Opinions
Steve Sarley: New ID law in Illinois has negative affect on fishing license sales
One reason that I love fishing more than any other sport is because fishing is free of entanglements with unions, attorneys, drug scandals and, most annoying of all, politics. Here at Outdoor News, we also
Mike Raykovicz: Are toms gobbling less than they did years ago?
I’ve hunted spring turkeys in New York and Pennsylvania ever since there was a season.
Pennsylvania’s first spring gobbler hunting season was held in 1968 and it was a short one. It ran from
Bill Hilts, Jr.: New promotion is about the love of fish, water and beer in Western New York
There was a new promotion held in Western New York that focused on protecting water for the fish, and the beer. It kicked off in mid-April in Buffalo, a collaboration that was several months in
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A few thoughts on deer seasons
Most deer hunters I’ve known in my 77 years would certainly agree we have far too many deer, including mature bucks, both on our private properties and public lands.
Outdoor Insights: Notes on upcoming Lake Mille Lacs meeting, walleye and perch limits, and walk-in access dollars
Minnesota DNR Fisheries has scheduled an informational public meeting next Thursday, May 7 (6 to 8 p.m.) for anyone interested in fisheries management on Lake Mille Lacs.
You can read details here, but the
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Refreshing to hear opinions on all this new fishing technology
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 1, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Why not just have a good old-fashioned fish-off to break ties in fishing tourneys?
There are short stretches of down time in a fishing boat that set people like me up for long stretches of random thoughts typically shared with our annoyed fishing partners.
Such as, “What could
Commentary: Drawing a line for America’s public lands
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness isn’t just another patch of federal land on a map. It’s one of the last places in the Lower 48 where wild still means wild.
Where clean water,
State Roundup: Wisconsin DNR budget cuts would be felt by Lake Superior anglers
Fitting. Mine is “Sultan’s of Swing.” I’ll tell that story some day. I’m running out of room here, so I’ll have to take up Schiedt’s story another day, but I’ll say that as I read
