Opinions
Jeremiah Haas: Expanding our love of animals to include hunting
Hunting has seen a decreasing trend in nearly all states across the country. States are offering grants to increase participation using multiple avenues; however, the declining trend has continued the past few decades.
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Steve Sarley: Jim Tostrud is an artist – on the water and on canvas
I know I have said this before, but I sure wish the state of Illinois would annex the part of Wisconsin south of Route 50.
Wow! I can hear those keyboards pounding away as
Mike Raykovicz: Beavers establish a home on this small man-made pond
When I was in high school my best friend and I trapped beavers and other furbearers in the Pocono Mountains. To find suitable trapping locations we would follow any small creeks we crossed until we
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota gubernatorial candidate interviews at Game Fair; and a lower walleye limit in limbo
A rite of summer since 1982 kicks off Friday at the Armstrong Ranch in Ramsey, Minn., with the start of Game Fair. Reminder that among the excellent events out there, Outdoor News will host a
Kirk Schnitker: Catching up with Minnesota’s Bob Lessard, a master of conservation politics
Where does one start and stop on Bob Lessard’s decades in Minnesota conservation politics? As a state senator for 25 years, from 1977 to 2002, Lessard always was immersed as a leader in conservation causes,
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Comment now on easements, don’t drain the Duck Factory
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Three-bird duck proposal doesn’t address Minnesota’s bigger waterfowling issues
The Minnesota DNR is proposing a new, optional three-duck bag limit that would allow hunters to harvest three ducks of any species daily. The Duck Summit Group has discussed this proposal, and most of our
Illinois Letters to the Editor: What is behind the need to allow three rounds for deer rifles?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Illinois record largemouth turns 50, much to anglers’ chagrin
In our online pole on the Illinois Outdoor News website that asks readers to cast a vote, I annually type a simple question: Is this the year somebody finally hooks a new state record largemouth
