Opinions
Commentary: Opposition to Freeman Run trout stocking experiment in Pennsylvania overblown
I am primarily a wild trout angler, and I agree that, in general, Class A wild trout streams should not be stocked. However, I am amazed at all the attention, misinformation and exaggerated claims that
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Survey says … don’t ask
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 26, 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Should kids under age 7 really get tags under Pennsylvania’s Mentored Hunting Program?
Pennsylvania Game commissioners, at their recent quarterly meeting, voted preliminarily to give all mentored hunters – including those under 7 years old – deer harvest tags. But there was disagreement on the board and the
Jeremiah Haas: Much we can learn from elephants
Recently, I was told the story about elephant populations in Africa, and the role each gender has for a stable population. Back in the 1990s, Kruger National Park in South Africa, was faced with a
Mike Raykovicz: Take advantage of New York’s revamped Angler Achievement Awards Program
The late Tom Yacovella, of Utica, N.Y., was a member of the New York State Outdoorsman Hall of Fame and a good friend of mine. When he and his wife, JoAnn, lived here in the
Ron Schara: It’s fall game survey season, and the numbers will be crunched
It’s game survey season, in case you haven’t noticed – a time for raising expectations. Or lowering them.
Recently, outdoors headlines have been filled with surveys about pheasant counts, duck numbers, grouse counts …
Steve Sarley: Butkus? Rodman? My toughest athlete is an angler
There have been a lot of tough guys who have played for our Chicago sports teams. Who is the toughest athlete that you can think of, past or present?
In football, I offer the
Commentary: Interior order threatens Land and Water Conservation Fund
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is calling for the immediate reversal of Secretarial Order 3442, signed earlier this month by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, which undermines the Land and Water Conservation Fund – America’s most successful
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Walleye limit change? Where’s the data showing that it’s necessary?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
