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Ohio Insider: Clearing up any confusion about opinions shared via letters to the editor
We ran a letter to the editor a couple of issues back challenging our wildlife officers’ authority to enforce our game laws.
Needless to say, the letter has caused a bit of a stir

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Wildlife officers perform a necessary job across country
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12,2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Everyone quit the whining! Saturday opening day is fair
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Steve Sarley: Passion shown by Illinois bowhunters remains clear
I recently reviewed a new book written by Lake County outdoorsman Mike Mitten.
I was extremely impressed by Mitten’s ability to describe the hunting experience on the printed page. The book, The Enchantment of

Streams of Thought: Jobs (mostly) well done preparing for the deer season
It was to be a big weekend in mid-August, planned for the annual checking/maintenance of ladder stands and the pruning of excessive vegetative growth around said stands. It’s become a tradition of its own, and

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Maybe the state should cover our deer processing fees
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 5, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: No mystery anymore about where Illinois hunters, sharpshooters are killing deer
Keri Butt, who for many years wrote a deer hunting column for these pages – that is, until she went out and got herself a real job – liked to kick up debates with me

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Fewer walleyes? Don’t blame the sturgeon in Otter Tail Lake
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

State Roundup: A hat tip to Wisconsin’s Larry Slagoski
On the front page of the latest print issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News, our veteran newsman Steve Heiting has a story about the retirement of Larry Slagoski, of Weston, the longtime president of the Musky