Opinions
In Michigan, spring arrives from south to north
Spring arrived on March 20, but you wouldn’t know it if you live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Voluntary permits: The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s ‘Nothing for Something Program’
Offering a nice patch, button or even a bumper sticker to those who purchase voluntary permits would help to advertise the sluggish program.
Of mud and maple sap: rites of spring
For the year-round outdoorsman, there are two times of the year that can be the toughest to get through: the holiday season, and the first few weeks of spring. At year’s end, once deer season
Lending a helping hand now to maintain, or gain, permission
Anytime is a great time to lend assistance, but extra labor is particularly helpful during a tough winter. Our landowner friends, particularly farmers, must do a day’s work after a big snowstorm before their day
Late ice can offer rewards, but use caution
As winter slowly starts to fade away, so does some of the winter fishing opportunities – like ice fishing. Don’t abandon your winter gear just yet, though. Some of the best hard-water fishing is yet
Bald eagle population continues to soar in Ohio
Nesting season for the big raptors getting underway.
Turkeys now, turkeys later: Early-season longbeards on a predictable pattern
With turkey opener just a few weeks away, start studying the habits of gobblers in your hunting area right now.
Leftover turkey permits to go on sale Tuesday
A technical problem of some sorts paused the sale of “leftover” turkey permits, which had been scheduled for over-the-counter sales on March 12. The Illinois DNR has announced that those permits will go on sale
After initial ice-melt surge, think spring river walleyes
Border waters provide some the first opportunities to launch a boat and work the schools of pre-spawn walleyes and saugers.
