Opinions
Ohio Insider: Readers respond to call for feedback on poaching punishments
Man, did I touch a nerve a couple of issues back with my column in this space detailing two big poaching cases prosecuted by the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife.
I probably received more
Tom Venesky: Time for Pennsylvania to follow other states’ lead when it comes to turkey management?
Pennsylvania is a top turkey hunting state, but we’re not alone.
And one of the other hotspot states is changing things up in ways that might benefit the turkey population, and hunters, in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Merger of agencies a no-brainer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Commentary: Wakeboats can responsibly co-exist with other forms of Minnesota boating
I recently read Bob Zink’s article, “Should we leave wakeboats in our wake?” (Outdoor News, Dec. 5, 2025), and while I appreciate anyone taking an interest in lake health, the conclusions presented deserve a more
Streams of Thought: It’s the little things that add up to a great year
As I set out to write this last-of-the-year column, I figured I’d reminisce. You know, jot down all sorts of landmarks and highlights regarding my outdoors world in 2025, and those of the Minnesota hunting
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: What exactly could those canines be doing?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Illinois wild turkey survey relying too heavily on people like us?
It had been a bit since I last clicked on the Illinois DNR’s Wild Turkey Survey, a place anyone can visit to see the “what, when and where” of wild turkey sightings up and down
Illinois Letters to the Editor: We need to realize that more predators are not the answer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Could this be the year snow creates conflict between hunters, snowmobilers during New York’s Holiday Week Hunt?
My wife’s biggest hobby is crafts, particularly Christmas crafts, and each year in early December our house turns into a Christmas craft store for a very popular tour that she’s part of. And each year
