Opinions
Gretchen Steele: The deer hunter’s annual September lie: ‘I’m ready’
Somewhere between the Fourth of July and the first cool September morning, somebody stole about six weeks from the calendar. I would like them returned immediately.
Because Illinois archery deer season is coming, and
Steve Pollick: Northwest Ohio homestead teeming with life as summer wanes to fall
On Sept. 22 at 8:05 p.m., it officially will become autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
It’s all got to do with Earth’s tilt on its axis as it orbits
Commentary: Walz executive order gives Boundary Waters the commonsense protections it needs
Some of my most-treasured memories are of hunting and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – and of fillets frying in the pan, of venison tenderloins on the fire grate. Like every Minnesotan,
Another View: Love for Minnesota’s youth waterfowl weekend
For the first time since 2019, my son and I did not head out onto a local wetland to partake in last weekend’s Minnesota Youth Waterfowl Weekend. Not for lack of interest, quite the contrary,
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: In defense of the yearling buck
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 18, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Another Illinois DNR director, another test for state’s natural resources
We all live in the past because it’s one of the few things we’re truly confident in – good or bad, sweet or sour, we can give the past a solid thumbs up or thumbs
Tom Bahti: Time to reassess our priorities as deer hunters
I have become increasingly nervous about the future of white-tailed deer hunting in Wisconsin – and throughout North America, for that matter.
The current fixation on inches of antler, bordering on mania and the
Patrick Durkin: Crossbows help Wisconsin set third highest arrow kill last deer season
As Wisconsin bowhunters returned to the woods Sept. 12 for the 2026-27 opener, let’s review the 2025 hunts, which toppled 113,620 whitetails, the state’s third highest archery kill on record.
Crossbow hunters registered a
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Fishermen who care might want to chime in on live sonar issues
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 18, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
