Opinions
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota gubernatorial candidate interviews at Game Fair; and a lower walleye limit in limbo
A rite of summer since 1982 kicks off Friday at the Armstrong Ranch in Ramsey, Minn., with the start of Game Fair. Reminder that among the excellent events out there, Outdoor News will host a
Kirk Schnitker: Catching up with Minnesota’s Bob Lessard, a master of conservation politics
Where does one start and stop on Bob Lessard’s decades in Minnesota conservation politics? As a state senator for 25 years, from 1977 to 2002, Lessard always was immersed as a leader in conservation causes,
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Comment now on easements, don’t drain the Duck Factory
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Three-bird duck proposal doesn’t address Minnesota’s bigger waterfowling issues
The Minnesota DNR is proposing a new, optional three-duck bag limit that would allow hunters to harvest three ducks of any species daily. The Duck Summit Group has discussed this proposal, and most of our
Illinois Letters to the Editor: What is behind the need to allow three rounds for deer rifles?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Illinois record largemouth turns 50, much to anglers’ chagrin
In our online pole on the Illinois Outdoor News website that asks readers to cast a vote, I annually type a simple question: Is this the year somebody finally hooks a new state record largemouth
Steve Piatt: Will New York DEC’s new pheasant stocking plan fly?
It’s no surprise that New York hunters have been most interested and most vocal about the upcoming changes to the state’s deer-hunting regulations, especially the “earn-a-second-buck” plan.
Deer and deer hunting, quite simply, drive
New York Letters to the Editor: New York should ban use of bear tracking dogs in the Adirondacks
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 7, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Sportsmen and women still pay for conservation
Like Vermont, fish and wildlife agencies across the country have begun to look ahead when it comes to future funding for outdoor resources. For nearly a century, a great deal of such funding has come
