Opinions
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Targeting Sharks (on purpose) during a fishing trip to South Carolina
We needed a break. After going through all the anguish of trying to get our house ready to sell, we were in the final phase of listing the house with a realtor. It was time
Wisconsin State Roundup: Thoughts on Vilas and Oneida deer herds, state turkey season structure
Vilas and Oneida counties are up this week as the third part of Steve Heiting’s five-part series reviewing the deer situation in 10 northern counties.
Heiting opens with a discussion from two loggers on
Notes off a soiled cuff: Would free fishing, hunting licenses help fill critical positions in Pennsylvania?
Like in Pennsylvania, Michigan’s leaders are having trouble attracting enough people to fill critical roles to protect society, so they have come up with a novel idea. A lawmaker there has introduced a bill to
Dean Bortz: Here’s how the Wisconsin DNR fish teams conduct their lake surveys
I recently received a hand-written letter to the editor from one of our regular readers in Two Rivers who checked in with a question.
His question: “Why in the world would anyone care about
Patrick Durkin: Registering nonmotorized recreational ‘assets’ makes sense in Wisconsin
Those of us with long memories perked up in April when voters at Wisconsin’s annual conservation hearings supported registering nonmotorized recreational “assets,” which often go adrift or are left stranded on weak ice.
Imagine
Ben Moyer: Taking a close look at paper calling for federal leadership in deer management
The prior issue of this publication carried a story about researchers who collaborated to publish a paper titled: “Where have all the flowers gone? A call for federal leadership in deer management in the United
Commentary: Realign research priorities to focus on game
When it comes to science-based decision-making, agencies have always struggled to source relevant usable information.
Initially, the challenge was a lack of capacity. In 1939, when Aldo Leopold’s wildlife management program was established at
Commentary: Minnesota casts a lifeline against invasive carp
During the past few years, I’ve watched with alarm as we find more and more invasive carp in the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota. I’ve worried about how far these fish will spread and how
Tom Venesky: Litter from the sky finds its way to wild places
There is no such thing as unspoiled wilderness in Pennsylvania.
Not anymore.
Pristine areas untouched by man no longer exist. There are places that no matter how remote and rugged they are, man’s
