Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Wisconsin DNR suppressing 720-acre wildfire in Green Lake CountyMadison, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on Monday that fire crews and local agencies are on the scene of a roughly 720-a...
- SCOTUS hears Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun makersThe Supreme Court seemed likely March 4 to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fu...
- How a plan to catch a record fish came together in 1982 on Minnesota’s Pomme de Terre RiverWhen a world-record catch is made while fishing, a great deal of luck is involved. Now, I’m not saying the angler is not a good fisherman. For most people, on...
- Long Island spring turkey hunters can register for New York DEC landsThe high demand for spring turkey hunting opportunities on New York DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County makes it necessary for Long Island turkey hunters to fol...
- New York Mixed Bag: Reminder: DEC summer camps registration begins March 23 for youth ages 11 To 17Online registration for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 2025 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m. The post New...
- New York Letters to the Editor: State should re-think actions on Zoar Valley logging planReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York Letters to the Editor: State should ...
- Gretchen Steele: Passing on hunting and fishing stories keeps traditions aliveInspiration comes at funny times and often in odd places. I recently attended a banquet for the Heartland Chapter of VDD-GNA in Illinois. The club chairman, Jim...
- Confirmation of cougar kittens in Michigan creates quite a stir as the DNR seeks more answersPhotographs of a pair of cougar kittens confirmed to have been taken in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula have created more questions than answers, but it ha...
- Dan Ladd: Don’t procrastinate, take the required safe boating course in New YorkIn my February column, I wrote about my experience in setting up and taking a NYS Safe Boating Course earlier this year. Since the topic is of immediate and ong...
- Enterprise Lake in Wisconsin’s Langlade County offers little bit of everythingThe DNR’s Langlade County fisheries team ran a fyke net survey on Enterprise Lake last April and May targeting the adult walleye and muskellunge populations, ...
- Wisconsin’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calend...
- Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Enforcement action taken for unregistered sturgeonWisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the March 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Cuffs & C...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Not tickled with proposed drastic hike in license feesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Not tickled...
- Mike Raykovicz: At long last, a bobcat caught on camera near New York/Pennsylvania borderWhen I moved to New York’s Southern Tier back in 1969, man had yet to land on the moon, turkeys were a rarity, and no one that I knew ever encountered a bear,...
- Bob Vogel: Ohio is my favorite whitetail hunting destination, despite a tough 2024 seasonAs a lifelong resident of Michigan, I have hunted the Wolverine State for more than 40 years. I have been fortunate to chase whitetails across the United States...