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Profiling the latest in the ATV marketplace
There’s a trend toward personalization among buyers of off-road vehicles, especially for those who are purchasing high-end UTVs.
Many are looking for special accessories to enhance the vehicle’s performance, aesthetic appeal, or comfort, and

Kaskaskia River Delta Waterfowl Chapter in Illinois sets fundraising record
The Kaskaskia River Delta Waterfowl Chapter in Illinois celebrated a milestone achievement at its 2025 annual banquet by raising a record-breaking $51,250 in net proceeds.
This marks the highest fundraising total in the chapter’s

Dassow family’s efforts in east-central Illinois earn 2025 Pheasants Forever ‘National Farmer of the Year’ honor
So far, 2025 has been a big year for habitat restoration for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Wildlife program in Illinois. This program, known as the “Partners Program,” specializes in collaborating with

Video question from Minnesota’s Game Fair: Who introduced you to the outdoors?
Outdoor News was at the final weekend of the 2025 Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn., where we asked those in attendance, “Who is someone you’d like to thank for introducing you to the outdoors, and

Michigan DNR researchers to test trail cameras in elk survey
Researchers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will pilot the use of trail cameras to estimate the state’s elk population as part of a larger research project aimed at determining the most accurate and

Steve Pollick: Backyard archery range about to get real busy
Hard to believe that it’s “that time” again. Time for old-fashioned archers to get tuned up for deer hunting season.
We are the holdovers, traditionalists, who shoot barebows – longbows, recurves, no sights. We

DNR urges Minnesota hunters to not shoot ear-tagged, radio-collared research bears
The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Monday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears have large, colorful ear tags and

New Iowa deer tag option available for disabled veterans
Tags for Iowa’s 2025-26 deer season went on sale Aug. 15, and new this year, is a disabled veterans deer tag, that was signed into law during the last legislative session.
To qualify for

Boone and Crockett, Pope and Young now accepting javelina entries
The Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club announced last week that they’ve completed scoring procedures and are now accepting entries for javelina (collared peccary, Pecari tajacu) in their record books.