Opinions
Jeffrey Frischkorn: My vote for Ohio state fish? The largemouth bass
For the past couple of Ohio Outdoor News print issues, the reader’s “Sounding Board” has asked a simple enough question: “Is the walleye a good choice for the official state fish of Ohio.”
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Steve Griffin: Is new technology in hunting and fishing better, worse, or just different?
I cringe when I hear talk of the “good old days.”
I know for many, the past is cloaked in warm memories, and I’ve got a few of them, but for me there’s also
Mike Raykovicz: Searching for ways to ease the burden of squirrels
Marauding thieves, shameless beggars, pilfering pirates. That’s what I’ve come to view the squirrels in our backyard as.
My wife and I love seeing the cardinals, juncos, chickadees, and sundry other birds when they
Tom Venesky: Trail camera bans need conclusive evidence
The use of trail cameras on public land, or for hunting purposes in general, has been restricted by a number of states, such as Arizona, Delaware, Kansas and Utah. Iowa was close to banning trail
Streams of Thought: A brief reprieve from politics as Minnesota welcomes a new hunting season
Let’s take a break, shall we, from politics, the relentless barrage of coverage and conversation of which has left folks, including me, overwhelmed and often agitated. How about a brief reprieve?
Hunting seasons, finally
Russ Mason: Are natural resource agencies losing appreciation for paying customers?
When it comes to conservation and sustainable populations of fish and wildlife, state agencies are doing too much with too little.
“Doing more with less” is an unrealistic euphemism. More to the point, it’s
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A thank you to the Good Samaritans of Game Fair
I didn’t have to wait long when two young men came by. I stopped them and told them my problem, and asked them if they would help me to my car.
Ben Moyer: Replacing golf course with visitor center at Michaux State Forest a timely, sound decision
The Michaux State Forest in Pennsylvania is a different kind of place. Named for French botanists Andre and Francois Michaux, who cataloged American flora in the 1790s, it’s an island of highland forest.
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Commentary: Ban on baiting has not reduced Bovine TB prevalence rate in Michigan
Michigan’s ban on deer baiting that has been in effect in the Lower Peninsula since 2019 and in deer management unit 452, in the northeast LP, since 2002 has not reduced the prevalence rate of
