Hunting
Oak Duke: Never trust a hungry bear (and bears are always hungry)
The other day on the trout stream…contemplation was shattered by a young man yelling downstream. Arguing. Loud yelling on a trout stream…unheard of!
The times are changing all right…and not for the better. “A
Counting Ghosts: How wildlife biologists estimate deer density
Ask a room full of deer hunters how many deer live in their county and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. Some will insist the woods are overrun with deer. Others will argue the
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin sportsmen should be tracking discussion from Natural Resources Board meetings
If anyone who reads this newspaper has a spare 20 to 25 minutes at any point in the day, please go to the Wisconsin DNR TV channel, or just type in Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Wisconsin hunter achieves dream of taking Montana tom cougar
Addie Schroeder will be the first to admit she’s one lucky girl in all sorts of ways. While the variety of local Wisconsin outdoor adventures she’s experienced are some of them, tagging a Montana mountain
Illinois Mixed Bag: Outdoor Hall of Fame Nominations Due July 15
The Illinois Conservation Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2026 Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame. Nominations must be submitted online by July 15.
Minnesota’s ruffed grouse decline again from peak in 2024
Agency releases survey reports for ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse
Dan Ladd: We’re doing some things right when it comes to recruiting hunters, anglers
In the last issue of New York Outdoor News it was the New York State High School Clay Target League that we highlighted. In this one it’s National Archery in Schools.
In a forthcoming
New York Mixed Bag: DEC reminds public of shark and sturgeon salvage program
DEC reminds the public that dead sharks and sturgeon will occasionally wash ashore, including shark’s on New York’s oceanic shores and sturgeon along the shores of the Hudson River. These mortalities can occur due to
Gretchen Steele: Natalie Phelps Finnie, a southern Illinois girl, heads home
On July 1, Natalie Phelps Finnie stepped down as director of DNR. After more than four years inside the agency – first as deputy director beginning in August 2021, then as director since January 2023
