Opinions
Commentary: Want to predict Lyme disease risk? Count the acorns, not the deer
If you want to know how bad next summer’s Lyme disease season might be, it may be more useful to count the acorns on the ground than the deer in the woods.
That is
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Put bounties on all invasive carp
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 4, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Will solar fields create new reality for hunters, wildlife in Illinois?
I suspect it’s already happened, and if it has I’d certainly like to hear about it: The growing collection of solar fields across Illinois is bound to result in a situation where a bad shot
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Be careful what you ask for… as New York’s Lake Erie water shines
Like the saying goes, be careful what you ask for – you just might get it.
Bass anglers in Western New York have been asking for another Bassmaster event in their treasured waters of
Commentary: Hunters unhappy with New York’s Western Zone waterfowl hunting seasons
When the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation transitioned to a Structured Decision Making (SDM) computer modeling approach for selecting duck seasons in 2019, many waterfowlers prayed that Western Zone dates would remain close
Dan Ladd: A front row seat to forward-facing sonar
Whenever the Bassmasters Elite Series comes to Plattsburgh, N.Y., I typically try to make it up there at least for a day. Covering the tournament allows me the opportunity to get new photos of the
Wisconsin Roundup: Remembering Don Bluhm; and more on wolf incidents
I’m going to miss Don Bluhm, one of our writers who passed away Aug. 13 at age 90. I consider myself very lucky to have known Bluhm.
When his stories arrived, I would sit
New York Letters to the Editor: Hunter: Let’s do our part and use lead-free ammunition
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 4, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Evers can share the blame for DNR fish, wildlife budget woes
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 4, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
