August 7, 2026

Al Lindner: Strange summer conditions in the Midwest forcing anglers to adapt

Featured, Features, Fishing, Home Page News, Minnesota, National Fishing / Al Lindner

This season has been an odd one, to say the least. In all my years, I’ve never seen weather patterns quite like this – and not just in Minnesota, but all across the Midwest.
We’ve had unseasonably cold, unseasonably warm, and wind that never seems to end. To add insult to injury, we’re also experiencing water levels at extreme lows – as much as three feet in some lakes. This combination has been a bit of a recipe for disaster and changed how fish are using the water.

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Michigan man’s own videos make up DNR’s key evidence in deer poaching case

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, Michigan, National Hunting, National News, News / Victor Skinner

A Clinton County, Mich., man faces dozens of firearm and wildlife violations after he reportedly filmed himself poaching deer at night last year and leaving them to rot.
Thomas House, 26, was arraigned July 23 on 50 criminal counts in 65A District Court in St. Johns, including five felony weapons offenses, reckless use of a firearm, three counts of possessing an uncased firearm in a vehicle, six counts of taking game from a vehicle, six counts of shining with a weapon in possession, and 29 violations of conservation orders for taking game without a license, improper method of take, and taking game out of season.

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Michigan waterfowl areas winged by DNR budget woes

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, Michigan, National Hunting, National News, News / Anthony Candia

Michigan waterfowl hunters will have fewer chances to participate in daily permit drawings at some of the state’s most popular managed hunting areas this fall as DNR scales back operations because of declining revenues, rising costs, and growing maintenance needs.
Beginning after the opening weekends of the 2026 duck season, the agency will reduce staffing and operating hours at four managed waterfowl areas.

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Michigan’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 7, 2026

Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports, Michigan / Outdoor News

Walleye fishing remains active as summer hits its peak. Here’s the Michigan fishing report from across the state on Aug. 7, 2026.

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New York Fishing Report – August 7, 2026

Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports, New York / Site Staff

There has been an uptick in muskellunge catches here recently. Anglers often target muskies along weed lines by trolling large stickbaits, or by casting stickbaits and bucktail spinners.

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Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2132

Dan Small Outdoors Radio / Dan Small

Catch monster sturgeon now on the Rainy River. Enjoy summer

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What’s the perfect archery release? Get the most out of your release aid

Featured, Featured, Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Hunting, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin / Eric Morken

P.J. Reilly has likely shot as many release aids as almost anybody in the archery world.
Now in his 14th year with Lancaster Archery Supply, Reilly is a public face for the huge archery retailer based in Lancaster, Pa. He is an avid bowhunter and has written “best-of” gear reviews on releases based on his testing, along with hosting countless video reviews for Lancaster’s social media channels. Reilly figures he has shot more than 100 release aids. So what is the top quality that he is looking for out of a good release for bowhunters?

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