Opinions
Mike Raykovicz: Add purslane to the list of nature’s bounty worth foraging for
Foraging goes back for as long as man has inhabited the earth. I’m a forager of sorts and I’ve searched for, identified, and collected food growing wild in our woods, fields, meadows, and even in
Michigan Letters to the Editor: It is time to separate FFS anglers and non-FFS anglers
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 9, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Seneca State Game Area project adds public land in Michigan
At a time when Michigan hunters are watching public hunting opportunities disappear and private-land access become tougher to find, it’s nice to have a conservation story that actually adds land to the state map.
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Who’s minding our public lands in Ohio?
“Wildlife habitats are crucial for maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance, providing essential resources for various species. Protecting these habitats ensures the survival of wildlife and the health of ecosystems, which ultimately benefits human populations as
Ohio Insider: Ohio a leader in ‘adequate’ antlerless deer harvest among Midwest states
As the old adage goes “you can’t eat antlers.”
With that in mind, the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife is once again urging bowhunters and deer hunters in general to shoot more antlerless deer
Commentary: Seems like hunters are not so relevant at the Pennsylvania Game Commission these days
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has radically shifted to a corporate technocratic model of wildlife management.
A few years back, from a position piloted by Commissioner Kristen Koppenhafer, then board president, the commissioners were taken
Ohio Letters to the Editor: Squirrel feature could help the outdoorsmen in general
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 9, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania hunter ed instructors aging out
Mark Kerr, a vice president for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 114, which represents the game wardens and waterways conservation officers of the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions, gave a compelling presentation
Gretchen Steele: You don’t need a trophy to have a story to tell
We take photographs of it, measure it, weigh it, rate it and then publish it. That isn’t inherently wrong. Throughout the years I have admired many trophy deer, pretty fish and memorable harvests.
