Opinions
Steve Carney: Looking back on a strange 2023 bowhunting season for whitetails
What a strange 2023 bowhunting season it was for this hunter!
I reviewed my logbook for the fall deer-hunting season, which revealed that I was in various stands and ground blinds a total of
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Time to take better care of the Mighty Mississippi
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 29, 2023, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: What would Teddy Roosevelt think about today’s hunters and anglers?
Theodore Roosevelt believed in the restorative benefits of hunting – as well as the importance of conserving wildlife for its own sake. His philosophy of conservation lived on through the actions of government, although opposed
Can microorganisms control a deer’s behavior?
The more you learn about nature, the weirder it becomes. Take the case of the “zombie” parasite Cordyceps. Spores from this fungus end up on an ant in a tropical forest. The spores take over
Dean Bortz: “Cracky” leaving big shoes to fill in southern Ashland County, Wis., town
Friends and family packed the Catholic church in a very small town in southern Ashland County right to the rafters on the morning of Dec. 16 to say farewell to a good man.
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Commentary: Just who is in charge of the Wisconsin DNR?
Since Adam Payne abruptly resigned as Department of Natural Resources (DNR) secretary in October, Steven Little, DNR deputy secretary, has been the acting secretary.
There has been no announcement by Gov. Tony Evers who
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: A major change needed for state’s northern deer hunters
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 29, 2023, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Wisconsin State Roundup: Why did the DNR’s chief game warden not present Shikar Safari Club award at NRB meeting?
You’ll find a news story by veteran reporter Tim Eisele on Brian Knepper, a Wisconsin DNR game warden who received this year’s Shikar Safari Club award at the Dec. 13 Natural Resources Board meeting in
Notes off a soiled cuff: Tom Boop’s deer column elicits mixed opinions from Pennsylvania hunters
I asked him why the tragedy affected him so deeply, given that he didn’t know Seville, and his response will no doubt resonate with many aging hunters. “I will turn 69 in a few days,
