Outdoor horoscopes for the week of Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 2025
♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19) You’ll draw your
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September 29, 2025
October is prime time for anglers on Michigan’s Big Manistee River
If you enjoy variety, October is an ideal time to fish the Big Manistee River. You don’t know what you might catch in that water body in October.
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The true ‘bedrock’ of American fisheries, Dingell-Johnson Act celebrates 75 years
“If you’re fishing anywhere in a public place, in water pretty much anywhere in the United States, Dingell-Johnson probably contributed to it,” said Rob Shane, public affairs manager for the American Sportfishing Association.
“It is the cornerstone of the American fisheries model,” Shane said. “It’s quite literally the bedrock.”
The Dingell-Johnson Act is essentially a self-imposed excise tax dreamed up by the fishing industry. Its impact over the past three-quarters of a century is massive.
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Wisconsin hunter’s first bear is huge 586-pounder that comes on final day of hunt
Wisconsin’s Teri Jo Fendler may not be a bear-hunting expert, but she’s well aware that the Burnett County black bear she shot Sept. 14 is a once-in-a-lifetime trophy.
Fendler made the four-hour trip from her Wautoma home to Burnett County in September to hunt bears for the first time. After sitting in a ground blind for 13 hours a day for five days, her trip was about to end. Then, Fendler’s luck changed in an instant when a big bear showed up out of nowhere.
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A quick chat with outdoors journalist and conservation advocate Hal Herring
Award-winning outdoors scribe Hal Herring hails from Augusta, Mont., which allows him to use the tagline “Writing from the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.” Originally from north Alabama, Herring also works in forestry, and he hosts the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Podcast and Blast.
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MN Daily Update: Wasps being used to slow down emerald ash borers
State and federal agencies are using wasps to slow the
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WI Daily Update: Boating and hunting safety tips this waterfowl season
With waterfowl hunting seasons underway, the Wisconsin DNR reminds hunters
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Youth hunt sets the deer stage for the Illinois season
Forty percent of the deer taken during the 2024 youth season in Illinois were adult females, indicating young hunters are slightly less likely than regular archery and firearms hunters to pass on a doe to wait for a buck.
Then again, numbers don’t always tell the whole story.
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Mike Raykovicz: Tree stand safety reminders
Now that crossbows have become legal hunting tools in New York, it’s expected that record numbers of hunters will be in the woods hunting deer this fall and, most will likely hunt from a tree stand.
However, before climbing any tree, it’s essential to follow the necessary steps to stay safe while hunting from any elevated platform. Proper tree stand measures are crucial to reducing or, ideally, eliminating accidents from falls, whether while climbing or while in the stand.
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