Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- MN Daily Update: Wasps being used to slow down emerald ash borersState and federal agencies are using wasps to slow the spread of emerald ash borer. Listen here for the details. The post MN Daily Update: Wasps being used to s...
- WI Daily Update: Boating and hunting safety tips this waterfowl seasonWith waterfowl hunting seasons underway, the Wisconsin DNR reminds hunters to boat and hunt safely this fall. Listen here for details. The post WI Daily Update:...
- Youth hunt sets the deer stage for the Illinois seasonForty percent of the deer taken during the 2024 youth season in Illinois were adult females, indicating young hunters are slightly less likely than regular arch...
- Mike Raykovicz: Tree stand safety remindersNow that crossbows have become legal hunting tools in New York, it’s expected that record numbers of hunters will be in the woods hunting deer this fall and, ...
- Utilize a shooting brace to improve your accuracy this fallI think all hunters would agree that precisely placing your shot, bullet or arrow is key to putting game down quickly. Spending time on the range to familiarize...
- Beating the heat, bugs for a Minnesota doe on the bow openerBy the time I found the big doe, it was well past dark. Stars were shining brightly and the only sound was the occasional bark of a farm dog in the distance. &n...
- ‘Tight window’ between when Wisconsin hunting regulation pamphlets are printed and when seasons startSo, just when did the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) printed 2025 hunting regulations pamphlets reach the hunting public? That was a question t...
- A look back: Noteworthy observations from four decades examining Minnesota lakesI have seen some interesting lake-related phenomena during the past 40 years. Here are a few examples. More than once I’ve witnessed a northern pike with at l...
- Russ Mason: Privatization of CWD testing could help minimize human exposure, save moneyFrom a wildlife perspective, management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) boils down to prevention, surveillance, and suppression. Eradication is unrealistic, ju...
- State Roundup: Wisconsin Waterfowl Association names new executive directorThe Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) has a new executive director in the form of Brad Heidel. WWA’s retiring executive director, Bruce Ross, and board of...
- Patrick Durkin: Long hours in a treestand pays off on Idaho elk huntWhat do you say to convince yourself to stick with a treestand where you haven’t seen an elk after 11 hunts totaling 50 hours the past 5½ days? Based on 55 y...
- When it comes to bowhunting, don’t miss highOne day, a Pennsylvania bowhunter stacked fallen branches against a large tree trunk that had been lying horizontally on the floor of the Allegheny Forest for y...
- Steve Griffin: Panfish can easily get lost in autumnAs mid-September approached this year, trees as usual remained leafy green. Whitetail does and twin fawns tentatively ventured into bright winter wheat fields. ...
- Fall rock bass provide fast action and a tasty mealWhen you want to figure out how to catch a fish, look at its mouth. Sharks aren’t vegetarians and guppies don’t eat meatballs. In both cases, it’s not onl...
- Fall season offers the best for both hunters and anglersWith the days getting shorter and the mornings a little crisper, it leaves little doubt that fall is upon us. All across Ohio, many bows are being shot and fine...