Opinions
Commentary: Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship is too important to lose
For more than three decades, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has been one of Wisconsin’s most powerful tools for conserving the lands and waters that define our outdoor heritage.
Funding for the program expiring on
Mike Raykovicz: Study sheds light on who is using crossbows
There is little doubt that the use of crossbows for hunting deer and other game is here to stay. Many hunters find crossbows work well, especially for those of advanced age, limited mobility, disabilities, or
Ralph Loos: Tis’ the time of year in Illinois to see a turkey, report a turkey
People labeled by DNR as “citizen volunteers” reported spotting 794 adult wild turkey hens, 877 young turkeys, and 452 adult male turkeys in Illinois’ woods and fields last month. Those same folks got off to
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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Who says all hunters want tighter duck regulations?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Mike Schoonveld: Can anglers aid in a solution for plastic pollution?
Twenty-two million pounds of plastic waste enter the Great Lakes each year. About half sinks to the lake bottoms, where some of it will likely remain until a future glacier reshapes the lakebeds during the
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Pulling the wool over our eyes again with this one-buck rule
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Mandatory reporting system offers good insight into Michigan’s turkey, deer harvest
Michigan’s turkey hunters followed some twists and turns on their way through the 2026 spring season – somewhat due to weather but mostly due to a significant overhaul of regulations and a whole set of
Jeff Frischkorn: Ohio DNR’s Put-In-Bay Aquatic Visitors Center well worth a visit
After touring the T-shirt outlets and ordering a pizza, a visitor still has bunches left to do in this speck of a community on South Bass Island.
One can pay to see the
