Hook and Bullet
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Summer Walleyes on the St. Croix River
The dog days of summer. Warm water temps, mayfly hatches, shad blooms and algae. That is a recipe for tough fishing on any body of water! The walleyes are full.
Outdoor Insights: Meet Griffith Pugh, a 20-year-old leader on Minnesota’s conservation scene
Walking into a public lands panel last Saturday at the Izaak Walton League of America’s national convention in Bloomington, an ominous reality struck this 50-something: I was one of the younger people present.
That’s
Dean Bortz: What’s going on with these short-eared does roaming Wisconsin’s woods?
In the end, I guess we can only guess what happened to these does, but it’s fun offering some conjecture. And that’s what you’ll read next – ideas from readers who chimed in on this
From ’chucks to bucks, handloaders have effective bullet options to choose from
Every year, before the opening of deer season, thousands of hunters go to a local sporting goods store and ask for a box of ammunition, but buyers are limited to the types of bullets sellers
With Turkey Tailgate Concert, Western Illinois Longspurs tackles new ways to attract NWTF backers
The Western Illinois Longspurs Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is expanding its fundraising efforts this summer with the inaugural Turkey Tailgate Concert, bringing together country music fans, hunters, and conservation supporters at Big
Ex-Oregon prison officer fined $114K, banned from hunting for life in massive poaching case
A former state prison officer in Oregon was sentenced to probation, fined more than $114,000 and banned from hunting for life after pleading guilty to various wildlife crimes.
Christopher Matson, 48, of Umatilla, faced
Idaho guide jailed, loses his hunting rights for life
A Pocatello man was sentenced to prison and permanently stripped of his hunting privileges following a lengthy investigation into an illegal guiding and poaching operation in eastern Idaho.
Joelseph Jenkins was sentenced in Teton
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Caught in a lie while fishing without a license
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the July 24, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois bill updating trapping language awaits a signature
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation that would modernize portions of the state’s trapping regulations, bringing Illinois more in line with current national trapping standards.
Senate Bill 3152, sponsored by Sen. Patrick Joyce and approved
