Although late fall walleye fishing can be downright remarkable, it also has a tendency to feel rather random and unpredictable.

Upon approaching the edge of the woods just after sunrise, I began deliberately sneaking toward my ground blind, behaving as ...

The Iowa DNR confirmed zebra mussels in Saylorville Lake, after concerned boat owners contacted the DNR while removing their ...

Look for trout behind larger boulders and under rock ledges. Let your lure or bait drift around the boulders and just in ...

Pennsylvania generally produces bears weighing more than 600 pounds every year. (Photo by Chris Parker, Flickr) ...

Pennsylvania is one of few states where not all hares molt into winter white, and the only state where some turn white but have brown eye rings and brown ears.

I’ve had many encounters with bears over the years. Some have been close-contact meetings where you connect with a bruin on a trail or a shoreline. Most have fortunately been more distant sightings ...

News in the past few weeks has included an announcement that I have been selected to the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame, in part for my work as a fish biologist, but additionally for the ...

Do you want to make life more hazardous for mice, ticks, flies, gnats, and mosquitoes in your backyard or around your hunting property? If so, now is a good time to start. Cooler weather and shorter ...

“It’s Vermont’s equivalent of rediscovering the ivory-billed woodpecker.” ...

Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac should be considered the environmental primer of the 20th century. Oct. 27 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of this literary classic. The book, printed ...

An update to the 2024-25 trapping season has piqued my interest: Minnesotans can now trap fishers statewide. Dedicated readers of this space have seen trail camera images that my dad has obtained of ...