Opinions
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Passing on the outdoors tradition among young peers
Passing on the outdoor tradition of hunting, fishing and trapping is an important task for aging sportsmen and women if we want to ensure a bright future for our pastimes, for so many reasons.
Steve Pollick: This year’s drought in Ohio provides wildlife lessons to ponder
If I were a minnow in Froggy Bottom Creek, out behind my house, I would be worried about losing life and limb.
The current drought, which has afflicted more than 90% of Ohio and
Outdoor Insights: New nonprofit, the Outdoor News Foundation, working to create permanent outdoor enthusiasts
For years, you’ve read about declining hunting and fishing license sales and the ramifications that holds for the future of natural resources management, not to mention the potential loss of the outdoors pastimes we hold
Bill Ziegler: New beaver policy detrimental to Michigan trout, streams
As beaver populations have grown to all-time historical highs the Michigan Department of Natural Resources policy and rules regulating management and control of these prolific rodents had become more liberal. The beaver is, of course,
Commentary: The U.S. farm bill expired (again), and the stakes are high for hunters and anglers
We don’t make bigger investments in conservation than we do with those in the federal farm bill. Totaling about $6 billion per year, it is the single-largest investment in conservation that the federal government makes
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Where’s the detail in drafts of duck and pheasant plans?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Is it time to ban baiting for deer in Ohio?
There was quite a stir on social media last month regarding Ohio’s stance on baiting for white-tailed deer. This all began when Hunters Advocate of Ohio (HAO) founders Kevin and Javin Mullet were guests on
Bob Gwizdz: Double the fees for Michigan’s pheasant release program
I have, over the course of my career, attended what seems like about 6 million meetings and hearings on matters pertaining to conservation.
I have never testified; in the newspaper business your job is
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Youth hunt raises questions
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
