Opinions
Wheat gene could save the American chestnut
Much discourse has focused around genetically-modified crops – corn, soybeans, small grains – that are processed into the food we eat. I think the concern is unfounded and GMO crops are actually beneficial when it
Harsh Pennsylvania weather interrupts kids’ fishing day
Rainy skies and cold temperatures bring some difficult trout angling for Pennsylvania’s kids on their mentored youth day.
No bones about it: the right fillet knife matters
I have several different fillet knives, and depending on the fish I’m cleaning, use one appropriate for the job. All of my fillet knives feature sharp, durable, thin, and flexible blades.
Testing for CWD without thinning the deer herd? A ‘better way’ indeed
They’re hunting for new tools to detect CWD in deer without relying on deer culling.
Lindsay Thomas, Jr. of the National Deer Association recently addressed three separate research projects. One, at the University of
Commentary: The real truth of Wisconsin’s Pelican River Forest easement plan
Would you like to gain access to thousands of acres of northern Wisconsin land for hunting and other outdoor recreation? We now have a once-in-a-life-time chance to gain public road access to a big chunk
Ohio River Valley flush with tick species
Ohio is (not) enjoying a tick “invasion,” according to researcher Risa Pesapane.
Pesapane was a speaker at the recent Wildlife Diversity Conference that was sponsored by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Specifically, the
Commentary: Memories of Bud Grant as a friend of wildlife and a conservationist
It was January 1985 when my wife, Ethelle, and I stopped at the parking lot of the Bramadero Restaurant in Liberia, Costa Rica. We had spent the day birding at the Palo Verde National Wildlife
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Dog owners have responsibilities when it comes to trapping
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the March 24, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Wisconsin ice fishing in 1959 had its charms, challenges
Duane Harpster, 75, a Rhinelander boy who settled long ago in Boulder Junction, Wis. spent his 30-year career as a game warden patrolling the region’s waters and forests. He retired over 20 years ago to
