A 72-year-old Necedah man drowned in Lake Petenwell while rescuing an eagle on Wednesday, June 24.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Necedah Man Drowns During Eagle Rescue Attempt on Lake Petenwell Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 10, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the adoption of new regulations updating fisher and marten trapping seasons for 2026. The changes are based on years of research and input from trappers across the state.
New York DEC updating fisher and marten trapping seasons Read More »
Wisconsin DNR secretary Karen Hyun shared some thoughts with Natural Resources Board members at the top of the June 24 meeting in Black River Falls and talked a little bit about the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee recently releasing $4 million of spending authority (the budget had transferred the money earlier, but had not given the DNR authority to use that money until recently.)
State Roundup: Wisconsin fish and wildlife programs get a bit more spending power Read More »
Smartwatches accelerated in popularity around 2015 when Apple stepped into the ring, so it was only a matter of time before companies began integrating hunting and fishing friendly features and apps to support your outdoor lifestyle. Garmin in particular has dominated the outdoor space.
Brandon Brinkman, Garmin’s senior product marketing manager, said its outdoor-focused smartwatch, the fēnix, was introduced in 2015 with built-in GPS.
How modern smartwatches can help your hunting, fishing, and outdoors lifestyle Read More »
Conservation should be one of the easiest concepts to explain to hunters. After all, hunters helped build the North American model of wildlife conservation.
They funded wildlife restoration through license sales and excise taxes, supported habitat protection, and played a central role in recovering species ranging from whitetail deer to wild turkeys and elk. Yet conservation is often surprisingly difficult to explain to modern hunters. Many hunters and conservation professionals are talking about different things when they use the same word.
Commentary: Why is conservation so hard to explain to many hunters? Read More »
In 2017, the State of New York adopted its first Ocean Action Plan, which provides a policy framework for managing New York’s ocean ecosystem, which extends from the shoreline out to the edge of the continental shelf.
The original Ocean Action Plan was intended to remain in place for ten years. As that ten-year period nears its end, New York is beginning work on its next Ocean Action Plan, actively consulting with a broad array of stakeholders to determine whether and how the new Plan should differ from the one now in effect.
Committee established to develop next Ocean Action Plan in New York Read More »
Wisconsin wolf advisory committee members learned that verified 2025 wolf kills of livestock and pets dipped from 2024, the most recent numbers available.
Total verified losses in 2025 were listed at 90, with damage payments being just under $221,000. This is down from 174 losses reported for a total of just under $333,000 in damage payments in 2024. Payments, however, do not cover all of the costs associated with wolves and wolf conflicts.
Wisconsin’s 2025 verified wolf kills of livestock, pets down from previous year Read More »
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing some permit cancelation changes
MN Daily Update: Comment on proposed permit cancelation changes for the Boundary Waters Read More »
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