“Mussels are highly sensitive to pollution, sedimentation and habitat degradation,” she explained. “As filter feeders, robust and diverse mussel communities signify clean water and stable ecosystems that contain the specific fish hosts required to complete their life cycle.
State-threatened purple wartyback mussel found in Illinois’ Forked Creek Read More »
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the May 29, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Pelican rescued from large weed bed on Leech Lake Read More »
Hunters Feeding Illinois distributed 366 pounds of lean protein to food pantries across Illinois during the 2025-26 hunting season – providing an estimated 128,900 meals in 48 counties.
The donated venison has an estimated retail value of more than $320,000, based on USDA averages for nutritionally similar protein, helping food pantries stretch limited resources while increasing access to lean meat.
Deer from Hunters Feeding Illinois provided 138,900 meals Read More »
In the wake of several serious spongy moth (also known as gypsy moth) outbreaks earlier this decade, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has provided an update on the situation.
The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) is a non-native insect from Europe. In New York, spongy moth caterpillars feed on a variety of trees, with oak as their preferred species.
Spongy moth activity is down in New York, but is still on the radar Read More »
The New York State Outdoor Writers Association recently held its spring conference in the northern Catskills/Hudson Valley region.
As is typical at this yearly meeting, dozens of awards were doled out, including to some affiliated with New York Outdoor News. The group also sampled some of the fishing and turkey hunting offerings and held a special event at the Glencadia Rod & Gun Club, in Kinderhook.
New York’s outdoor writers hand out annual honors Read More »
The New York State Police confirmed that on May 15 a 21-year-old angler drowned after falling into the water from a small aluminum boat traveling in Chaumont Bay, on Lake Ontario.
Chaumont Bay drowning is second in five days in New York Read More »
The chances of anglers intentionally seeking out truly big bowfins and bullheads are mighty slim, but for the handful of record-book seekers out there, the Douglas County’s St. Croix Flowage might just be the place that can get their name on the cover of the – no, not the Rolling Stone – but, sure, the cover of the Wisconsin Outdoor News, and maybe the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward.
Odd couple: Big bowfins, bullheads in northwest Wisconsin’s St. Croix Flowage Read More »
Josh Astell, of Fort Atkinson, was awarded the 2025 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ethical Hunter Award for an act in 2025.
The annual award, started in 1998, goes to a Wisconsin hunter from a list of nominations submitted by the public to a four-member selection committee; usually for a single act taking place in Wisconsin during the previous year.
Wisconsin DNR’s Hunter Ethics award goes to man who helped save red-tailed hawk Read More »
Crappies remain strong, catfish starting to bite. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on May 22, 2026.
Illinois’ statewide fishing report on May 22, 2026 Read More »
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