Opinions
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin Natural Resources Board should worry more about helping deer than hurting CDAC members’ feelings
When the Natural Resources Board (NRB) tried mopping up Wisconsin’s 2026 deer management plans during its June meeting, members merely rearranged the dust and debris while wishing for better things next year.
Such futility
Ron Schara: Want pheasants? It’s always been a simple formula
Looking back, Minnesota pheasant hunters have gotten smarter and pheasant numbers have increased, too. It’s no coincidence. But it hasn’t happened overnight.
For example: Almost unheard of these days are pheasant hunters complaining about
Commentary: History of sportsmen’s licenses… from excluding outsiders to funding conservation
Today, buying a hunting or fishing license is such a routine part of being a sportsman that it is easy to forget how – and why – the system began. Licensing was not originally created
State Roundup: September wolf kills to report on from Wisconsin
Wolves killed four calves, injured another calf, and killed four hunting dogs in Wisconsin between Sept. 1 and 22. Those are the losses that have been verified by USDA-Wildlife Services (WS) through Sept. 22.
Tom Pink: Is it too late to save Great Lakes whitefish?
I have been earnestly following the state and tribal efforts to put a stop to the decline in Great Lakes whitefish populations, not just because whitefish are near and dear to me, but because of
Tom Venesky: Lake Erie name change talk shows lake’s importance to Pennsylvania
The recent news on state Rep. Dave Maloney’s push to have Lake Erie renamed “Lake Pennsylvania” has certainly triggered plenty of debate and attention.
Whether the name change happens or not remains to be
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: The circle of life doesn’t bode well for young waterfowl
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 25, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Another View: Time to reimagine firearms safety programs
I grew up in Brainerd, Minn., in the 1980s, counting down the days until I earned my firearms safety certification, a rite of passage for kids like me. I can still hear the crack of
Michigan Letters to the Editor: There are some advantages of the Roadless Rule removal
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 25, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
