Opinions
Steve Griffin: With a little effort we can slow spread of invasives
There’s two things we tend not to realize about aquatic vegetation, the stuff we call weeds: how important good ones are to the fish we love, and the threats invasive newcomers pose to the lakes
Mike Raykovicz: Canoeing New York’s Susquehanna and Delaware rivers
I love my canoe. I’ve always enjoyed taking float trips with a friend to get away from it all, and my canoe allows me to do that.
New York offers canoers an opportunity to
Steve Pollick: Time for Ohio’s hunters to act like deer managers, not just big buck hunters
It is high time that Ohio’s deer hunting community return to being the “Buckeye Doe-Nation.”
Our state’s much heralded deer herd is breeding and eating itself out of house and home, reaching record numbers,
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: DNR missing its chance to do something about FFS
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: Former U.S. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck on why killing the Roadless Rule is bad for hunters, anglers
Mike Dombeck led the rulemaking process as chief of the U.S. Forest Service under Clinton. Originally from northwestern Wisconsin, he spent a career in public service, mostly in fisheries, earning multiple degrees, including a masters
Jeff Frischkorn: Be mindful of fireworks’ impact on your pets this holiday weekend
“Ka-boom!” may find a welcome greeting in many households this three-day July Fourth Holiday weekend, but the joy does not extend to the family pets.
Particularly if somehow the dog, cat, goat, or
Michigan Letters to the Editor: In favor of a license to bait white-tailed deer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Coyote legislation introduced in Michigan despite unsettled lawsuit
Despite an unsettled lawsuit on the legality of shortening Michigan’s coyote season by three months, legislation has been introduced in Lansing addressing the coyote hunting and trapping season.
House Bill 4554, introduced by Rep.
Commentary: Where are we headed with Ohio’s outdoors future?
Will you be able to hunt, trap and fish in Ohio the next few years? What will your children and grandchildren be faced with when it comes to finding rural lands where they can hunt,
