Opinions
Ralph Loos: As Southern Illinois ‘Wildlife Lab’ turns 75, quail interview remains most memorable
John Roseberry led me into a nondescript office, handed me a coffee, pointed to a chair and somehow managed to lasso and lock down my attention for exactly 5 hours and 47 minutes. Seven coffees
New York Letters to the Editor: Hunters not solely to blame for lead poisoning in bald eagles
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 3, 2025 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Drought conditions take a toll across New York
Back in the spring, when rains were washing out fishing trips and turkey hunts, I mentioned in this space that I wasn’t too complacent in terms of potential future drought conditions.
The indicator at
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Sabel’s turn to share his favorite food places, top menu items
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 3, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Mike Raykovicz: Tree stand safety reminders
Now that crossbows have become legal hunting tools in New York, it’s expected that record numbers of hunters will be in the woods hunting deer this fall and, most will likely hunt from a tree
Russ Mason: Privatization of CWD testing could help minimize human exposure, save money
From a wildlife perspective, management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) boils down to prevention, surveillance, and suppression. Eradication is unrealistic, just as it is for other wildlife diseases.
Most likely, CWD eventually will spread
State Roundup: Wisconsin Waterfowl Association names new executive director
The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) has a new executive director in the form of Brad Heidel.
WWA’s retiring executive director, Bruce Ross, and board of director president, Bruce Urben, made the announcement last week.
Commentary: Campfires rekindle memories, or in some cases they don’t
I got a bit of a late start this year, having not built a genuine campfire until just a week or so ago. While I must admit, it had nothing to do with camping and
Commentary: Poaching is theft, and poachers aren’t hunters: a message we must share following B&C report
Hunters don’t need reminders of who we are and have always been: the first defenders of wildlife. Teddy Roosevelt and our forebears didn’t save America’s wildlife by accident. They drew a bold, unbreakable line between
