Opinions
Outdoor Insights: Will introduced elk adjust well to predators on the landscape in Minnesota’s northeast?
The DNR held two public meetings this week on the plan to start reintroducing elk to northeastern Minnesota by spring 2026. If you couldn’t make the meetings, you still can chime in on the plan,
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania’s Under 7 mentor rule a beneficial filter
You can’t call it a controversy, and certainly not a conflict. But you could fairly consider it debate, in the best sense of the word, defined by Webster’s, as a noun: “a regulated discussion of
Notes off a soiled cuff: Federal protection of hellbenders could impact trout stocking in part of Pennsylvania
In mid-December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. A population of the unique, huge salamander
Steve Pollick: A surprise mink sighting joins a chorus of wildlife on the Ohio homestead this winter
As I write this, the coming of the full Moon of February, known to some Native American tribes as the Hunger Moon for this deep-winter season of want, is just a few days away and
Commentary: New administration reignites debate around mining, Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
On Feb. 5, U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (Minnesota, District 8) re-introduced the Superior National Forest Restoration Act, which would reverse the historic 2023 Biden administration decision to protect 225,504 acres of the Superior National Forest
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Don’t listen to scare tactics on expanding state rifle zone
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Michigan Outdoor Observations: New legislation introduced to delist the gray wolf; might it actually work this time?
Gray wolves have bolted back into the spotlight with the introduction of legislation that could remove them from federal protection.
The Pet and Livestock Protection Act, introduced last month by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Let’s release more ring-necked pheasants in Michigan
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ohio Letters to the Editor: More words on deer baiting and turkey hunting in northeast Ohio and beyond
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
