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Bill Hilts, Jr.: New York’s later Canada goose opener is frustrating … again
It was opening day of New York’s 2025 duck season on Oct. 11, and I found myself in a waterfowl blind in Beaver Island State Park with long-time friend Thure Larson of East Amherst and
Wisconsin cuffs and collars: Archer shoots bear in self defense after it climbs the stand
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season license deadline is Oct. 31
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from the Lake Winnebago system during the 2026 sturgeon-spearing season to purchase their licenses before Oct. 31.
$200 federal tax on firearm suppressors goes away Jan. 1
Legislation passed on July 4 brought a major shift to the firearms suppressor world. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the $200 federal tax stamp on silencers will be eliminated.
Firearms owners will still have to
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 24, 2025
Sportsmen juggling hunting seasons, decent fishing bite. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report from across the state on Oct. 24, 2025.
Wisconsin DNR urges hunters to have harvested deer CWD tested
Testing hunter-harvested deer is one of the best ways to know where chronic wasting disease (CWD) exists in Wisconsin, according to Erin Larson, who emphasized the need for hunters to have their deer tested for
Four thoughts on spring habitat work to benefit fish and wildlife
Ernest Hemingway wrote that when spring arrives, the only problem is “where to be happiest.” It’s a time of rebirth, a time of hope and, for wildlife, a season when tender green buds and shoots
11-year old takes massive buck during Minnesota’s youth season
Walking out to a deer stand on his family’s acreage in Polk County, Teagan Lee and his mother, Sarah, of Trail, Minn., spooked several deer before they sat down and waited for a buck to
New York DEC’s waterfowl webinar features good and bad news
It was a little bit of good news, bad news type of scenario as the New York Department of Environmental Conservation hosted a virtual meeting on Sept. 29 to update the public on what’s happening
