Opinions
Commentary: Time to implement second half of Gary Alt’s plan with an October doe season in Pennsylvania
In the late 1990s I worked as a full-time wildlife conservation officer and part of my duties at that time was to escort Pennsylvania Game Commission deer biologist Gary Alt to his public meetings on
Dan Ladd: Be safe on New York’s waters this spring
It’s been an interesting spring – or lack thereof – for nearly all of New York thus far. The thermometer has been riding an up-and-down roller coaster-like pattern and nearly everyone I’ve talked to, especially
Streams of Thought: Kudos to Minnesota’s Jeff Manke and others like him
I haven’t yet taken the opportunity to offer my congratulations and thanks to our 2025 Person of the Year, Jeff Manke, of Cambridge, Minn.
Jeff’s various contributions to the outdoors and his local community
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Ducks come up losers to walleyes, lake homeowners
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 2, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Value of public lands is enhanced by conservation. Here’s what that means
The U.S. federal public land estate is an American legacy the Boone and Crockett Club will support forever. Since our founding in 1887, whenever the suggestion has been made that public land be disposed of
Patrick Durkin: Nonresidents can’t carry Wisconsin’s license burden
Wisconsin last raised its nonresident hunting and fishing license fees in 2023, but we haven’t had the spine to raise resident fees since 2005.
Instead, most folks yell: “Make nonresidents pay! Stay home if
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Time to create dedicated funding for hunting and fishing
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 2, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Be it a fox, a rabbit, a fish or a bird, tracking for research makes for ‘a good day’
Two of the most enjoyable days of my career involved topics covered in a pair of stories that appear in this issue of Illinois Outdoor News.
The article about the beginning of the “fish
New York Letters to the Editor: Fire-starting is an important survival skill for all to master
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 2, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
