Opinions
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Peter Ziegler’s prairie chicken efforts much appreciated
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Notes off a soiled cuff: All quiet on campaign to reintroduce pine martens in Pennsylvania
We’ve been asked several times recently for an update on the Game Commission’s campaign to reintroduce pine martens in the state. Seems like the commissioners who tabled the motion don’t want to discuss it further.<br
Wildlife councils spread positive message on hunting, fishing, but does it work?
Michigan and Colorado recognize that the future of hunting and fishing depend on the goodwill of Americans who don’t hunt or fish (and are unlikely to start).
Both have legislatively established wildlife councils that
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania must find a solution to simmering tension between wildlife and agriculture
Legislation now under consideration in the Pennsylvania Senate rivets overdue notice toward the simmering tension, nationwide, between wildlife management and agriculture. It’s a huge concern, with far-reaching implications for farm viability, wildlife, hunting and conservation
Steve Pollick: An ode to two remarkable Ohio outdoorsmen in Mike Budzik and Roy Kroll
If there is someone who has poured more blood, sweat, and tears into fostering sportsmen’s interests in Ohio in the last 45 years than Mike Budzik, I have not met him, or her.
“Bud,” as
Tom Venesky: Should Pennsylvania trout season be closed during summers of excessive heat?
“It’s a very difficult time for trout.”
That’s what a now-retired Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologist told me years ago when I asked him about lows flows and rising water temperatures during the
Mike Schoonveld: Should you balance your boat trailer tires?
If you are a boat trailer owner, you’ve probably already made up your mind about the question posed in the title of this essay. Some say yes, some say no. What do the experts say?
Streams of Thought: A well-deserved honor for Minnesota’s Sand Dunes Gobblers Chapter of NWTF
In the latest edition of Minnesota Outdoor News, you’ll find an excellent story written by an excellent writer about an excellent conservation group.
Again this year, it was my honor and privilege to make
Mike Raykovicz: Tips for canoeing the beautiful Delaware River
Flowing unimpeded for approximately 130 miles, the Delaware River is the longest free-flowing river in the entire eastern United States.
Providing recreation as well as drinking water for millions, the river flows through rapids
