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Wisconsin DNR announces closure of sharp-tailed grouse hunting season in 2026
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources today announced that the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season will be closed for 2026. Permits and applications will not be available or accepted this year.
Each year, the Sharp-tailed
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Young owl helped out of lake
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the July 17, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Ducks Unlimited, partners mark 2026-27 Federal Duck Stamp first day of sale
Leaders from Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bass Pro Shops, U.S. Postal Service, and other partners hosted a live event Friday, June 26, at Bass Pro Shops in St. Augustine celebrating the
Steve Carney: The sweet lakes of Minnesota’s Becker County
Fishing typically slows as we head into mid-July, and many of us struggle on our home lakes. Not much you can do under those circumstances other than start prospecting some new water.
I decided
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Zebra mussels confirmed in Crow Wing County’s Manuel Mine Lake, Perch Lake
The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Manuel Mine Lake, near Crosby, and Perch Lake, near Baxter, both in Crow Wing County.
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota loses a huge fishing advocate in Tom Neustrom
Tim Lesmeister and I devoted a segment to remembering Tom last week on Outdoor News Radio. Lesmeister recounted the tale of how Neustrom survived a gunshot as a Chicago police officer decades ago, before serving
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dog days of summer smallmouth
In the dog days of summer when many bodies of water seem to feel stagnant and water temperatures rise into the high 70-degree range, shallow fast-moving rivers can offer some of the best fishing in
Spring thaw showed severity of winter deer losses in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
If the number of dead deer that people found this spring in Michigan’s Emmet County is any indication, winter losses were probably high throughout the region.
Many of the dead deer are believed to
National meeting of Ikes brings conservation gathering to Minnesota this week
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected conservation organizations, will hold its annual three-day national convention at the Hilton Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport in Bloomington beginning Thursday, July
