Opinions
Dean Bortz: Habitat stamp, white deer just two issues up for April 14 review in Wisconsin
As most sportsmen know by now, Wisconsin’s annual fish and game rule change process sort of kicks off each year on the second Monday of April during the annual spring fish and game hearings.
Illinois Letters to the Editor: It’s time to make everyone pay for what we enjoy outdoors
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Boone and Crockett Club’s Big Game Awards an easy way to revisit hunting dreams
Like most everybody else who grew up a ruralist in the most rural part of rural Illinois, I spent a significant chunk of my childhood chasing rabbits and squirrels – all the while pretending I
Commentary: Concealed ed carry renewal is the N.Y. gun owner’s responsibility
It use to be that a concealed carry permit was issued for the life of the recipient, unless revoked. Then New York State felt the need for a five-year re-certification of pistol permits for all
Commentary: Wisconsin fish-heads, wildlifers holding on for dear life
Our venerable system of natural resources management – the North American Model of Wildlife Management – involves a unique approach of county, state, and federal organizations working together, and often with local conservation groups.
New York Letters to the Editor: State should re-think actions on Zoar Valley logging plan
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Gretchen Steele: Passing on hunting and fishing stories keeps traditions alive
Inspiration comes at funny times and often in odd places.
I recently attended a banquet for the Heartland Chapter of VDD-GNA in Illinois. The club chairman, Jim Halleran, gave a moving and inspiring close
Dan Ladd: Don’t procrastinate, take the required safe boating course in New York
In my February column, I wrote about my experience in setting up and taking a NYS Safe Boating Course earlier this year. Since the topic is of immediate and ongoing interest – and one that’s
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Not tickled with proposed drastic hike in license fees
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
