Opinions
State Roundup: No shortage of opportunities for Wisconsin anglers these days
It’s almost getting to the point where a fisherman might ask why we even have any closed seasons anymore.
Wisconsin’s stream trout season closure has been pushed into October. This year, on April 4,
Another View: A two-bird bag limit for Minnesota spring turkeys? A bit of caution advised
The story of the wild turkey in Minnesota and at a national level is an amazing tale, but is also an often frustrating story to watch unfold.
That was my initial thought after talking
Ron Schara: Somebody has to improve fishing in Minnesota… why not you?
With opening day on the horizon – busy checking tackle, cleaning the boat, fixing stuff – this may not be a good time to mention: We Minnesota anglers deserve what we’re not getting.
What
Commentary: Year-round bass fishing in Minnesota comes with responsibility
Minnesota anglers are lucky to have access to amazing smallmouth bass waters, but these lakes, while productive, are fragile.
They can’t handle heavy pressure during the spring spawn, when fish are guarding nests and
Steve Pollick: Great strides (hope) afoot on Ohio’s Sandusky Bay
Not so many years ago, a friend and I paddled kayaks down lower Pickerel Creek on the south side of Sandusky Bay in Ohio’s 3,200-acre Pickerel Creek State Wildlife Area.
It was enjoyable, a
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Two-turkey limit? Hard pass!
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 10, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: We’re building something solid – the second Michigan Outdoor News Turkey Photo Contest
Just a day or so after stepping into this role with Michigan Outdoor News, I was passed a note from Jon Gray, current president of the Michigan Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania’s elk license bill enables secrecy, not transparency
Last year the Pennsylvania Game Commission took some positive steps toward improving the elk license drawing.
This year, a pair of bills proposed in the state House could impede the progress. A major concern among
Commentary: Troubled by threat of forever chemicals in western Pa. stream
Having read the editor’s Notes Off a Soiled Cuff column in the last issue, “Thinking About ‘Forever Chemicals,” I would like to share a related problem we have in western Pennsylvania.
Those of us
