South Dakota Fishing Report – April 1, 2025 – video
The Missouri River continues to be the place people are heading as limits of walleyes are common.
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April 1, 2025
Illinois Mixed Bag: Spring trout season opens April 5 at 58 sites
The Illinois Catchable Trout Program receives funding support by those who use the program through the sale of inland trout stamps. DNR stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of water where trout fishing is permitted during the spring season.
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Illinois Letters to the Editor: Technology? Fishing isn’t meant to be a ‘walk in the park’
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Agreement to transfer ownership of Shabbona Recreation Area deals a bad hand to Illinois anglers and hunters
People in Illinois who don’t fish or hunt aren’t likely to be as disturbed as the rest of us about the state handing over Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area.
That’s because they haven’t invested the time and money we have. Time is emotional and personal, be is somewhat superficial. Thousands of Illinois anglers spend, and have spent, hours on Shabbona Lake. Same goes for hunters who walk, and have walked, the acreage open to deer, duck, and dove hunting.
Avoid these mistakes that trainers often make with new hunting dogs
Springtime is puppy time, and plenty of folks will find themselves with a fresh, four-legged recruit. The excitement of having a new hunting partner, and the promise that it brings, is great – until the real world of dog ownership and puppy training sinks in.
The truth is, rounding out a well-trained hunting dog takes years. It’s a process full of wins and losses, hopefully more of the former than the latter. But a lot of those losses happen because of things we allow early on.
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Bob Haase, the ‘epitome of a Wisconsin sportsman,’ named 2025 Conservationist of the Year
It would take every page of the next three issues of this newspaper to fully tell readers of the contributions made to Wisconsin’s outdoor scene over the years by Bob Haase, recipient of the 2025 Wisconsin Outdoor News Conservationist of the Year Award.
We’ll do our best here to give you just a snapshot of Haase’s work. Well, he wouldn’t call it work, first of all, because he loves what he does for our outdoors and those who enjoy the same. Let’s hear from just a couple of people who know Bob Haase, 80, of Fond du Lac County.
MN Daily Update: Reduce conflicts with bears emerging from their dens
Black bears across the region are emerging from their dens
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WI Daily Update: Reduce conflicts with bears emerging from their dens
Black bears across the region are emerging from their dens
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Want to get youth involved in New York fishing, turkey hunting? Here are programs to help
New York’s annual youth turkey hunting weekend is April 26-27. Additionally, as the weather warms more fishing events, including programs for youth, are slated.
What follows is a listing of the programs that have been shared with New York Outdoor News.
