Hunting
Parties await New York governor’s decision on coyote contest ban
The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox, sometimes challenging hunters to bag the heaviest coyote or the heftiest bunch of squirrels to win a cash prize.
New York’s share from Land and Water Conservation Fund more than $13 million
The funds from this year’s distribution will be available until fiscal year 2025.
Iowa’s early teal season offers waterfowlers first chance of the fall
Iowa’s early teal hunting season begins on Sept. 1, offering the state’s waterfowl hunters their first chance of the fall to get back into the marshes.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes
‘Guidance’ in revised Wisconsin plan suggests room for 1,200 wolves
The Wisconsin DNR’s Aug. 1 release of its revised wolf plan tells the public the state has room for at least 1,200 timber wolves. That number is now … an expectation. Or a guidance. Or
Dedicated core of squirrel hunters greeted with ideal conditions for Illinois opener
As squirrel hunting openers go, the surprise this year was the lack of discomfort Lance Poole felt as he plopped his behind on a moss-covered stump in the bottoms of Monroe County, Ill., on Aug.
Here’s how the 2023 legislative session impacted game and fish laws in North Dakota
It’s hard to forget this past winter in North Dakota and its impact on fish, wildlife, hunters and anglers. While the recovery will slowly meld into the coming fall seasons, it’s important to realize the
Sporting license sales under way in New York; rifle hunting allowed in Onondaga County
Sporting licenses in New York officially went on sale Aug. 3, just days after hunters were able to begin applying for Deer Management Permits on Aug. 1.
One change that recently occurred that will
Doves, teal, goose openers on Sept. 1 in Wisconsin: What can hunters expect this year?
It’s time to get the shotguns oiled, decoys dusted off and shell vests filled. Three of Wisconsin’s earliest fall hunting seasons open Sept. 1 for early goose, early teal, and mourning doves.
Wisconsin Department
Remembering former Outdoor News Field Editor and Points North columnist Shawn Perich
Sad news reached the Outdoor News office last week when we learned that Shawn Perich, who wrote for this publication as a field editor and columnist for years, died last Thursday, Aug. 3 at age
