Opinions
Dan Ladd: Tough to control out-of-state ammunition sales, despite the efforts of a New York bill
My aunt and uncle, who I grew up next door to, were both heavy smokers. About once a month they’d hop in the car and make the 30-minute drive over to Vermont to stock up
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Yes, bowhunters did support air gun bill, but not air bows
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 5, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Mike Schoonveld: Will licensing inland fishing guides in Michigan hurt the sport?
I had the chance to sit down to visit with Gary Roach (a.k.a. Mr. Walleye) at an outdoor communicator’s conference last fall.
He explained how he got into the “fishing” business that became his life’s
Patrick Durkin: Year-round daylight saving time reduces car/deer crashes
When the humorist Dave Barry turned 50 in 1998, he compiled a list of things that took him a half-century to learn. One of his insights never fails: “A person who is nice to you
Commentary: Be careful for what you wish when it comes to split woodcock seasons for Wisconsin
In-person and online participation in the annual Conservation Congress spring hearing will occur the week of April 8, with the in-person meetings taking place in each of the state’s 72 counties that evening. The online
Wisconsin State Roundup: Tips on where to see great egrets closer to home
It’s always nice to hear from readers. Recently, reader Jim March contacted our columnist Christine Thomas to share his positive comments on her visit to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
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Symposium shines light on new insight into chronic wasting disease
Chronic Wasting Disease or CWD is of great concern to deer biologists and sportsmen as well. We’re lucky here in New York State that none has been discovered in wild deer since 2005, but I
Ben Moyer: Don’t take public land objections from politicians lightly
It’s not a surprise that some Pennsylvania senators recently expressed the opinion that the Game Commission owns too much land. They stated these views during the commission’s annual interview with the Senate Game and Fisheries
Mike Schoonveld: Federal funding, or lack thereof, has hindered development of wind energy projects on the Great Lakes
A report released by the Dept. of Energy in 2014 was supposed to be the green flag for a race to establish wind energy projects on the Great Lakes.
If that’s the case
