Opinions
Jeff Frischkorn: Poison ivy is one remarkable plant
It surprised me when I began researching poison ivy that it is an amazing plant with a rather extensive – and impressive – taxonomical dossier.
Yet it is the plant’s sinister side that gets
Streams of Thought: New Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee forming in Minnesota to track DNR spending
I don’t know about you, but as the buyer of a host of hunting and fishing licenses and stamps each year, I tend to sleep easier knowing that the money I spend, which in turn
Steve Griffin: Antlerless-only rule for special hunts in Michigan is a bad idea
Among the deer regulation changes considered and acted upon by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission a few weeks ago, I don’t like the change in September (Liberty – for youths and hunters with disabilities) and
Steve Pollick: Red Ryder plinking a good tune-up for hunting season
It all started out as a tongue-in-cheek Christmas gift to my brother, Dave, several holidays ago.
It was a “genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine-action air rifle with a compass in the stock.” Just like
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Where’s the accountability?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 2, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Ben Moyer: Low flows in Pennsylvania creeks show value of aquatic organism passage
There’s one upside to this summer’s extended dry weather and record heat in Pennsylvania. Shriveled creeks put a spotlight on the vital importance of aquatic organism passage within stream basins and watersheds.
As creeks
Ohio Insider: Sandy Bihn continues the fight against Lake Erie algae blooms
In a most unfortunate turn of events not of her own doing, Sandy Bihn’s name is nearly synonymous with blue-green algae blooms.
After all, the toxic blooms have followed her for most of her
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Sub-legal bucks should still be tagged with a buck tag
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 2, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Survey seeks to better understand the demand for elk licenses in Michigan
The Michigan DNR and Michigan State University have teamed up on a survey of hunters who have applied for an elk permit.
The survey is part of a graduate student’s master’s thesis to try
