Opinions
Contaminants in fish: When science meets fear-mongering
The world of science can move quickly, especially with new online publication outlets. Still, it takes time to think of a significant question you’d like to answer, design the study, get funding, do the work,
You heard it here: Illinois deer were taken with rifles this season
Well, what do you know? There were some deer killed with single-shot rifles this past season, according to reader responses to my diatribe about DNR flying the state’s inaugural rifle hunt far under our collective
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Common sense goes against those fighting coyote hunts
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Illinois Outdoor News.
Good time for Illinois DNR to resume Conservation Congress
Recently, the conversations at boat ramps, trailheads, parking lots, and barstools have turned to the good old days of the Department of Conservation.
Apologizing for error in prior column on firearms
boy-oh-boy, I am offering all of you loyal readers a huge mea culpa here and now. It’s not that I don’t write things that I need to apologize for, from time to time, but the
Are we going in the right direction with how kids learn about firearms?
The youngster, who is still learning to read, easily fired up the gaming device and started playing the game.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: More attention needs to be focused on trespassing laws
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Commentary: County forest can earn Eau Claire Co. $9M over 10 years in carbon credits
A carbon credit is a tradeable certificate confirming that one metric ton of carbon dioxide, or an equivalent greenhouse gas, is averted from entering the environment in a given year.
Wisconsin DNR turning spring hearings upside down
Someone in the DNR – maybe more than one someone, we don’t know yet – has turned the spring fish and game hearings upside down this year by deciding the DNR is not going to
