Opinions
It’s almost here! Preparation for ice fishing
My personal favorite fishing season almost has arrived. I thoroughly enjoy hard-water fishing, and one reason I’m successful is because I prepare my equipment weeks in advance. If you haven’t done so, the first thing
Experiment with new rules
The door to changing deer seasons and rules opened with the “lesser implement” season that allows deer hunters to use archery equipment, crossbows, shotguns, muzzleloaders, rifles and handguns during the nine-day gun deer season, all
Keep hunting, fishing, and wildlife a priority for Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
If you’ve ever viewed a map of Alaska, you likely noticed a huge piece of land on the North Slope: National Petroleum Reserve. Looks foreboding, almost Mordor-ish for those of you in a J.R.R. Tolkien
New beetle discovered in southwest Ohio
Fairfield, Ohio – A fungus-carrying beetle that could kill walnut trees has been documented for the first time in southwest Ohio, according to Ohio the Department of Agriculture. The Walnut Twig Beetle is known to
Finally: Ice is getting closer at the top of the state
Here in the north part of Illinois, you can feel that ice is near. For ice anglers, that means our reels are re-spooled, jigs organized by size, shape and color — and our batteries for
No ruling yet in tribal deer shining case
Federal Judge Barbara Crabb did not issue a ruling yesterday for a case in which the state’s six Chippewa tribes want to shoot deer at night from a stationary position – or vehicle – in
Fighting over wolf and deer shining
All parties return to Judge Barbara Crabb’s court this morning to continue an injunction hearing on the tribes’ assertion that they can issue an order – without the state’s blessing – that would allow tribal
Tribal night deer hunting hearing underway
If the morning’s proceedings on the Chippewa tribes’ plan to shoot deer at night are any indication, this injunction hearing in federal court in Madison is going to drift into tomorrow. That means I’ll be
NRB: State park hunting Nov. 15 through Dec. 15 and month of April
Natural Resources Board (NRB) members approved significant changes that will limit hunting and trapping in state parks beyond recommendations offered by the DNR. Instead of adopting a DNR plan that would have allowed hunting and
