Home » Opinions
Opinions

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Who pays price of fracking?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 27, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Oak Duke: Looking ahead to New York’s 2026 whitetail rut
Good news for archers and for those of us who carry firearms into the deer woods too, here in the northeast and the Midwest. Not only will the 2026 whitetail rut unfold earlier than last

C.B. Bylander: When the time is right, give the DNR an earful on management of Minnesota wildlife areas
Numbers tell tales.
And sometimes the same numbers tell very different tales depending upon how they are used. Let’s use Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Area system as an example. To its credit, Minnesota has about

Ryan Rothstein: Finding the guts to solve Minnesota’s duck dilemma
You’re no doubt aware that there’s to be a Duck Summit in Minnesota March 27-28. It all stemmed from a commentary from the Old Duck Managers Group in Outdoor News last summer. In it, they

Outdoor Insights: Proposal to lower Minnesota walleye limit will see administrative law judge hearing
The public comment period on the Minnesota DNR Fisheries’ proposal to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from 6 to 4 ended on March 5, and by late last week, the agency had tallied nearly

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Thoughts on the upcoming Minnesota Duck Summit
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 20, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: Walleye Alliance supports Minnesota DNR proposal to reduce walleye limit to four
The Walleye Alliance is a Minnesota-based angler organization focused on supporting walleye fishing and related conservation efforts. We are a grassroots group with members that include fishing guides, resort owners, tournament anglers, and other walleye

Commentary: Public land and democracy of the hunt in Wisconsin
The theme of February’s annual meeting of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society was “Applying the North American Model of Conservation During Divided Times.”
I was asked to speak on wetland management. I

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Former MLB pitcher deserves harsher penalties for poaching
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 20, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.