Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2104
Bruce Ross, recently retired executive director of the Wisconsin Waterfowl
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January 23, 2026
Fur market report: Raccoons improve, bobcats hold and skunks don’t stink
With the second half of the fur harvest season now in full swing, there are signs that many items will have a firm, or even improving market going into spring.
While it is certainly too early to say for sure, certain items such as, mink, muskrat, and red fox are beginning the season with a look toward improved prices.
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Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 23, 2026
Ice conditions in good shape across most of the state. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on Jan. 23, 2026.
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New York Fishing Report – January 23-30, 2026
The Lake Erie tributaries offered some favorable fishing conditions and fair steelhead catches through last weekend.
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Regulations approved for coyote hunting and trapping in Michigan
Following intense discussion, multiple changes to the coyote hunting and trapping season, and a lawsuit against the state Natural Resources Commission by two of the state’s conservation clubs, the Michigan NRC voted to approve updated coyote regulations at its meeting Jan. 14 in Lansing.
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Here’s four ways Minnesota forests are adapted to winter
Minnesota is well known for frigid cold and lots of snow, and this winter is no different.
According to climate data, average 24-hour temperatures for December through February in the state are around 10 degrees Fahrenheit in the north and 18 degrees Fahrenheit in the south. But temperatures can plunge well below zero, as much of the state will experience over the next few days.
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Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 23, 2026
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on Jan. 23, 2026.
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Management plan for Minnesota’s Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area near completion
In coming months, the Minnesota DNR will have some updates to share about the property now known as Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area in Washington County near the Twin Cities.
Kelly Pharis, Keystone Woods WMA coordinator, said that while official dates haven’t been determined for sharing the summary of public feedback or the site’s management plan, both are nearing final approvals.
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Two sportsmen’s clubs in Pennsylvania with long history of feeding deer in winter told to stop
The Cross Fork Sportsmen’s Association has been feeding corn to deer during the winter months for 65 years.
Although feeding deer or any wildlife is not encouraged by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, it is still legal to feed deer unless you live in one of the designated Disease Management Areas that have been established in response to chronic wasting disease. There has been no CWD detected in the area of the Cross Fork club. However, it is illegal to feed elk or black bears, and that is where the controversy begins.
