Opinions
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: DNR shows no interest in rebuilding duck population
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 19, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Preservation is not conservation — the common public lands narrative problem
Today, most Americans understandably confuse conservation with preservation. That’s because virtually all media confuse the two perspectives and consistently mislabel preservationist organizations (e.g., Center for Biodiversity, Western Watersheds, Defenders of Wildlife) as conservation-focused.
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Notes off a soiled cuff: Plenty of bills popping up that would impact Pennsylvania’s outdoor users
More than a few lawmakers want to initiate actions that affect hunting, trapping and fishing. Mostly they mean well; sometimes they don’t. And it’s not just in Pennsylvania.
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Deer decisions strike hunters as misguided and impulsive
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 19, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Michigan bills allowing commercial harvest of walleye caused some clanking, but crappies are creating a roar
It began as quiet “clanking” and quickly became a murmur – the sounds of opposition to additional sportfish being made available for commercial anglers on Michigan waters is now at a steady roar.
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Ohio Letters to the Editor: Lily pad cleanup needed for lakes around the state of Ohio
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 19, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: Start of stocking elicits questions from public on how saugers will coexist with Lake Erie’s walleyes
The Lake Erie sauger population has been in the news recently and it certainly is a time of optimism on the big lake.
The ODNR Division of Wildlife in late May stocked the Maumee
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Disabled hunter skeptical
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 19, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Commentary: Pennsylvania’s archery season is too long, bowbender says
The June 5 issue commentary is titled “Don’t Shorten Archery Season,” I’d like to post an opposing viewpoint of “Please Do Shorten Archery Season” in Pennsylvania.
I’ve hunted with just about every type of
