Opinions
Ohio Insider: Are young hunters more likely to shoot antlerless deer than adults? Doesn’t seem so
Are we as Ohio sportsmen and women doing it wrong when it comes to raising the next generation of deer hunters?
I pose this question on the heels of receiving an eye-opening graphic from
Gretchen Steele: Why are these spring bloomers flowering again in fall?
Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed something unexpected in southern Illinois. Our spring flowering plants are blooming again, a sight that has puzzled us all.
It’s truly a sight to behold. It all
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: For waterfowlers, Lake Winnie story a reminder of hallowed places
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Patrick Durkin: Petty politicians still bickering as Wisconsin DNR secretary post remains vacant after a year
The captain’s chair at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sits empty a year after former DNR Secretary Adam Payne gave 10 days’ notice before retiring Nov. 1, 2023.
Payne served only 10
Commentary: Reflecting on Leopold’s Sand County Almanac on its 75th anniversary
Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac should be considered the environmental primer of the 20th century.
Oct. 27 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of this literary classic. The book, printed in 15
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Restricted archery zone goes against ‘getting kids involved’
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: How many deer are there in Illinois? It’d be nice to know
Now and then some naive soul (dummy) goes out on a limb – sometimes literally – and attempts to either count the deer in his or her woods or, if they’re really of the ambitious
Mike Raykovicz: What New York hunters should know as CWD is found in captive deer
As many deer hunters already know, chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been on the radar of wildlife biologists for years. CWD is an always fatal neurological disease affecting deer, elk, caribou, and moose and was
Steve Pollick: Witch hazel can teach us a true nature lesson
Once while sitting on bow stand in the autumn deer woods, in absolutely still conditions when every sound is sharp and magnified, I could hear what seemed to be a “pop” and then a small
