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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Now there’s an idea: Advocating for imposing personal limits!
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 27, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Outdoor Insights: Lead ammo, tackle debate rages on at Minnesota, federal level
The Minnesota and federal governments are debating lead ammo and fishing tackle again.
Where population-level effects exist for a species, I believe lead bans are fair game. The feds made the right decision banning

Tom Venesky: Concern over appointment process for Pennsylvania Game, Fish & Boat commissioners
The appointment process for members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Fish & Boat has the potential to, one day, be a disaster for hunters and anglers.
But it can all be avoided. The

Notes off a soiled cuff: Problem with the Pennsylvania’s fishing summary cover? And an amazing turnaround for the Little Juniata
Because I’ve lived relatively near the Little Juniata my entire life, and because I fished the river coursing through Pennsylvania’s Blair and Huntingdon counties so many times over the years, I’ve long been aware of

Commentary: Can reforming National Environmental Policy Act help fish and wildlife conservation?
Recently, the outdoor press has raised concerns about reforms the Trump administration has proposed to the National Environmental Policy Act. Mostly, articles have highlighted the potential for negative impacts to fish and wildlife conservation. Not

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Deer bait not hard to find here
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 27, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Michigan hunting rules, they are a changin’ – and changes, they are a rulin’
So far, the only noticeable hitch in the refurbished Michigan spring turkey season was a gobbled reference in the printed version of the 2026 Spring Turkey Regulations Summary.
DNR was quick to post a

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Why spend money to study elk restoration? Just stock them
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 27, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: DNR Director joins anglers in an opportunity to ice fish Mosquito Creek Lake
Count Ohio DNR Director Mary Mertz among the horde of ice fishermen who took advantage of this winter’s hardwater season.
Mertz, in an interview with Ohio Outdoor News, said she had been ice fishing