Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Illinois Mixed Bag: New use for invasive carp: crawfish bait?University of Louisiana at Lafayette biologists and undergraduate and graduate students are examining the effectiveness of invasive carp as crawfish bait, resea...
- Illinois trappers to hold 63rd annual conventionThe Illinois Trappers Association will hold its annual convention at the Logan County Fairgrounds in Lincoln Oct. 3-4. Admission is free and vendor buildings an...
- Longtime hunter safety instructor among 11 recognized as volunteers for Illinois’ outdoorsSchuetz, who considers the Highland Pistol and Rifle Club home, started the hunter safety course at the club with a friend, and he continues to host about 100 s...
- Snake sleuth on trail of a disappearing prairie species in IllinoisBecky Blankenship had been searching throughout the Will County Forest Preserve District for smooth greensnake nests – with no luck. She found plenty of other...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Maybe the state should cover our deer processing feesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 5, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Maybe the stat...
- Ralph Loos: No mystery anymore about where Illinois hunters, sharpshooters are killing deerKeri Butt, who for many years wrote a deer hunting column for these pages – that is, until she went out and got herself a real job – liked to kick up debate...
- Wyoming snowmobiler indicted for allegedly hitting wolf, bringing it to bar, killing itA Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with the snowmobile he was riding, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut, and showed it off in a rural bar before killi...
- Steve Carney: Bowhunting season is near; prep nowGetting gear in order for the upcoming whitetail bow season for this writer is just as fun as the real deal. It requires a lot of attention to detail. Here are ...
- Minnesota DNR proposes yellow bass limit increase for the Fairmont chainThe Minnesota DNR is proposing to increase the daily limit for yellow bass on the Fairmont chain of lakes (Amber, Hall, Budd, Sisseton, and George) in Martin Co...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council seeks executive director candidatesAn excellent opportunity is available in the Minnesota Legislature to serve as the executive director for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, a nonpartis...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Fewer walleyes? Don’t blame the sturgeon in Otter Tail LakeReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Fewer walleye...
- Minnesota moose take of 65 is allowed for tribal members, while DNR pursues updated management planWith the Minnesota moose population holding steady at around 4,000 animals, tribal hunts will continue in northeastern Minnesota on respective reservations. Tog...
- A delay for public input phase of Minnesota’s northeast elk planWith a delay in moving elk from northwestern to northeastern Minnesota for at least a year, the northeast elk management plan might not be available for public ...
- New catch-and-release record bowfin caught in MinnesotaBenjamin Erb, of Farmington, Minn., caught a 31-inch bowfin from the Mississippi River in Beltrami County. The fish is the first to meet the minimum length requ...
- Bassmaster to rein in live sonar for Elite Series in ’26B.A.S.S., the worldwide authority on bass fishing, announced Tuesday an update to its forward-facing live sonar policy that will take effect during the 2026 Pro...