Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- New York culvert project expands Adirondack brook trout habitatA collaboration between Trout Unlimited and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s fisheries staff in Albany, and especially in Regions...
- Illinois DNR issues ‘fish salvage declaration’ as drawdown of Little Grassy Lake nearsThe Illinois DNR has issued a fish salvage declaration for Little Grassy Lake as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares for a rehabilitation project of the l...
- New York’s Lake Champlain salmon net-pen rearing project concludes this yearThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a number of partners are entering the final year of the five-year experimental Atlantic Salmon p...
- MN Daily Update: Spawning by rare ‘coaster’ brook trout in Lake Superior a big milestoneRare “coaster” brook trout were discovered spawning in the shallows of Minnesota waters of Lake Superior last October. Listen here for why this represents a...
- Commentary: No season needed on sandhill cranes in WisconsinThe proposal for a hunting season on sandhill cranes, like all hunting seasons, should be made based on biological information and sociological concerns. To pai...
- Quail and Upland Game Alliance hires new regional director to oversee Illinois, Kentucky, IndianaA new hand is in place to help rebuild the Illinois quail population, according to the Quail and Upland Game Alliance. The group has hired Stacey Donner as its ...
- Minnesota Senate bills altered in environment omnibusAfter an almost three-hour meeting late last week, the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy committee approved S.F. 2077, its omnibus package, sending it to ...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Riled up about ‘de-extincting’ dire wolvesNo, I’m not advocating the release of dire wolves in northern Wisconsin – or anywhere for that matter, even though Larry Meiller sort of suggested othe...
- Well designed, actively managed CRP benefits pheasants and moreSmoke plumes on the horizon is evidence that its peak season for annual prescribed fire across Iowa. Prescribed fire is the most cost-effective way to manage la...
- High water in southern Illinois doesn’t stall Rend Lake spring fishing for longWhat is typically is a month of furious crappie and bass fishing for southern Illinois’s largest lake got off to a slow start due to early April rains. Rend L...
- Environmentalists seek to conserve Milan Bottoms in IllinoisJon Duyvejonck, chairman of the 700-member Eagle View Group of the Sierra Club, worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for 12 years, then 25 years for the Molin...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the April 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar ...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Confusing encounter with a deer hunter in Franklin CountyIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the April 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Ill...
- Leave deer, birds, rabbits – and of course, skunks – alone during springThe Illinois DNR’s annual reminder to leave baby birds and young animals alone as spring settles in across the state also serves as a reminder about a specifi...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area to host spring wingshooting clinicYouth age 10 and older and adults can register online now for the introductory wingshooting clinic scheduled for May 3-4 at Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area ...