Home » Opinions
Opinions

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Do mussels play a role in toxic algae on Western Lake Erie?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 2, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Don’t stress wild brookies
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 2, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Tom Venesky: Legislators continue to silence Pennsylvania hunters, anglers
For more than a year, a bill that would give sportsmen and women a voice in selecting who represents them on the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat Commission boards has sat silent in committee.<br

Wildlife art show a new part of Ohio State Fair
There’s something new in the Natural Resources Park at the Ohio State Fair this year. It is a juried art show called Artists for Wildlife.
This inaugural show drew 27 entries from high school

Outdoor Insights: A new coalition for outdoors advocacy forming in Minnesota?
When the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance disbanded during the summer of 2023, it left a void for St. Paul advocacy among outdoors organizations and conservation clubs. The umbrella group had represented dozens of organizations on

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Thanks for steelhead support
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 26, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Jeff Frischkorn: There’s something about fishing farm ponds
The black, soft-plastic frog with its pair of sensually undulating rubber legs almost made it safely across a gap in the long-leaf pondweed.
Had the fishing lure completed its journey across the interlocking spatterdock

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Former record lake trout from New York was on a feeding frenzy
What causes a fish to grow to record proportions? Age certainly helps, and genetics may play a role. However, one big reason is an available food source that is both plentiful and full of nutrition.

Commentary: Many threats to public lands and waters within Project 2025
Stories about “Project 2025” have been circulating in the news, but what many hunters and anglers may not realize are the implications it would have for the conservation of our nation’s public lands and waters.<br