DULUTH, Minn. -- Somewhere in a tangle of chest-high cover, Meine locked up in a statuesque point. The Deutsch Drahthaar, a pointer owned by Meadow Kouffeld, was telling her that a pheasant was right under her scruffy muzzle.

"We have a point here," hollered Kouffeld, an instructor in the Ruffed Grouse Society's "Women's Intro to Wingshooting" ...Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday..............1:50 a.m............................................................2:10 p.m.

Monday.............2:50 a.m.................................Read more

The last text from Islamorada, Fla., before Hurricane Irma plowed into the Keys was about fishing.

"Look forward to a visit after things get back to normal. Bonefish are making a comeback," wrote Richard Stanczyk, proprietor of Bud N' Mary's Marina for the past 40 years.

Fishing is always a central topic in Islamorada, with its well-earned ...Read more

ERIE, Pa. -- I tried worm harnesses, shiny spoons and plugs. We adjusted my Dipsy and lowered the downrigger. No matter what we tried, Ron Milavec of Upper St. Clair, Pa., and I could not figure out why he was catching bigger walleye on his side of the boat.

"Ha! Another," he said, dropping a plump 'eye across his measuring stick before tossing...Read more

Despite reducing the number of permits available to bear hunters this fall, wildlife officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources say the bear harvest will be higher than expected.

That makes two years in a row, at a time when the DNR is trying to hold harvests down in order to increase the state's bear population. Currently, ...Read more

DULUTH, Minn. -- Grouse hunting is, by its nature, a walk in the woods. A couple of recent lost-hunter incidents, one in Pine County and another near Remer, serve as reminders that hunters can sometimes find themselves turned around. Both of those incidents involved hunters being lost for multiple days and requiring rescue.

With that in mind, ...Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday...............8:50 p.m...........................................................9:15 a.m.

Monday.............9:40 p.m.................................Read more

PITTSBURGH -- Since late-August thousands of fish have washed up on the shores of Pymatuning Reservoir. The fish kill, described as "significant," has impacted just one species, the common carp.

Last week a Minnesota testing lab confirmed what biologists from the state Fish and Boat Commission had suspected. The cause is koi herpes virus, a ...Read more

Barring a drastic change in weather patterns, dry conditions will play into hunting strategies this fall for duck and goose hunters, especially those who prefer hunting over water.

The regular duck and goose seasons open Sept. 23 in North Dakota and Minnesota. The first week of North Dakota's season is open to residents only; nonresidents can ...Read more

SEATTLE -- For hunters, killing a mountain goat is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"It's one of those prized animals nobody gets a chance to go after," said Jerrod Gibbons, a hunting guide in Washington's Okanogan County. "Unless you have a lot of money ... "

After years of overhunting (several hundred were killed each year in the 1960s and ...Read more

Sometimes, less walleye stocking is better than too much walleye stocking, at least when it comes to fingerlings, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries officials say.

After evaluating the stocking of walleye fingerlings on 254 lakes in the state's Accelerated Walleye Program, the agency has announced it will cease stocking ...Read more

The bad news for Minnesota pheasant hunters came down early this past week. The pheasant population index, based on August roadside surveys, was down 26 percent from last year.

And last year was not a great year for Minnesota pheasant hunters.

For broader perspective, the counts this year were 32 percent below the 10-year average and 62 ...Read more

Labor Day weekend, when hurricane-remnant rains pushed tributary water into Lake Erie and dropped the near-shore water temperature, several overeager steelhead mistook the anomaly for an invitation to run.

One fly fisherman caught seven silver bullets in the channel at Walnut Creek Access Area. The next day, more were taken a third of a mile ...Read more

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.

Sunday..............3:05 a.m...........................................................3:35 p.m.

Monday.............4:00 a.m..................................Read more