. Writing about global warming is actually pretty low-hanging fruit because the evidence is unambiguous:...
- Michigan hunters should be aware of lingering damage from March stormWith hunting seasons right on the doorstep, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding sportsmen that much of the northern Lower Peninsula was af...
- Michigan bowhunters eager for 2025 season; what can they expect?An estimated 287,641 bowhunters in Michigan combined to kill about 113,340 whitetails last year according to the DNR. The total includes an estimated 77,201 leg...
- Pennsylvania DCNR creates trail data resource for state parksThe state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently released the most complete digital trail data resource ever compiled for Pennsylvania state ...
- Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Sept. 5, 2025Water temperatures are cooling, fishing is heating up. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report across the state on Sept. 5, 2025. The post Michigan’s s...
- Three Minnesota conservation officers recognized for lifesaving effortsThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division recently recognized three conservation officers for their lifesaving efforts over the last se...