Opinions
Guest Editorial: An outdoors to-do list for Minnesota’s next governor
When Tim Walz first ran for governor in 2018, he built his campaign around a simple promise with the “One Minnesota” slogan. The idea was straightforward. A state as geographically and culturally diverse as ours
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin sportsmen should be tracking discussion from Natural Resources Board meetings
If anyone who reads this newspaper has a spare 20 to 25 minutes at any point in the day, please go to the Wisconsin DNR TV channel, or just type in Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Dan Ladd: We’re doing some things right when it comes to recruiting hunters, anglers
In the last issue of New York Outdoor News it was the New York State High School Clay Target League that we highlighted. In this one it’s National Archery in Schools.
In a forthcoming
Gretchen Steele: Natalie Phelps Finnie, a southern Illinois girl, heads home
On July 1, Natalie Phelps Finnie stepped down as director of DNR. After more than four years inside the agency – first as deputy director beginning in August 2021, then as director since January 2023
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Carrying handgun when fishing is for safety, not shooting fish
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
New York Letters to the Editor: Sportsmen should be supportive of environmental issues
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 10, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Outdoors, turkey hunting helps reader in his battle with cancer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 10, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
State Roundup: Wisconsin fish and wildlife programs get a bit more spending power
Wisconsin DNR secretary Karen Hyun shared some thoughts with Natural Resources Board members at the top of the June 24 meeting in Black River Falls and talked a little bit about the legislature’s Joint Finance
Commentary: Why is conservation so hard to explain to many hunters?
Conservation should be one of the easiest concepts to explain to hunters. After all, hunters helped build the North American model of wildlife conservation.
They funded wildlife restoration through license sales and excise taxes,
