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State Roundup: Information on Wisconsin’s Beaver Dam Lake, and Natural Resources Board updates
Our back page lake articles are one of the most popular features that readers enjoy. Despite devoting a page to each lake, there is never enough room to include all of the information available for

USFS, outdoor organizations sign memorandum of understanding
The U.S. Forest Service and the Boone and Crockett Club and various other groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) underscoring the importance of sustaining outdoor recreation opportunities with a particular emphasis on public access

NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame inducts 10 members at banquet
Ten new members were inducted into the New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame during the group’s annual induction ceremony held May 18, in Canastota.
Inductees are chosen each year based on “a lifetime

New York Mixed Bag: DEC encourages New Yorkers to report harmful algal blooms
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the New York Harmful Algal Bloom System (NYHABS) is now active.

Wisconsin bait shop slowly recovering after flooding that rocked New London community
Dealing with flooding is nothing new for John Faucher, who has run Johnny’s Little Shop of Bait on the banks of the Wolf River in New London, Wis., the past 15 years.
This year

River rapids, white bass, and a fish I couldn’t stop while fishing Minnesota’s Driftless Region
The jerkbait had almost returned to the rocky limestone shoreline after my first cast of the evening when the line stopped short. My rod tip began to lurch like a wild bronco was attached to

Chris Bartelt receives Wisconsin’s Shikar-Safari Club Wildlife Officer of the Year Award
Chris Bartelt, law enforcement supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Woodruff, has received the 2025 Shikar-Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award.
The award is presented each year to

Floating Pennsylvania’s Juniata River… where scenery and bass fishing are superb
There is a stretch of the Juniata River that I am very familiar with and heartily recommend to anyone looking for a fishing adventure.
It begins just below the spillway of the Raystown Dam

Education expo brings outdoors to thousands of Wisconsin students, teachers
Outdoor experiences reached 5,013 Wisconsin students, teachers, and chaperones during two free events in Milwaukee and Poynette in May.
Each year the Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Expo (MOHEE) brings direct access to outdoor pursuits