Opinions
Steve Pollick: Ohio summer welcomes burst of fireflies
Welcome to Summer, season of the “Silent Light,” to play on the name of the classic Christmas hymn.
The Silent Light I’m talking about here comes from fireflies, those magical, marvelous, winged beetles that
Commentary: Inland Fish Ohio comes with twists and turns, but good fun
Now in a supervisory role at Division of Wildlife District 4 headquarters in Athens, Ohio, Matt Hangsleben contacted me a month before the Inland Fish Ohio Day was scheduled to take place at Lake Hope
Tom Venesky: Motives behind some Pennsylvania hunting legislation makes no sense
There have been quite a few legislative proposals regarding hunting recently in Pennsylvania, and a lot of them don’t make sense.
A bill in the House would create a hunting and trapping education program
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Ohio should protect bass during the spawning period
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: CWD has established ‘pretty significant footprint’ in the state
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in an additional 41 deer this past hunting season in Ohio, bringing the total since the first finding in 2020 to 115.
That information comes from ODNR Division
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Be a turkey hunter, not a shooter
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: New Jarzynski book provides outdoor lessons from hunting dogs
“The joy of rabbit hunting is that it is not life or death. It’s a relief to spend the day in the woods with friends and family and not take life so seriously. It’s a
C.B. Bylander: Quality fishing in Minnesota didn’t happen by accident
I caught a nice sturgeon on the Rainy River in Minnesota this spring.
It was no giant. In fact, it was a piker compared to the estimated 165-pounder that new state record holder Travis
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania should follow Ohio’s lead to limit ‘incidental’ fall turkey harvest
We all know there’s only one bonafide way to do exactly that – prohibit archery hunters from harvesting turkeys.
