Opinions
Illinois loses biologist who had big impact, bigger laugh in Bob Bluett
Three decades ago, before DNR was gathered and grouped in a glass headquarters on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, biologists and other staff worked in random offices scattered around Springfield.
Let’s say you were a
New York Letters to the Editor: Gun owners who don’t vote have only themselves to blame
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 17, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.
News items regarding wolves out of Michigan and Wisconsin should be considered of interest to New York’s sporting community
When I was a kid, my parents had two cameras with which we took family photos. One was a Polaroid Instamatic that in the late 1970s was the coolest thing because you took a picture
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Another good wild rice recipe
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 17, 2023, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Commentary: Rural Wisconsin towns left with aftermath of unmanaged wolf populations
In 1974 when the gray wolf was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), there were only about 750 wolves in the Great Lakes region.
Commentary: Former Wisconsin DNR Secretary Adam Payne looks back on year with DNR
In this season of reflection, I am grateful for all the accomplishments of the Wisconsin DNR over the past year. It has been an honor and privilege to lead this organization and work with such
Wisconsin State Roundup: Report any black bear den sites you see this fall, winter
The DNR is asking hunters to report any black bear den sites they find this fall and winter to boost the success of a black bear reproduction and diet study that is entering its third
It’s time to make 12- and 13-year-old big game hunting law permanent in New York
In 2021, a new section was added to New York’s Environmental Conservation Law that authorized 12- and 13-year-old junior hunters to hunt deer with firearms or crossbows. However, it was only approved as a three-year
To confront a rutting buck, it still comes down to being at the right place at the right time
Over the past three weeks I’ve done a lot of archery hunting for whitetails, especially the past two weeks, which was that special period of time when love-worn bucks would be seeking females to spread
