Opinions
Commentary: Troubled by Pennsylvania commissioners’ lack of oversight on antlerless license allocations
As a life-long Pennsylvania deer hunter, I read with considerable concern, the “antlerless deer allocations” article here in the April 23 issue.
In the article, the current Game Commission board president announced that the commissioners
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: PGC, be fair to old guys
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania Game Commission turns its back on social aspect of science
I always found it interesting during Pennsylvania Game Commission meetings when commissioners weighed in before approving antlerless allocations for their districts.
Agency staff would recommend a number, and commissioners could alter it based on
Illinois loses another great angler, great man in Walt Koch
I was recently shocked to hear about the passing of Captain Walt Koch of the Red Rock Guiding Service. Koch passed away on April 28 at the age of 77.
I was fairly close
Southern Illinois researcher utilizes citizen scientists for sounds of nature research project
A Southern Illinois University Carbondale scientist is asking the public to keep its ears open in the name of monitoring biodiversity.
Brent Pease, an assistant professor in the forestry program, kicked off the Sounds of
Outdoor Insights: Thoughts on two-line fishing on the Minnesota River, and Minnesota’s elk herd
DNR Fisheries Chief Brad Parsons confirmed Monday that the agency supports allowing two-line fishing on the Minnesota downstream from Granite Falls,…
Commentary: U.S. House bills would weaken, strip funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is strongly criticizing four bills in the U.S. House of Representatives that take aim at the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Great American Outdoors Act, the bipartisan law that
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Are bobcats taking bite out of fisher population?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 19, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
‘The fishing teacher’ set tone for my attitude adjustment
On a cold and snowy day back in late January, I hiked across an icy parking lot and slid into the Schaumburg Convention Center, where Outdoor News Account Executive Don Kirby and I set up
