Hook and Bullet
Steve Carney: Fine tuning your late-spring minnow choices
So far the 2026 open-water fishing season in Minnesota has been a minnow affair.
Minnows right now are producing much better than leeches or crawlers, and this trend usually continues well into June. Most
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Caught fishing a private lake without permission
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the May 29, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Pelican rescued from large weed bed on Leech Lake
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the May 29, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Minnesota DNR, license agents prepare for June 9 launch of electronic licensing system
Bait shop owners and license agents in Minnesota are preparing for a June 9 release of the new Electronic Licensing System, but some retailers had criticisms of equipment costs following recent training webinars.
During
Deer from Hunters Feeding Illinois provided 138,900 meals
Hunters Feeding Illinois distributed 366 pounds of lean protein to food pantries across Illinois during the 2025-26 hunting season – providing an estimated 128,900 meals in 48 counties.
The donated venison has an estimated
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Low river provides a unique walleye challenge
We are dealing with yet another low-water spring to start our season in Minnesota.
This low water means walleyes are in a different-than-normal pattern that spreads them throughout the fishery and almost eliminates traditional
Outdoor Insights: Legal action in corner crossing debate, and a job that sounds too good to be true
“It doesn’t matter what side of the barbed wire or political aisle you stand on, we are all public land owners with a vested interest in our public lands,” said Ryan Callaghan, BHA president and
Mom, daughters ‘triple-up’ on first birds during Wisconsin hunt
Going three-for-three is a pretty good average for turkey hunters, and three young ladies recorded that perfect score during a recent learn-to-hunt (LTH) outing.
Mother Libby Stark, 38, and sisters Ava Stark, 12, and
Patrick Durkin: No room for guilt if scoring on rare gobbler double
If I didn’t view turkeys as nature’s most fickle, frustrating and fascinating bird, I might have felt guilty for shooting a gobbler May 8 as it stood confused while its buddy flapped its last among
