Opinions
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Declare open season on nest predators like raccoons, cats
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 29, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: Will fracking be limited to these three state properties?
“The gas and oil industry in Ohio has made sure that Ohio law reflects their wants and needs, and that process is all about secrecy,” Melinda Zemper, a steering committee member of Save Ohio Parks,
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Pennsylvania Game Commission lobbying is bad practice
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 29, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Crossbow education needed for hunting image
Crossbows have been a part of my big game hunting life for 35 years. It began in southeastern Ohio as part of a media weekend run by Horton Crossbows at a place they called Camp
Illinois braces for the emergence of Brood X and Brood XIII cicadas
As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, nature in Illinois is preparing for a symphony like no other.
Every 17 and 13 years, respectively, two distinct broods of cicadas emerge from their
Wild bobwhite quail return to Pennsylvania, but hunting is a long way off
With one experienced bird dog locked on point and another convincingly backing her, it was clear something had holed-up beneath the dense brush pile.
The hunter cautiously approached, double barrel at the ready. Suddenly,
Patrick Durkin: Trappers lend a hand when dogs wander off
Fur trappers can seem uneasy and vulnerable, even though they’re the most skilled, regulated and well-rounded outdoors-folks you’ll find in our marshes, woodlands, and muddy shallows.
They often don’t share their best stories, fearing
Commentary: There’s science available to make decisions about Minnesota’s walleye bag limit. Use it
A story in the March 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News described a seven-year debate over reducing the statewide walleye daily bag limit in Minnesota from six fish to four.
There are two important
Steve Pollick: Wildlife, wild plants and weather — it is all connected
You can know that spring is just around the corner without bothering a glance at a calendar, just by watching signs of change in nature.
Sure, the official beginning of spring, by astronomical calculations,
