Opinions
Fishing with the presidents in Pennsylvania
One boat. Four presidents. Dozens of fish. Sound like an interesting combination? It most certainly was, as a foursome of former leaders converged on the Juniata River in Pennsylvania last month for the presidential treatment
Beaver: Here’s how they go from a pelt to a Stetson
If you are a trapper and looking to put up numbers of desirable pelts, beaver appears to be the way to go in pretty much every section of the U.S.
Averages on the more
Commentary: Minnesotans to vote in ’24 on environment’s share of lottery proceeds
In the Minnesota Environmental Partnership’s recent 2023 legislative wrap-up, we covered many of the tremendous victories the environmental community won at the State Capitol this year.
But one of our most important – and
A longtime angling advocate, Minnesota’s Frank Schneider Jr. would’ve approved of 2023 support for fishing
This is a good time to remember Frank Schneider Jr. Until he died in 2005 at the age of 86, Frank was a one-man force on behalf of fishing. Unpaid and unafraid, Frank attended countess
Streams of Thought: Was Minnesota’s dry spring too dry for pheasant chicks?
Could a recent Outdoor News letter-to-the-editor writer have been correct? Was the spring so dry (and dew-free) that it affected pheasant production?
Stuart Thompson, of Fergus Falls, wrote the letter in our July 14
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to Bluffland Whitetails Association on guv’s deer opener decision
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 21, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania doe license debacle reveals hunter divide
The divide that exists among hunters is real, and it became wider when the new antlerless license issuing system opened up on June 26 in Pennsylvania.
Hunters lined up at stores, and others waited
More to fear on CWD? A look at the tick-and-deer connection
Concerns about the effects of chronic wasting disease on deer populations continue to broil as the role of game farm escapees spreading the disease to wild deer becomes more evident.
The main point that
Outdoor Observations: Michigan legislation reduces penalty for failing to report your deer on time
Hunters who have been concerned about the possibility of a hefty fine or even jail time for not reporting their deer kill on time, or retaining their deer harvest confirmation number, can rest a little
