
Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 17, 2026
Water temps still warm, but anglers are catching. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on Sept. 17, 2026.

Water temps still warm, but anglers are catching. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on Sept. 17, 2026.

Punt guns go boom in a very big way. Visitors to the Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Aug. 22 in Oshkosh, Wis., got to hear the big boom of a punt gun.
The huge single-shot

For the first time since 2019, my son and I did not head out onto a local wetland to partake in last weekend’s Minnesota Youth Waterfowl Weekend. Not for lack of interest, quite the contrary,

The federal duck stamp contest: It’s called the Olympics of Wildfowl Art for a reason – and that’s because some of the nation’s best waterfowl artists submit their artwork for judging each year.
The

For those not reading their Outdoor News, the DNR has changed its format for tagging and registering your deer and turkeys.
Not being super computer-savvy, it took me about an hour to try and

Minneapolis artist Melissa Mickelson won the Minnesota 2027 waterfowl stamp contest with an acrylic painting of canvasback ducks.

In the mid-1970s, a pair of southern Illinois men with an interest in duck hunting and conservation shared a common thought: would it be possible to start our own Ducks Unlimited chapter?
Much discussion

Modern conservation and wildlife management seem increasingly reliant on cutting edge technology as thermal cameras, drones, GPS trackers, PIT tags and more play a role in understanding various animal populations.
Sometimes, there’s just no

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
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