Opinions
Outdoor Insights: Time to organize a Duck Summit in Minnesota to address dwindling populations
Count Outdoor News among those endorsing Dennis Anderson’s suggestion that the Minnesota DNR should coordinate and host a Duck Summit. Gov. Mark Dayton pitched a Pheasant Summit in 2014, and hunters may actually be enjoying
Steve Carney: A dove report, and the makes-no-sense early teal hunt in Minnesota
I hunted the dove opener along the South Dakota/North Dakota border and my opening-day results were mediocre. I couldn’t believe the shift this year from small-grain crops to only bean fields and some corn. The
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding to commentary from the ‘old duck managers’
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Tom Venesky: Legislation allowing the use of semi-automatic rifles for big game should be shot down in Pennsylvania
In the wake of the passage of Sunday hunting legislation in Pennsylvania, the effort to legalize semi-automatic rifles for big game has resurfaced in the state, and like all of the previous legislative attempts, the
Commentary: Pennsylvanians should be able to vote for our game, fish & boat commissioners
We’re told one of our greatest privileges is the right to vote. I am able to vote for the president who represents our country, for the governor of our state, for our senators, representatives, county
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Grouse, woodcock need a break from hunting pressure
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Amy Trotter no longer CEO of Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Change occurs on a regular basis. Seasons change. We change baits when fishing and change bullets and guns when hunting.
Often change comes easy, other times it’s a bitter pill to swallow. Regardless of
Notes off a soiled cuff: Cases of EHD confirmed in western Pennsylvania
We heard from several readers in western Pennsylvania who reported coming across dead deer in August. One blamed their deaths on EHD (epizootic hemorrhagic disease) and the other – an old farmer – said they
Commentary: Examining the three separate ‘lakes’ that make up Lake Erie
On Aug. 4-5, I spent about 22 hours in Dunkirk, New York, at the invitation of the Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (ELECBA) and the Chautauqua County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) to get
