Opinions
Outdoor Observations: Many should be commended for Michigan’s solid safety reports during hunting seasons
Hunter education students start the course right at home by taking a three- to four-hour online session.
Famed Wisconsin professor Tom Heberlein hunted til the end at Old T
Prof. Tom Heberlein was forever vigilant about his deer camp’s buckpole, even though it hung empty more often than heavy each November.
When hunting grouse in October, Heberlein often paused outside his Ashland County,
Christine Thomas: Remembering Tom Heberlein, a giant in natural resources research
“He was the guy I was most afraid of, but he turned out to be my champion,” I said to Pat Durkin the night I called him to reminisce about Tom Heberlein.
I had
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Desperate deer times call for some truly drastic measures
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 26, 2024, print edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Streams of Thought: Documentary on Minnesota officer Arik Matson highlights true-life story of tragedy, triumph, and duck hunting
ARIK AND THE EIDER. If you find yourself with a free hour this winter – and why wouldn’t you? – here’s a suggestion, if a true-life story of tragedy, triumph, and duck hunting strikes your
Bob Gwizdz: Getting a taste of Michigan’s U.P. wolf conundrum
Over my years as a deer hunter I have fooled around with virtually every technique we’ve all heard about: sex attractant scents, rattling horns, drives, stalking, grunt calls. Heck, when I lived in Mississippi, I
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Fracking deal a swing and a miss for Ohio
A seasonal batting average of .500 in baseball is unheard of with the best-ever being then-Cleveland Indian’s Nap Lajoie’s .426 in 1901. Even the best that Boston’s legendary Ted Williams could muster was .406 in
Coyote vs. bobcat encounter caught on trail camera in Pennsylvania
Sometimes the things that play out in nature are truly remarkable. Every now and then, someone is lucky enough to capture these head-shaking encounters on camera.
Adam Spittler, of Pine Grove, Pa., has
Commentary: What does the future hold for Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Area system?
Four-plus years ago, a network of wildlife advocates organized to review and express concerns regarding forest habitat/timber-management policies and procedures within state wildlife management areas.
It increasingly became evident that this issue was more
