Opinions
Commentary: What to do about declining North American duck populations
We, the Old Duck Managers Group, are retired Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists who worked on waterfowl management, research, and/or law enforcement our entire careers. We have watched as ducks have
Tom Venesky: CWD is no reason to stop hunting
When chronic wasting disease turned up for the first time in northeastern Pennsylvania last year, there were concerns from local hunters that the presence of the disease could eventually mean the end of deer hunting
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan hunting, fishing license fee proposal not as dramatic as last one; will it pass?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ quest for a license fee increase is more than a year old now and is still nowhere near a fait accompli.
The provisions of the new fee structure
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Nuclear is the answer to energy conundrum; what’s really clean?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Steve Pollick: Ohio needs a ballot issue to fund H2Ohio
Gov. Mike DeWine recently hinted at coming to the aid of his high-profile H2Ohio conservation program by floating a ballot issue for public bonds to finance it, this in the wake of the state legislature’s
Commentary: Food plots and chronic wasting disease are a bad combination
Reading two articles in the Aug. 1 issue, I can’t help but think that chronic wasting disease and food plots to attract deer is a bad combination.
With the spreading curse of CWD, why
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Sell state land permits to raise money for the DNR
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Isle Royale wolf euthanized after showing a reliance on human food sources
Opportunistic. That best describes how most animals feed. While carnivores certainly will work a kill for dinner, if they can find an easier meal source from people, they’ll take it – again and again and
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Hemingway’s prose hits home with Ohio fly fisherman
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
