Hunting
Shed hunting season comes with some added bonuses
If this time of year has you yearning for spring so you can get outdoors as the first fish of open water angling season begin to bite, there is no reason to sit around and
Tom Venesky: Shed season is another chance to claim a ‘trophy’
The adrenaline rush with finding a nice shed is almost equal to the feeling of actually harvesting a trophy buck. Sometimes, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack, but shed antler hunting is
Illinois bobcat hunters, trappers see a slight decrease in tags filled
Bobcat harvest slid slightly in Illinois this season, but interest in the limited number of permits issued by DNR each fall continues to rise.
A record 9,700 trappers and hunters applied for the 2,000
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Leftover turkey tags go on sale this week
More than 100,000 leftover spring turkey tags will go on sale this week, by zone, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, with leftover tags in Zone 1, which has more than 11,000 tags remaining
Fed dollars boost Wisconsin DNR’s budget with nearly $38 million for fish, wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be sending more than $1.2 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration excise tax apportionments to support states, commonwealths and territories in their efforts to fund conservation
Federal funds for Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access program still in limbo
Wisconsin’s Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) allows hunting and other recreational activities on roughly 32,000 acres of private land across the state. While supporters say the program is beneficial to landowners, outdoor
New York to get $30.7 million in federal funding for fish and wildlife
In February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced over $1.2 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration apportionments to support states, commonwealths and territories in its efforts to fund conservation and outdoor opportunities.
New York sportsmen get their say with lawmakers at caucus
On Wednesday, March 11, members of New York’s sporting community gathered at the Well of the Legislative Office Building in the State Capitol to meet face-to-face with dozens of state lawmakers as part of the
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on March 12, 2026
Spring brings mixed opportunities. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on March 12, 2025.
