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Michigan Outdoor News – October 1, 2025
Anglers reported good lake trout fishing here, as well as a few coho salmon being caught.

North Dakota Fishing Report – October 1, 2025 – video
The walleye bite is hot – here’s what’s working.

Wisconsin DNR forester killed by lightning strike remembered as family man, avid outdoorsman
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Senior Forester Adam Zirbel died Sept. 22 after being struck by lightning in the Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern Unit east of Kewaskum. Zirbel worked out of the DNR’s

Minnesota Mixed Bag: Keep It Clean Program now accepting grant applications
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is now accepting grant applications for the Keep it Clean Program, a new initiative that aims to protect Minnesota’s lakes by preventing water pollution from garbage and

Commentary: Americans loudly tell the Forest Service to not rescind the ‘Roadless Rule’
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which currently protects over 58.8 million acres of national forest land from road-building, logging, and other industrial activity, represents one of the most significant protections for wildlife habitat in

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Start scouting for fall perch bite
Slightly delayed by warm weather, the fall perch bite has started and will be full swing in a few days or so – to a degree that can rival the famous Devils Lake winter perch

Storage matters when it comes to keeping wild meat fresh
As hunters and fishermen, one of our biggest problems is food waste. We have all been out hunting or fishing and brought home our quarry, processed it and put it in the freezer. Almost certainly

Galesburg angler earns Bass Nation state title in Illinois
Dustin Taylor took second place at the Illinois Bass Federation Classic on Pool 10 of the Mississippi River Sept. 20-21.
But that accomplishment followed an even more impressive one earlier in September: Taylor, of

New York Conservation Council passes eight resolutions at group’s annual fall convention
The New York State Conservation Council held its annual fall convention Sept. 5-7 at the Great Camp Sagamore, in Hamilton County. An email to members following the event highlighted the fact that eight of nine