Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Walleye fishing looks promising in North Dakota waters this yearNorth Dakota anglers can look forward to a strong spring walleye-fishing season despite past challenges with winterkill of fish and fluctuating water levels. Tw...
- Catch shad on middle stretch of the Delaware RiverIn the first milliseconds it’s like a wad of cotton has stuck to your line: heavy, limp, unyielding. This sensation is why anglers often confuse a shad strike...
- WI Daily Update: Great spring trolling on Lake SuperiorIf you like trolling then you will love the early-season fishing on Lake Superior that happens right after ice out. Here’s what to know about taking advantage...
- Notes off a soiled cuff: Fishing license fees in Pennsylvania, and thoughts on ‘Baby’ the pet deerLooks like the price of fishing licenses won’t increase next year. During his presentation of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s annual report to the...
- Wisconsin DNR to investigate 300-inch nontypical offered as state recordA 49-point, 300-inch nontypical buck that emerged March 29 at the Open Season Sportsman’s Expo was entered with the Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club as a potentia...
- H5N1 virus detected in four New York bobcatsA report released in late March by the Journal of Wildlife Diseases has confirmed the discovery of the H5N1 (avian flu) virus in four New York bobcats. Three of...
- New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 10, 2025It’s time for trout and turkeys. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on April 10, 2025. The post New York’s statewide fishing and hun...
- How will Iowa turkey hunters follow up a record harvest from 2024?A mild winter followed by timely spring rains has Iowa forests and woodlots leafing out ahead of spring turkey season, possibly tipping the playing field in fav...
- Iowa’s Spirit Lake Hatchery filling with northern pikeCrews with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources placed fyke nets in the outlets of the sloughs that flow into Big Spirit Lake on March 1 to start collecting...
- Mike Raykovicz: Troubled hellbender tells us plenty about the waters it calls homeMy introduction to the eastern hellbender or mudpuppy came at an early age. I was about 14 years old when I first held one in my hand and it scared me half to d...
- Steve Carney: An update from Minnesota/South Dakota border watersThe ice finally went out a few weeks ago on the Minnesota/South Dakota border waters of lakes Traverse and Big Stone, but as usual, the fish bite is yet to hit ...
- Return of the extinct dire wolf? Not so fast…Darkness has fallen, and you’re about to climb down from your deer stand on a freezing November night. Suddenly out of nowhere you hear an eerie howl… close...
- Bemidji State University to study muskie survival, movement in Minnesota’s Leech LakeA widely anticipated study will begin as soon as next month in an effort to determine if there is increased muskie mortality on Minnesota’s Leech Lake due to ...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: A close look at the incredible fisheries that are New York’s Great LakesNew York’s Great Lakes are a success story in every sense of the word – my favorite bodies of water for nearly seven decades. I grew up on these waters and ...
- Episode 69 — Shed Fest 2025Ben Williams and Bill Harvey Sr. of Shed Fest join New York Outdoor News editor Dan Ladd to talk about the upcoming annual late winter/early spring celebration ...