Although there is still enough lake and river ice to drive a truck on in some spots in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we pulled our spearing shack to shore recently. We will still be ice fishing in this neck of the woods for nearly a month, but we’ll be using a portable shanty or sitting on a bucket from here on out.
Tom Pink: Maintaining a spear shack on the ice each winter is worth the work Read More »
Steelhead are now the main species in this river, with a few brown trout being caught. Try using eggs, beads, pink worms, or a fly in the river.
New York Fishing Report – March 13-20, 2026 Read More »
Bobcat harvest slid slightly in Illinois this season, but interest in the limited number of permits issued by DNR each fall continues to rise.
A record 9,700 trappers and hunters applied for the 2,000 bobcat permits available for the 2025-26 season, which ended Feb. 15. In all, 654 tags were filled.
Illinois bobcat hunters, trappers see a slight decrease in tags filled Read More »
April anglers hope to see continuance of March action. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on March 13, 2026.
Illinois’ statewide fishing report on March 13, 2026 Read More »
More than 100,000 leftover spring turkey tags will go on sale this week, by zone, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, with leftover tags in Zone 1, which has more than 11,000 tags remaining in each of the last three seasons.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Leftover turkey tags go on sale this week Read More »
Fingerlight can help you set up on roosted gobblers. Select
Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2111 Read More »
Recently, lawmakers and conservation groups gathered in Albany for a
Episode 92 — New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Read More »
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be sending more than $1.2 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration excise tax apportionments to support states, commonwealths and territories in their efforts to fund conservation and outdoor efforts.
Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is due to receive $13,478,630 in fish restoration dollars, the sixth-highest in the country, and $23,485,531 in wildlife restoration funds – the ninth-most.
Fed dollars boost Wisconsin DNR’s budget with nearly $38 million for fish, wildlife Read More »
Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) allows hunting and other recreational activities on roughly 32,000 acres of private land across the state. While supporters say the program is beneficial to landowners, outdoor enthusiasts and the greater ecosystem, federal funding that supports the program is in a state of limbo.
Federal funds for Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access program still in limbo Read More »
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