Opinions
Commentary: New York sportsmen and Suffolk County Parks are partners in conservation
In these times of increased challenges for sportsmen and women looking to find hunting opportunities in New York it is encouraging whenever we see local government agencies working to address this issue for our hunters.<br
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Disappointed in deer season
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
New York Letters to the Editor: Coyote hunting contest ban will result in lost funding
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Is coyote contest ban just the start for anti-hunters in New York?
Reading Gov. Kathy Hochul’s press release announcing her signing legislation that bans coyote hunting contests, among others, it’s included supporters/commenters reads like a “who’s who” list of anti-hunters.
Of course, no one from the
Commentary: Bird, animal names fraught with historical and ‘cutesy’ perils
Let’s hope the American Society of Mammalogists is tracking efforts by the American Ornithological Society to rename all birds that honor people, and shouting, “Buck pellets!”
If you missed it in November, those zany
Winter salmon fishing in New York? Fish still biting as 2024 begins
It was an odd end-of-the-year and peculiar start of a new one for salmon fishermen on Lake Ontario.
As is often the case, the place to be was the Niagara Bar off the mouth
A mink trapping triumph story in Pennsylvania that was years in the making
Fur trappers more talented and serious than I might find mink a relatively common catch along their traplines. However, this species has eluded me in my small acreage sets since a trail camera first snapped
Notes off a soiled cuff: Low Pennsylvania bear harvest draws plenty of attention from readers
Our recent stories about the bear harvest being lower attracted a lot of attention from readers. One noted that he has dozens of trailcam bear photos captured on his farm in the last three years
Commentary: The long road back for Wisconsin deer management
Wisconsin’s deer management program was once considered the best in the nation by most deer biologists in the United States.
Deer were managed in units of similar habitat quality and, unlike other states, we
