Opinions
Commentary: Waiting for responsible Wisconsin wolf management? Don’t hold your breath
I understand the frustration expressed by Mr. Prudlick in the Aug. 8 issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News about why the Wisconsin Trappers Association was not “granted” a seat on the new DNR wolf committee. After
Commentary: Examining the need for Minnesota DNR transparency in WMA, AMA forest habitat management
On July 30, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Inspector General Office (OIG) released a federal aid Final Audit Report examining DNR’s use of Pittman-Robertson federal aid funds on Minnesota wildlife management areas.
State Roundup: Record level of interest in hunting bears in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin black bear season opens Wednesday, Sept. 3 in all six zones, but with hound hunters opening ahead of bait-sitters in zones A, B and D. In zones C, E and F where hounds
Bill Hilts, Jr.: VIP Fishing Day out of Dunkirk, N.Y., creates awareness for Lake Erie
Lake Erie’s walleye fishery continues to amaze people every day – diehard anglers, weekend warriors, and fishing enthusiasts that are new to the sport.
In the 16th annual VIP Lake Erie Experience held out
Notes off a soiled cuff: Controversy over deer hunting’s opening day still looms in Pennsylvania
With the lifting of the ban on Sunday hunting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranging 13 consecutive Sundays for hunting this fall and the adoption of weekend hunting, I bet most readers expected a respite from
Outdoor Insights: Update on muskie study from Minnesota’s Leech Lake, and a salute to Brown County PF
At the MN-Fish board meeting last Thursday, Aug. 7, Bemidji State grad student Baylor Short presented an update on the Leech Lake muskie study, which kicked off in May.
The research began in response
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Clean energy still a focus here, and elsewhere following federal bill’s passage
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 15, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Social media reaction sours experience of setting Michigan’s new flathead catfish record
We live in a world heavily dependent upon social media.
For many of our readers this is a far cry from how we grew up. It really wasn’t that long ago when you caught
Commentary: Stocking hatchery trout over wild trout is always a bad idea
I recently testified at the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s quarterly meeting. This is the first time I’ve been back to headquarters in seven years. I repeated what former director Ralph Abele once said at
