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- Outdoor horoscopes for the week of Dec. 22 to Dec. 28Aries (March 21 – April 19) You swear this is the late-season hunt you’ll sit all day, no matter how cold it gets. By noon, you’re negotiating with ...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Bortz wrong again: No earlier gun deer season neededReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Bortz wrong a...
- Why some New York environmentalists are picking up deer riflesMasha Zabara marveled at what happened to the forest once deer weren’t around to decimate the understory. In the fenced 13-acre site in Southern Columbia Coun...
- Committee suggests hike in spring turkey ‘tag’ numbers in WisconsinMore turkey hunting permits will be available for this coming spring hunting season in Wisconsin based on recent recommendations of the Department of Natural Re...
- Wisconsin Conservation Congress group passes hound/wolf resolutionThe possibility of using trailing hounds to move wolves away from farms and other problem areas in Wisconsin cleared its first hurdle when the Conservation Cong...
- MN Daily Update: Kids can enter the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame writing contestThe Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame is offering youth the chance to win some cash prizes through its annual writing contest. Listen here for details. The post M...
- WI Daily Update: Kids can enter the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame writing contestThe Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame is offering youth the chance to win some cash prizes through its annual writing contest. Listen here for details. The post W...
- All it takes is one rooster for an inspired old dogWhen the old rooster flushed from dense brush along the edge of an Iowa public grassland, my brother Dave quickly shouldered his 16 gauge and fired. From where ...
- State Roundup: George Meyer will be missed by Wisconsin outdoor enthusiastsGeorge Meyer is going to be sorely missed by all of us who enjoy and appreciate Wisconsin’s natural resources. His list of accomplishments and contributi...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2051Meet outfitters, resort owners and guides and book trips for 2026 at the All Canada Show in Milwaukee, Green Bay, or Chicago. New novel depicts the life and adv...
- Warning signs for the tiger of the tundra? Snowy owl proposed for international conservationSnowy owls often make the news in the Upper Midwest in winter when a few birds appear along the icy shores of the Great Lakes or flying around airports – open...
- Prints in the power: Take your wildlife tracking skills to another levelFresh snow in the Pennsylvania woods is more than a pretty picture. It’s a notebook of animal activity waiting to be read. Learning to read those signs is a s...
- Steve Griffin: Keeping ice fishing simple easier said than doneA guy I sometimes ice-fish near impresses me with his simple approach to the sport. John carries his gear in a sled, sits in the open on a bucket, drills his ho...
- Gun season harvest dips slightly in IllinoisEverybody wanting to see a bigger deer harvest in Illinois this year has turned to the state’s bowhunters with a request. Can we count on you? An anticipated ...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Dec. 19, 2025Perch fishing hot in north, bass biting in the south. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Dec. 19, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide fishing re...