Opinions
Tom Venesky: Trail camera bans need conclusive evidence
The use of trail cameras on public land, or for hunting purposes in general, has been restricted by a number of states, such as Arizona, Delaware, Kansas and Utah. Iowa was close to banning trail
Streams of Thought: A brief reprieve from politics as Minnesota welcomes a new hunting season
Let’s take a break, shall we, from politics, the relentless barrage of coverage and conversation of which has left folks, including me, overwhelmed and often agitated. How about a brief reprieve?
Hunting seasons, finally
Russ Mason: Are natural resource agencies losing appreciation for paying customers?
When it comes to conservation and sustainable populations of fish and wildlife, state agencies are doing too much with too little.
“Doing more with less” is an unrealistic euphemism. More to the point, it’s
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A thank you to the Good Samaritans of Game Fair
I didn’t have to wait long when two young men came by. I stopped them and told them my problem, and asked them if they would help me to my car.
Ben Moyer: Replacing golf course with visitor center at Michaux State Forest a timely, sound decision
The Michaux State Forest in Pennsylvania is a different kind of place. Named for French botanists Andre and Francois Michaux, who cataloged American flora in the 1790s, it’s an island of highland forest.
Lapping
Commentary: Ban on baiting has not reduced Bovine TB prevalence rate in Michigan
Michigan’s ban on deer baiting that has been in effect in the Lower Peninsula since 2019 and in deer management unit 452, in the northeast LP, since 2002 has not reduced the prevalence rate of
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Mandatory online deer kill reporting isn’t working
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 30, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: A new era of anti-hunting propaganda seen in Michigan, other states
It’s been almost 20 years since our last real bout with animal rights and anti-hunter groups here in Michigan – not counting the wolf debate. In 2004 Michigan became the 41st state in the nation
Ohio Insider: Oregon initiative shows the threat to hunting, fishing, trapping is real
The proposal, first introduced in 2022, would have removed all animal cruelty exemptions, in essence criminalizing all hunting, fishing, trapping, animal husbandry, pest removal, and more. The sportsmen and farming communities rallied against the proposal
