Opinions
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Language expanding deer rifles ignores some handgun basics
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: A tip of the cap to Dave Gannaway, Steve Sarley? A ‘yup’ will do him fine
Every other Friday morning for the past 18 years I’ve bumbled out of bed, clicked my email’s New Message tab and completed a vital task by typing one short word.
“Yup.” It’s one of
New York Letters to the Editor: Another deer entrails mystery
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 3, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Earning a second buck will force New York hunters to decide
There’s a situation I keep thinking about since the New York DEC rolled out the latest proposed regulations designed to encourage hunters to take more antlerless deer.
It involved a botched chance at a
Patrick Durkin: GoWild crash elicits angry reactions from Wisconsin turkey hunters
“Thundering herd problem.”
That’s how IT (information technology) folks diagnose uncommon, but not rare, calamities when computer systems collapse as people stampede websites to buy coveted tickets for concerts, playoff games or hunting licenses.
Commentary: Your Wisconsin Conservation Congress needs you
As the Wisconsin spring hearings approached, in the spring of 1978, there were noticeable articles in newspapers. There were more outdoor writers then.
Each spring, about that time, they each wrote an inspiring piece
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Here’s how NRB, DNR can make deer hunting fun once again
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Getting ready for the ‘inland’ trout opener in New York
April 1 is opening day for the inland trout regular season in New York. It still generates excitement within the angling community, although not as much as when I was a kid over 50 years
Commentary: Why we need a ‘Walk On Wildside’ conservation plan in Minnesota
Since the 1930s, hunters have paid for wildlife conservation through license fees and Pittman-Robertson excise taxes on guns and ammunition. Anglers pay through Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux Act.
Citizens in general were typically ignored relating to wildlife
