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Streams of Thought: Minnesota DNR group to address land acquisitions in a world of wind easements
State government officials in particular and a good portion of the general public will tell you that energy generated by the winds of Minnesota is a good thing.
Just how “clean” it is will

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to online Outdoor News
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: It’s time to make catch-and-release bass fishing statewide in New York
I recently came across an old YouTube video posted July 12, 2009, that records my interview of Dean Meckes, of Clayton, describing how he won the New York State Bass Federation tournament out of Ogdensburg

Steve Pollick: Backyard archery range about to get real busy
Hard to believe that it’s “that time” again. Time for old-fashioned archers to get tuned up for deer hunting season.
We are the holdovers, traditionalists, who shoot barebows – longbows, recurves, no sights. We

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Disease or no disease threat, baiting deer is still not legal
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Making deer hunting ‘easier’ strategy is missing a vital piece in Illinois
If you think it’s a bit early for us to spend our ink on the Illinois deer season, you should wipe that dust off your calendar, or at least drive by your local gridiron.

New York Letters to the Editor: Upon further review, wind turbines not friendly to wildlife
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: Will New York’s crossbow bill be signed, and if so, when?
The title of this column pretty much poses the question we’ve been hearing repeatedly during the past two months, and one that is being asked more frequently as big game archery hunting seasons approach.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: DNR should explain why Wisconsin Trappers Association didn’t get seat on wolf group
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.