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Mike Schoonveld: Another safety tool for outdoorsmen – satellite texting
A friend was on a wilderness fishing trip in Canada. What could be better? Pristine waters, fish for dinner every day, no ringing phones to disturb the sounds of the loons.
“It’s all good,”

2025 black bear take up 4% in New York
New York hunters harvested 1,759 black bears during the 2025 hunting seasons. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, that’s second only to the 2003 harvest.

80-mile corn spill causes public concern, attracts deer along railroad in northwest Minnesota
An 80-mile stretch of railroad between Thief River Falls and the Canadian border has some residents worried after finding corn and dead deer along the tracks.
A train carrying grain through the area had

Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: 90-year-old helped after skiing
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the March 27, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Steve Carney: Avoiding the masses key on the Missouri River
Wow, things have changed on the Missouri River!
Back in the day I was one of a handful of anglers there, and it was rare to see anyone, even the locals. The crowds have

Innovative wild turkey research starting in Minnesota
Conducting the research in a CWD Management Zone in Minnesota poses challenges for the researchers as bait cannot be placed without having control measures around the bait to exclude deer. The box traps are used

Vicki Mountz is a true outdoor trailblazer in Ohio
If you looked up the word trailblazer in the dictionary, Vicki Mountz’s picture and bio very well might be right next to the definition. She is the epitome of an outdoor trailblazer in Ohio.

Tips to make it a memorable youth turkey hunt this spring
Believe it or not, the spring youth turkey season in Ohio is barreling down on us quickly.
If you plan on taking a child out, hopefully you are getting everything in order. But whether

Tyler Frantz: Pennsylvania’s Lebanon Valley College conducting hunter health study
As a 41-year-old in relatively good health – and someone who still plays competitive soccer with men 20 years younger – I shouldn’t get gassed climbing a mountain.
However, I do recall sucking wind