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Les Winkeler: Gaining a better appreciation for skunks after rare daylight encounters
If the Discovery Channel can have Shark Week, why can’t I have a week dedicated to skunks?
The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is well promoted and likely a highly lucrative event. Skunk Week, on
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota DNR takes first step in evaluating how live sonar is affecting an important Minnesota sportfish
Has the DNR taken a step toward addressing the great 21st Century live-sonar fishing debate?
Per an agency press release in the Aug. 9 edition of Outdoor News, the DNR is requesting public input
Commentary: Come November Election Day, funding for environment in Minnesota also on the line
The U.S. general election is now less than 80 days away, and it’s shaping up to be an especially historic one for Minnesota.
The balance of power in the Legislature is closely contested, a
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Ducks deserve our support, and they deserve better
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: The Public Service Commission can save the greater prairie chicken in Wisconsin
The three Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin commissioners should answer the question: Do we have to extirpate the last remaining greater prairie chicken in Wisconsin so that Vista Sands Solar (VSS – the applicant)
Ralph Loos: Some regulation changes Illinois hunters should know heading into 2024-25 seasons
We’ve been scooped by Illinois DNR’s new version of the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which doesn’t bother me all that much, given that DNR’s top source for news is, well, DNR.
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunters, anglers should take it upon themselves to save us
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 23, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Gretchen Steele: Giant City State Park in Illinois introduces new trackchair to enhance trail accessibility
Giant City State Park near Makanda, Ill., is taking a significant step forward in making the outdoors more accessible to all. The park is excited to announce the addition of an Action Trackchair, a tool
Jeff Frischkorn: Ohio Division of Wildlife offers insight into methodology behind state’s controlled hunt draw process
Frequent Ohio Outdoor News contributing writer Larry Moore enjoyed my Aug. 16 story in the publication on the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s annual special hunt lottery.
While the story piqued Larry’s interest – having
