Hunting
Hard truths about December pheasants that most hunters ignore
At the beginning of December, a pretty big swath of the Midwest went from fall to winter in the span of a couple of days. Real snow fell for the first time, and the temperatures
Conservation Congress bear study group aligns with Wisconsin DNR on 2026 permits and quotas
The Conservation Congress Bear Study Committee met earlier this month to review 2026 harvest quota and tag number recommendations from the DNR Bear Advisory Committee, which would increase tag numbers in the southern bear zones,
Breaking down Wisconsin’s gun deer harvest as buck kill is down, doe harvest up from ’24
Jeff Pritzl, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) deer ecologist, gave a thumbnail nine-day gun deer season report to the December meeting of the Natural Resources Board (NRB), saying the preliminary 2025 harvest numbers are
Mike Raykovicz: Going all in for one specific buck
The first time I saw him, I said he’d be the only one for me and, no, that’s not what my wife said the first time she met me.
Last September, like most
Pheasant study from Minnesota looks at prevalence of neonicotinoids
If you’ve hunted pheasants on a state wildlife management area in southwestern Minnesota during the past two years on or near the opener of the season, you may have happened upon a Minnesota DNR wildlife
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan needs a new license fee package for outdoor users
I had the opportunity to drop in on Hunter Appreciation Day at Rose Lake State Wildlife Research Area recently and chat with a couple of Michigan Department of Natural Resources staffers as well as some
Steve Pollick: Seasonal wetlands need protecting from today’s politics
If you are a duck hunter, a kayaker who loves prowling the skinny backwaters of marshlands, or a birder who revels in the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes, trumpeter and tundra swans, American pelicans,
Fond du Lac moose take at 18; other tribal harvest in Minnesota yet unknown
While the tribal moose harvest for Fond du Lac, Bois Forte, and Grand Portage tribal members ends Dec. 31, Fond du Lac wildlife biologist Mike Schrage said he suspects that harvest is mostly done for
Outdoor Insights: Help for outdoors funding on the way in Minnesota?
Next month, the Minnesota DNR will submit a report to the Legislature with details on possibly launching an outdoor recreation endorsement.
Outdoor News has reported for several years on this DNR administration’s goal to
