Opinions
State roundup: Thank Wis. organizations for taking lead in response to wolf plan
The WWF’s Laurie Groskopf and Matt Lallemont did the heavy lifting by sifting through the draft wolf plan and developing the initial list of objections.
There’s a crisis in public’s lack of nature knowledge: What can we do?
Many of us who have spent time outdoors getting to learn things about nature often are dismayed by things some people say about animals and the things they do.
What’s in store for deer hunting, gun ownership in Illinois?
Technology is changing tactics we take to locate and take deer.
The 4,000-plus citations are small part of a conservation officer’s story
All too often, I feel that the general outdoor enthusiast views Conservation Police Officers (CPOs) in a less than favorable light.
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Disappointed in deer herd
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the Dec. 28 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Commentary: Study sheds more light on possible source of CWD
Lack of data rarely prevents speculation. Some (mostly folks who want to minimize CWD effects or who distrust academics) suggest the disease is no big deal because “it’s always been around.”
Almost escaped 2022 without another threat to hunting
Along with a lot of things that involve crime and criminals, HB 5855 increases the age for most Illinoisans to carry a firearm from 18 to 21.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Disappointed in Whitewater WMA plan
Letters to the Editor from the Dec. 28 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: For conservationists, what was most important in 2022?
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership members showed the most support for these legislative solutions and conservation priorities this year.
