Opinions
A Joe Fellegy selfie Q&A: Mosquitoes and fish issues
I’ll always remember how “old” (my term) Stearns County farmers caught far fewer crappies than I did through the ice of Lake Sagatagon, about 10 miles west of St. Cloud, back in the 1960s when
Outdoor Observations: Withholding federal funding for hunter education, archery in schools makes no sense
The Biden Administration didn’t do American schoolkids any favors recently when it announced it was pulling federal funding for hunter education classes and the very popular archery in the schools program.
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Tip of the hat on the recent and fine George Shriras story
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 18, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: Ohio Division of Wildlife law enforcement administrator hangs up his badge
Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker called him her “rock” within the agency during a recent casual conversation I had with her.
Whom she was speaking of was Ken Fitz, the Division
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Pink salmon feature brings back fond memories
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 18, 2023 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania commentary: Seems clear hunting license software not adequately tested
Spending most of my working career in information technology, often referred to as IT, the kerfuffle that occurred with the Game Commission’s doe licenses sales doesn’t surprise me — nor did the botched rollout of
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Venesky was wrong
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 18, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Commentary: Lack of hard data makes tracking N.Y. trophy gobblers a challenge
Early on while conducting research for a book on New York turkey hunting it became evident that collecting the necessary data, tracking down possible records, and weeding out ghost stories of monster gobblers would not
Commentary: Just how much technology can our fisheries withstand?
I’m concerned that technology, primarily the use of electronics, has greatly altered the way many people fish. Consequently, I believe that fish management and our game laws are not keeping pace with these advancements, thus
