Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 8, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Not many years ago I found myself sitting at a table with fisheries biologists, hatchery managers and a handful of “specialists” and “technicians” – vague job titles that state and national wildlife agencies give folks
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness isn’t just another patch of federal land on a map. It’s one of the last places in the Lower 48 where wild still means wild.
Where clean water,
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced many changes for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The plan would move the USFS headquarters from our national seat of federal government in Washington D.C. to
In Trout Bum, John Gierach wrote: “The trout are always rising in the pool just out of reach.”
This idea that “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” likely
As with everything else we dig into our pockets to pay for, the idea of reaching in and pulling out a bigger wad of dollars to hunt and fish – without any sort of obvious
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 24, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Fish and wildlife conservation operates at the intersection of science, public values, and politics. Tensions are unavoidable, but increasingly, it’s tipped too far towards popularity. When conservation becomes a contest for public approval rather than
Just a day or so after stepping into this role with Michigan Outdoor News, I was passed a note from Jon Gray, current president of the Michigan Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
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