Opinions
Tom Venesky: All Pennsylvania stocking decisions must protect wild trout
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission already stocks trout in 691 streams encompassing nearly 5,000 miles, along with 130 lakes.
That’s a lot of water with stocked trout, so do we really need to
Steve Carney: For Minnesota duck opener, four plans prove necessary
My friend and I have been opening the duck season on a stretch of a small river the past five years, and we didn’t expect anything different. But when we arrived at the oxbow in
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Data doesn’t back opposition to rifles in shotgun zone
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 10, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: Why wasn’t Pheasants Forever invited to outdoors forum meeting with Secretary of the Interior at the White House?
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum hosted a conservation leadership forum at the White House on Sept. 4 that included about 15 executives from the nation’s big outdoors groups.
In addition to Burgum,
Mike Schoonveld: There’s a better solution to keep invasive carp from the Great Lakes
When new heads of agencies controlled by the executive branch of the federal government were appointed earlier this year, they came with a mandate to control spending. Simultaneously, a new agency called DOGE (Department of
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Senior hunters and fishers have paid their dues
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 10, 2025 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Should Michigan game managers reduce deer harvest in areas hit hard by EHD?
Opening day of bowhunting season in southern Michigan arrived with 50-degree temperatures at shooting light. The mercury quickly rose into the 70s by mid-morning.
That’s not good news for the 11 counties in southern
Letters to the Editor: Citizen science work is indeed important in outdoor world
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 10, 2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Ohio Insider: Would these ideas actually get hunters to take more antlerless deer?
I’ve been asking the question of what, if anything, would motivate you to shoot more antlerless deer this season? I’ve talked to about a dozen readers on this topic, including Beckman, and to a man
