Opinions
Great Backyard Bird Count a fun, worthy mid-winter activity
Watching birds for as little as 15 minutes could add to the scientific base of knowledge.
How are southeastern Wisconsin lake ice conditions after all this rain?
Most lakes didn’t lose much ice despite the rain, so anglers should be able to continue chasing flags.
Natural Resources Board adds three news questions to spring hearing questionnaire mix
Besides re-electing the three officers of the Natural Resources Board (Terry Hilgenberg as chairman, Fred Prehn as vice-chairman, and Julie Anderson as secretary), the board added three new questions to the 2018 spring hearing questionnaire.
This season’s deer kill could hit 186,000, falling within game biologists’ estimate
Archery season, all seasons close on Feb. 4.
UW-Madison Winter Enrichment series, founded by Aldo Leopold students, in its 50th year
Winter may be time for some to “hibernate,” but in Madison, it is a time for learning. And quality of life is all about life-long learning. The UW-Madison Arboretum began its 50th annual Winter Enrichment
Talking liberalized crossbow laws and the archery industry
Kristen Monroe of Outdoor News talks to ATA president and CEO Matt Kormann about liberalized crossbow laws and the archery industry.
Pennsylvania outdoorsmen are among state’s most generous citizens
I had a unique request from a friend at church last week. A middle-aged woman came to me explaining that she and her husband wanted to donate their holiday bonuses to charity, as they regularly
In the invasive pest world, looks can be deceiving
Perhaps nowhere is the phrase “looks can be deceiving” more appropriate than when applied to the mute swan. Yes, they are beautiful. But they are much different than the trumpeter swan, despite the physical similarities.
On New York’s bigger lakes, get ice fishing while the getting is good
Who knows if the ice we have is going to be all the ice we’re going to get.
