Opinions
Steve Piatt: Will New York DEC’s new pheasant stocking plan fly?
It’s no surprise that New York hunters have been most interested and most vocal about the upcoming changes to the state’s deer-hunting regulations, especially the “earn-a-second-buck” plan.
Deer and deer hunting, quite simply, drive
New York Letters to the Editor: New York should ban use of bear tracking dogs in the Adirondacks
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Sportsmen and women still pay for conservation
Like Vermont, fish and wildlife agencies across the country have begun to look ahead when it comes to future funding for outdoor resources. For nearly a century, a great deal of such funding has come
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin Conservation Congress, DNR forge ahead
So we have a little news for this spot this week, followed by more submissions on short-eared does. I’m not sure what I started here when running the first bit on short-eared does, but apparently
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Fully impressed with WON articles and letter writers
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
State Roundup: A simple solution to paying for Wisconsin’s wolf damage claims
Wolf kills of livestock and pets are down in Wisconsin a bit from last year at this time, but the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may still have to prorate damage payments to livestock and
Outdoor Insights: Is Minnesota’s proposed three-duck bag option another step in ‘dumbing down’ duck hunting?
The existing six-bird bag limit with conditional sex and species limits – like two hen mallards, three wood ducks, two canvasbacks, etc. – would remain available, but when hunters buy their licenses in 2027, they
Commentary: Latest Endangered Species Act rules equal open season on wildlife habitat
If your home was burned down, were you harmed? The answer is, of course, yes.
Left or right, red or blue, there are some things we can all agree are simply true. Yet the
Steve Pollick: Public fracking in Ohio brings up quagmire of issues
The trouble with fracking here in Ohio is that it is as much a political problem as it is an environmental one, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
Witness the recent “fine tuning”
