Opinions
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Grove City letter writers
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Commentary: Clean and Green lands pay even less than Pennsylvania game lands
Recently, some in the Pennsylvania Senate have made claims that public lands negatively impact local government due to loss in real estate tax revenue (the public lands making payment in lieu of taxes, or “PILT,”
Glenn Sapir: Give me some of that outdoor religion
Two subjects that I don’t discuss with anyone other than family and close friends are politics and religion. They are personal, and I long ago concluded that what I think might be the most persuasive
Steve Sarley: Dangers CPOs face come during dullest stops
I started repeating the tale about the time I went on a ride-along with DNR officers Rich Riedel and Eric Schreiber in 2011. I was used to people complaining that the DNR police had an
Outdoor Insights: Wild deer for sale? Idea still deserves a hard pass
A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated
Ryan Rothstein: A grab bag of late-winter outdoors observations from Minnesota
I’m sure this isn’t unique to Minnesota, but I can’t help but notice as I get older how many “contentious” deer regulation changes we’ve had in our state over the past 20 years.
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Steve Pollick: Dissecting the timing of when bucks shed their antlers
Imagine my surprise recently when reviewing overnight trail-cam photos, that a handsome little 6-point buck showed up several times near my mineral licks. A rack, still, in early March?
Late-shedding bucks, and this “sixer”
Gretchen Steele: Turkey hunters and outdoor fans in southern Illinois can smell spring
By the end of February in southern Illinois, winter has worn out its welcome — but it hasn’t quite left. And here we are in March. More of the same, but with some hope attached.<br
Mike Raykovicz: Synthetic deer scents gaining momentum
Chronic Wasting Disease is spreading, and it seems just a matter of time until it is rediscovered here in New York. To slow its proliferation, 11 states have banned the use of deer scents containing
