Opinions
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Judge erred in ruling in the Public Trust Doctrine case
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 12, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Ticks wreaking havoc on moose. Are deer next?
Ticks suck. I don’t mean just literally, but in other ways, too.
In addition to being the carriers of more than 16 viruses, including Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which can wreck
Commentary: A grateful duck hunter’s take on pintail proposal
Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that under certain conditions those of us who hunt ducks may be allowed (in 2025) up to three pintails per day versus present regulations allowing one.
Ohio Insider: Passion for hunting, fishing burns bight in 17-year-old Logan Urban
Logan Urban is not like most kids his age, and that’s a good thing.
He’s 17 years old and just graduated from high school with a career in landscaping and charter fishing ahead of
Commentary: Pennsylvania must manage deer before feds get involved
The article concerning the feds taking over deer management from the states is alarming and should be a wake-up call to every sportsman out there.
As a one-time offshore fisherman, I saw some of
Commentary: Michigan DNR needs more accurate assessment of wolf population
The recent release of the 2024 DNR winter wolf population survey results for the Upper Peninsula has sparked significant controversy and concern among wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists.
The survey, which reported a minimum of
Tom Venesky: Farming for a solution to CWD in Pennsylvania
The deer farming industry has often taken much of the blame for the spread of chronic wasting disease to wild deer in Pennsylvania.
Whether the blame is accurate or the industry is unjustly being
Commentary: Creel surveys reveal loads of information for Ohio fisheries
It is curious how sounds evoke memories. Cicadas shrilling in the pinyon-juniper woods behind my New Mexico home transport through the decades to another May afternoon and a younger self aboard a 15-foot jon boat,
Outdoor Observations: Who should be considered a “nonresident” when it comes to Michigan hunting, fishing licenses?
My friend, Mark, lived and worked in Michigan most of his life. He owned multiple homes here, and back in the 1990s he bought a piece of property in Kaleva that he converted into a
