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Ohio Letters to the Editor: Grouse habitat story makes lots of sense to this reader
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 5, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: More on the decision ban archery equipment during fall turkey season
I’ll say it right up front: I don’t truly understand the reasoning behind the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s banning archery from the fall turkey hunt.
The Division of Wildlife proposed the archery ban

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Against increased doe tags
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 5, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Would baiting of deer create tension between neighbors in Pennsylvania?
We’ve had a lot of strange messages from readers over the years, but this one left in late May takes the cake:
“I’m calling about a dead deer right along Rt. 119 just as

C.B. Bylander: Minnesota shifting to a smarter approach to walleye stocking
I don’t know how good walleye fishing was back in the 1880s.
But I do know Minnesotans believed it should be better. I say this because by 1887 – just 29 years after statehood

Commentary: Fish and wildlife directors should serve natural resources, not politicians
In Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin, the Departments of Natural Resources are led by political appointees with little to no formal training or experience in fish and wildlife.
Nationally, about 60% of all

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Focusing efforts on the future with youth fishing
As we approach National Fishing and Boating Week (set this year for June 6-14), as well as the prospects of summer weather, this is the perfect time to start thinking about youth fishing opportunities.

Commentary: After Boundary Waters vote, no public lands are off-limits
When Congress voted last month to overturn the 20-year minerals withdrawal conserving the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hunters and anglers across the country took notice – and not just because the

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: New waterfowl regs ignore pleas from Duck Summit
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 29, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.