Hook and Bullet
Patrick Durkin: Alaska delivers rich haul of cold, salmon, halibut
You know you’re meeting catch-and-eat fishermen when their airline baggage includes a bundle of flattened cardboard shipping containers for the return home, and their ratings for local hotels includes whether guests can use their freezers.<br
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Person with overlimit of perch walks right into citation
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Officials meet to discuss Starved Rock State Park
A group of area first responders met with State Sen. Sue Rezin, DNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie, and Starved Rock Site Superintendent Monty Bernadoni to exchange ideas and concerns regarding Starved Rock State Park.
Drawing for youth deer hunt at Illinois’ Jim Edgar Panther Creek Wildlife Area scheduled for Aug. 26
In a sign that hunting season is drawing near, DNR announced it will conduct a drawing on Aug. 26 for youth to hunt deer during the Illinois youth firearm deer season at Jim Edgar Panther
Ralph Loos: Will disappearing gray foxes be next success story in Illinois? Trapping, hunting seasons officially close
It can hardly be called a secret, because intentions of wildlife managers have been clear for some time now – in fact, these very pages in recent months have reported multiple times on what was
New York Cuffs & Collars: Nearly 100 tickets issued during striped bass enforcement initiative
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Mixed Bag: Non-lead ammo rebate program returning this hunting season
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will continue to offer hunters up to $60 in rebates for purchase of certified of lead-free ammunition once again this hunting season.
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin’s migratory bird hunters in for a good hunting season
Wisconsin’s waterfowl, woodcock and mourning dove hunters can thank the DNR’s Taylor Finger for putting together a fall hunting forecast for their favorite species.
Finger is the DNR’s game bird specialist and is heavily
2025 Great Lakes Region ruffed grouse forecast
Great Lakes states revolves around habitat. The number of acres of older, more mature forests that turkeys might prefer are increasing in public and private forests, while the young forests grouse and many other wildlife
