Sunday, March 8th, 2026
My Account

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Main Menu
Menu
Search
My Account
Sunday, March 8th, 2026

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Main Menu
Menu
Subscribe to Outdoor News

March 7, 2024

Tyler Frantz: Competing in Scholastic 3-D Archery helps a young Pennsylvania archer grow

Blogs, Featured, Opinion, Pennsylvania /

When my son, Foster, and I walked into the archery room at Palmyra Sportsmen’s Association in Pennsylvania during a Field Day event a few months ago, we unofficially began the journey of competition archery. 
In speaking with some of the coaches, we learned more about the Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) program, a fun series of organized youth archery competitions with a conservation focus gaining momentum across the nation, and it sounded right up my son’s alley.

Tyler Frantz: Competing in Scholastic 3-D Archery helps a young Pennsylvania archer grow Read More »

Gear & Gadgets: Be ready for turkey season with Federal HEAVYWEIGHT TSS, and much more

Gear & Gadgets, National Fishing, National Hunting /

Kill gobblers at longer distances than ever before with Federal Premium ® HEAVYWEIGHT ® TSS. The tungsten-alloy shot material’s 18 g/cc density is 56 percent more than lead, resulting in the highest pellet counts and the most energy at extreme range.

Gear & Gadgets: Be ready for turkey season with Federal HEAVYWEIGHT TSS, and much more Read More »

Could lake sturgeon be federally protected? Interested parties from Minnesota await decision

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Minnesota, National Fishing, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News /

Lake sturgeon have become a hot topic in the fisheries world after the Center for Biological Diversity several years ago sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list lake sturgeon as a “threatened” or “endangered” species under the Endangered Species Act.
Now, the USFWS has a deadline of June 30 to decide on whether lake sturgeon will be listed federally or not, according to court documents.

Could lake sturgeon be federally protected? Interested parties from Minnesota await decision Read More »

Streams of Thought: Minnesota’s outdoors world loses a dandy with death of Earl Norris Johnson

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, Minnesota, Opinion /

After a few years on the beat here at Outdoor News, I’d established quite a few friendships with state DNR folks who worked with Minnesota’s fish and wildlife. After a few more years on the beat, I noticed some of those longtime DNR fish and wildlifers happily retiring, riding off toward a sunset at which I’d merely squint, happy in knowing I’d absorbed some of their wisdom and hoping their replacements would be up to the task.

Streams of Thought: Minnesota’s outdoors world loses a dandy with death of Earl Norris Johnson Read More »

An Illinois Deer Classic hollering point: antlers or no antlers?

Featured, Hunting, Illinois, Opinion /

What do we Illinois deer hunters choose to shoot, why do we choose to shoot it – and is there a chance that most of us just wing it and make such decisions on the fly?
If you threw 72 hunters in the back of a stock trailer and asked these questions, my guess is you’d get a handful of answers. But mostly you’d get a stock trailer full of shrugs.

An Illinois Deer Classic hollering point: antlers or no antlers? Read More »

Illinois Landowner of the Year inspired by quail, pheasant hunting as a youth

Featured, Hunting, Illinois, National Hunting, Nature Page & Night Sky, News /

Chuck Martin, a lifelong upland bird hunter, conservation advocate and local author, is the DNR Illinois Recreational Access Program’s 2023 Landowner of the Year.
The Landowner of the Year award is presented to a landowner enrolled in IRAP who has demonstrated outstanding habitat improvement and conservation practices while allowing public access on their private property through the IRAP initiative.

Illinois Landowner of the Year inspired by quail, pheasant hunting as a youth Read More »

PLEASE READ

Accessing Your Full Subscription Just Got Easier. Introducing Single Sign On.

 We’ve simplified things. Now you only need one password to access all your Outdoor News digital content.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Click Continue below.
  2. You’ll be taken to the OutdoorNews.com sign-in screen.
  3. Don’t have an account yet? Create one—it’s quick!
  4. After signing in, click the E-Edition Login button again. When the pop-up appears, just click Continue.
  5. You’ll either:
    1. Land on the e-edition selection screen (you’re in!)
    2. Be sent to a help page if we didn’t detect a subscription.

If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great content.

One login. Every edition. Easy.

Let’s get you reading!

Continue...

PLEASE READ

 We’ve simplified things. Now you only need one password to access all your Outdoor News digital content.

Here’s how it works:

• Click Continue below.

• You’ll be taken to the OutdoorNews.com sign-in screen.

• Don’t have an account yet? Create one—it’s quick!

• After signing in, click the E-Edition Login button again. When the pop-up appears, just click Continue. You’ll either:

  1. Land on the e-edition selection screen (you’re in!)
  2. Be sent to a help page if we didn’t detect a subscription.

If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great content.

Continue...

GET THE OUTDOOR NEWS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

Sign up for the Outdoor News Weekly Newsletter and get 6 months of FREE access to OutdoorNews.com – packed with hunting, fishing, and conservation news. No Catch.

This offer includes digital access only (not the printed edition)

Email Address(Required)
Password(Required)
Name
What outdoor activities interest you?(Required)

Help Shape the Future of OutdoorNews.com!

We know you love the outdoors—now we want to make OutdoorNews.com the ultimate destination for all things hunting, fishing, and conservation.

Take our brief 3 minute survey to share your thoughts, and help us build the best outdoor website on the planet. As a thank you, we’ll send you a special offer!

Together, we can make OutdoorNews.com even better.

Take the Survey

Introducing The Outdoor News Foundation

Donate Today

For a limited time, you can get full access to breaking news, all original Outdoor News stories and updates from the entire Great Lakes Region and beyond, the most up-to-date fishing & hunting reports, lake maps, photo & video galleries, the latest gear, wild game cooking tips and recipes, fishing & hunting tips from pros and experts, bonus web content and much, much more, all on your smartphone, tablet or desktop For just a buck per month!

Sign Up Now

Some restrictions apply. Not valid with other promotions. $1 per month for 6 months (you will be billed $6) and then your subscription will renew at standard subscription rates. For more information see Terms and Conditions. This offer only applies to OutdoorNews.com and not for any Outdoor News print subscriptions. Offer valid thru 3/31/23.

Already a subscriber to OutdoorNews.com? Click here to login.