Hunting
Commentary: Changing forest management in the Adirondacks is concerning
We recently learned the shocking news that after 161 years of operation the Finch Pruyn paper mill will no longer be conducting Adirondack logging operations and will cease buying pulpwood for its Glens Falls mill.
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin wildlife biologists see positive signs for fall deer hunts
Don’t look now, but Wisconsin’s 2026 archery deer season is upon us (it started Sept. 12), and that means the rifle season isn’t all that far away any longer.
There are a few things
Growing Vortex feels right at home in small Barneveld, Wis. community
The fit seems just right for Vortex, a once-small Wisconsin company that has grown substantially but still feels comfortable in a small town in an outdoors-loving state.
The maker of high-quality optics is on
Examining the two faces of fall turkey hunting
When other hunters are fixated on whitetails or waterfowl, there is plenty of room in the autumn woods for anybody who wants to experience what might be the ultimate turkey hunting rush.
If you
New York Mixed Bag: Sept. 26 is National Hunting & Fishing Day, New York Free Fishing Day
National Hunting & Fishing Day is Saturday, Sept. 26. Since 1972, this day is observed on the fourth Saturday of September with the mission being to recognize the contributions that hunters and anglers make to
Dan Ladd: New York DEC’s public archery ranges are for everyone to enjoy
In the previous issue (Sept. 4) of New York Outdoor News we ran DEC’s August announcement about a new public archery range that’s now open in Albany County; the second of its kind in New
Illinois hunters anxious as report shows mallards drop
Illinois duck hunters have plenty to watch as the 2026-27 season approaches, but the latest federal waterfowl survey offers a mixed picture of the birds that will eventually make their way down the Mississippi and
New director takes wheel to steer Illinois DNR
The Illinois DNR’s ship has bobbed and weaved and pitched over the past two decades, but it has managed to stay afloat.
Now the agency has a new captain in charge of keeping it
Ryan Rothstein: Oaks and why I fear Minnesota deer hunters may be in for a tougher season
Lately, I’ve been thinking we could be in for a tough deer season. If that sounds ludicrous on the surface, I agree.
Deer numbers in at least one-third of Minnesota are as high or
