Opinions
Steve Sarley: Illinois legislature will have to fix fishing license blockade
The issue of needing a social security number to go fishing legally in Illinois is something that can be quickly rectified.
As I mentioned in my last column, Stacey Greene-Fenlon from the Park Bait
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Latest waterfowl regs ignore advocacy from Duck Summit
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 15, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Steve Piatt: Unpacking the New York DEC’s deer dilemma
Colonel Nathan Jessup – played by Jack Nicholson in the movie “A Few Good Men” – had it right when he defiantly stated on the witness stand, “You want us on that wall! You need
Commentary: Wisconsin’s sandhill crane season bill proof that one vote does, indeed, matter
When an organization like the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) asks me to write an article or editorial, I rarely write it in first person. This topic, this goal, this commitment to the management of a
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Suspicions about push to thin deer herd get some affirmation
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 15, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Only thing harder than catching a fish is producing a fish
Not long ago I found myself across the Illinois state line, sitting at a table with fisheries biologists, hatchery managers and a handful of “specialists” and “technicians” – vague job titles that wildlife agencies give
State Roundup: Thoughts on a couple lawsuits impacting Wisconsin anglers
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is going to make another run at trying to place Great Lakes region lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List. Second time.
The group lost its previous
New York Letters to the Editor: September hunt expansion and earn-a-buck have some flaws
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 15, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Like or don’t like New York’s deer management proposals? Let DEC know about it
I’ve mentioned a number of times how much social media has blown up over DEC’s recent deer management proposals that the agency hopes will encourage hunters to take more antlerless deer.
