Opinions
Bob Gwizdz: Making sense of the unwritten rules in hunting and fishing
Hunting and fishing are a lot like baseball in some ways. There are rules and there are unwritten rules. Like you always take a 3-0 pitch. There’s no penalty for swinging at a 3-0 pitch
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Why force steep license fee increases on seniors?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Michigan Outdoor Observations: New chairman of the Natural Resources Commission appointed
Regarding the front-page story in the January 3 edition of Michigan Outdoor News, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a new chairman of the state Natural Resources Commission.
Former U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township)
Ohio Insider: Antlerless harvest still a fly in the ointment of a banner gun deer season
It was a banner gun season for more than 87,000 Ohio hunters. The weather was darn near perfect for the week and Ohio’s legion of firearm hunters killed 87,192 whitetails. It was the largest kill
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Does youth deer season serve true purpose as it stands?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Tom Venesky: Antler restrictions hinder CWD control in Pennsylvania
I don’t mind antler point restrictions, but they’re not for everybody.
While the general consensus is larger bucks have increased since the Pennsylvania Game Commission implemented antler point restrictions in 2002, there have been
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Print Pennsylvania-only photos
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Ryan Rothstein: Hunters, DNR both have work to do in managing Minnesota’s deer herd
I didn’t even realize it until I saw the email blast, but we’re already at the midpoint of the DNR’s 10-year deer management plan, which was finalized in 2018. I’m still deciding if that means
Commentary: Re-imagining wetland restoration in Minnesota that’s good for wildlife and people
We all need food, water, and shelter to survive, and that’s true for ducks, too. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now advancing an effort in Minnesota to restore and enhance wetlands on federal
