Opinions
Test the water – for free – before deciding if you want to continue fishing Ohio waters
Ohio’s free fishing weekend is May 5-6. Try out the sport before buying a license.
Portable blinds sometimes the best bet for turkey hunting in bad weather
Using a blind is not a guarantee for bagging a gobbler, but at least hunters get to spend some time in the woods.
Experience crucial to spring gobbler success
And other simple things to remember as we begin another season in the turkey woods.
Bears, coyotes, wolves and cougars trigger fear, but watch out for those farm animals
Quick now, if I ask which animals cause the most deaths in North America every year, what would you say? If you guessed bears, coyotes, mountain lions or wolves, you’d be wrong. I was surprised
Remembering a day with one of the greats in outdoors writing: Pat McManus – 1933-2018
With his dry wit, crazy cast of literary characters, and love of rural places, Pat McManus drew comparisons to Mark Twain and other American humorists.
Lake Michigan salmon fishing is looking up for a change
Right now, it is not uncommon to get two- and three-man limits in less than two hours while trolling or even casting.
Ohio DNR errs in allowing dogs to roam beaches
The official announcement curiously was carefully crafted to avoid explaining why Fido should be allowed to run free, contrary to a long-standing rule, on parks’ beaches through May 18. It simply told Ohioans to go
National Parks won’t raise fees after all
Huge public backlash has officials backing off plan.
Wisconsin’s 60-day duck season will open Sept. 29 in north, south zones; long-standing Horicon Marsh goose zone eliminated
Wisconsin waterfowl hunters will see some major changes in the 2018 seasons. The Natural Resources Board approved the seasons that include: A uniform statewide opening of the duck hunting season on Saturday, Sept. 29. Elimination
