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Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s spring hearings voters OK April trout opener
Wisconsin could move its traditional trout opener from early May to early April next year, based on a landslide 63-37 percentage vote during mid-April’s annual conservation hearings.
The inland trout opener was one of

Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Elk application deadline is May 31
Wisconsin’s would-be elk hunters have until Saturday, May 31, to apply for a 2025 elk hunting license.
Wisconsin’s expanding elk population has seen an annual hunt in the Clam Lake Elk Range since 2018

New York Fishing Report – May 23, 2025
Walleye prospects have been best at night along weedlines on this popular fishery.

How to catch walleyes in tough conditions – video
Cold fronts can shut down bites fast, but with the right tactics, you can adapt and stay on fish.

Dressings for Crappie Fishing – video
In his first tip of the open-water season for 2025, Hall of Fame angler “Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about different dressings for jigs when out crappie fishing.

42 years later, these trout habitat ‘tools’ still at work in Wisconsin
Anglers wading and floating small trout rivers and streams this month may not even notice them, but LUNKERS structures have – and still do – play a key role in stream management.
“It’s not

Wisconsin’s new DNR secretary hits the ground running
It’s all about public service and doing something to benefit the state’s natural resources.
That’s why Karen Hyun, Ph.D., the new DNR secretary, told Wisconsin Outdoor News she took the job leading an agency

Want more Black Hills trout fishing? Bring in the beavers
If you’re an angler who’s spent any time trout fishing in the Black Hills, you know what makes it special: cold, clear streams, shaded banks, and pockets of deep, slow-moving pools.
But here’s the

New visitor center highlights 50th anniversary of Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park
It’s going to be a celebratory summer at Voyageurs National Park – Minnesota’s only national park – in International Falls.
As federal park officials gear up to celebrate the VNP’s 50th anniversary, a new