Opinions
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: For heaven’s sake, let’s draw a line somewhere on technology
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 20, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Dean Bortz: Plenty of topics to digest before Wisconsin’s April 16 hearings
Do you think the Hine’s emerald dragonfly should be the Wisconsin state insect? But that would mean switching the honeybee to the state agricultural insect.
Should we remove the once-in-a-lifetime restriction on cow elk
C.B. Bylander: Most go through many stages of acceptance with new fishing regulations
It is likely that when the 2027 Minnesota fishing regulation booklet is published, a one-character change will appear on Page 29 or so.
Specifically, where “six” has appeared for 71 years as the statewide
Commentary: When fake northern Minnesota stories go viral
“Stray Chihuahua in Ely joins wolf pack!”
“Voices coming from beneath the ice”
Sensational headlines about northern Minnesota have appeared in my social media feeds with increasing frequency – first as standalone posts
Mike Schoonveld: Some good news on contaminants in Great Lakes fish – imagine that
Shortly after salmon were stocked in the Great Lakes to take advantage of the overabundance of invasive alewives, health experts warned, “Don’t eat the fish. They are contaminated with DDT, Toxaphene, Chlordane and other chlorinated
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula bear harvest exceeds predicted kill for fifth year
For at least the fifth year in a row, bear registrations in the Upper Peninsula have exceeded the Michigan DNR’s predicted harvest. This time, the difference between the two numbers is the second highest it
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Stalled northeast elk plan needs a mediator: Flanagan?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: Proposed limits on Minnesota’s native rough fish not as cut and dried as one might think
The Minnesota DNR opened a public comment period on new limits for native roughfish last week that may stir more controversy than you’d expect.
Most anglers don’t think much about the half-dozen species subject
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania commission’s recent CWD measures contradict seriousness of disease
A recent measure approved by the Pennsylvania Game Commission board trashes the seriousness of chronic wasting disease.
For years, we’ve been told that moving high-risk parts — spine, brain, lymph nodes (which are located
