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Ohio Insider: Dan Armitage’s retirement from outdoor radio the end of an era
Dan and I had a symbiotic partnership doing the opening news segment of Buckeye Sportsman each week.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Wolves and water concerns
Reader-submitted letters from the Jan. 6 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Michigan letters to the editor: Add road kills to the mandatory harvest reporting system data
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Jan. 5, 2023.

Great Lakes wind turbines: Green energy answer? Not so fast
If you’ve ever seen the Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge, or the Panama Canal and considered the cost, engineering, and skills it took to build them and other man-made marvels, it’s easy to believe
Outdoor observations: Send your nominations for Michigan’s Person of the Year in conservation
We’re very fortunate as a conservation community to have thousands of volunteers across the state who work tirelessly to ensure that Michigan sportsmen and sportswomen have the best possible opportunities to hunt, fish, trap, hike,

Neonics hurting non-target species
The truth is that “neonics” also kill and harm much more than pests. They kill many living things that we desire, enjoy, and need, including butterflies and bees and other pollinators, but neonics also have

Commentary: PEER questions DNR timber quotas; DNR responds
Editor’s note: The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility produced a press release last month regarding DNR timber cutting.

Streams of thought: A final pheasant hunt and outdoor predictions for 2023
The final day of the Minnesota pheasant season ended with one bird in hand and some tough snow conditions to hunt through. It made Minnesota Outdoor News editor, Tim Spielman, think back on the 2022
Drug pollution is problematic in the outdoors close to home and around the world
More than 200 million Americans take medications daily. Many of these end up in public waters one way or another.