Outdoor News
Earlier this week
- As new ice anglers enter the fold, here’s a primer on proper etiquetteThe conservation officer wasn’t pleased. Nor were the ice anglers who happened by that winter afternoon. The site: a Mississippi River backwater near Wabasha ...
- WI Daily Update: Reserve your spot to view the sharptail grouse mating danceThe reservation period to access blinds for up-close viewing of the remarkable mating dance of the sharptail grouse is now open. Here’s what to know. The post...
- ‘Runaway’ muskies regularly returned to Busse Lake in IllinoisEvery year, muskies slip over the dam on Busse Lake’s southeast corner and drift into the narrow flow of Salt Creek. If no one intervened, many would continue...
- Changing Wisconsin’s Oct. 31 sturgeon spearing tag deadline could increase the cost of licenseMoving the Oct. 31 Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing license deadline closer to the February season date could end up increasing the cost of the $20 tag by three...
- Busy antler measuring season about to begin in New YorkWith deer season in New York all but over (Long Island runs through Jan. 31) the New York State Big Buck Club is gearing up for what is anticipated to be anothe...
- Metro Area Fishing Report – January 18, 2026 – videoAn update on conditions and what we’re seeing on the ice. The post Metro Area Fishing Report – January 18, 2026 – video appeared first on Outdoo...
Earlier this month
- Steve Griffin: Hunting licenses are not claim checksOne of my best hunting days last fall, many might have considered a failure. I was perched in a ladder stand watching a patch of woods I’d eyed many other day...
- Bane of the understory: Tips for battling buckthornThe United States is vast in geography and varied in climate. Every region struggles with its own distinct invasive or “interfering” species. Yet few plants...
- Dean Bortz: Go ahead, pick the low-hanging fruitThe fall of 2025 afforded me an extended visit to the state of Montana in October and early November for some archery elk hunting in the central part of the sta...
- Bust the brush for bunnies this winter; here’s where to targetRabbit hunting is a rewarding way to spend time with family and friends. Walking and talking back and forth among your party will not spoil a hunt. In fact, it ...
- Spoons are a ‘golden ticket’ for bass through the iceEvery once in a while I love a surprise. Like when a friend gave me a packet of lottery tickets for my birthday and one of Pennsylvania’s pantsless groundhogs...
- New York Fishing Report – January 16-23, 2026The popular western tributaries of Lake Erie were fishing very well at mid-week as favorable conditions returned. The post New York Fishing Report – January 1...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Winnebago system’s annual sturgeon spearing season opens Saturday, Feb. 14The 2026 Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season will open Saturday, Feb. 14, and will run for 16 days, or until harvest caps are met. The post Wisconsin Mixe...
- Illinois Conservation Foundation honors Steve Sarley as Outdoor Writer of the YearSteve Sarley, a Wheaton resident who has written a column for Illinois Outdoor News since it launched in 2008, has been honored by the Illinois Conservation Fou...
- Bobcat take starts slow but expected to grow in IllinoisHalfway through the 2026-26 bobcat season, the Illinois DNR has reported the harvest to be “uneventful,” with roughly one-third of the anticipated harvest t...