Opinions
The buck stopped here
There’s a few of us deer hunters in mourning right now after learning that a real nice 8-point was whacked by a vehicle last month. We got wind of it the way we usually do;
Four fast-and-furious bloggy thoughts
High Lonesome Ranch. This week’s Outdoor News Radio contains an interview with Paul Vahldiek, Jr., the majority shareholder and CEO of the High Lonesome Ranch, a mixed use landscape in west-central Colorado. I visited the
Right-to-carry sales likely triggering recent gun sales
It seems there are a few that would label Barack Obama the best gun salesman in America. In this article there are statistics to show that last year Ruger’s firearm sales went from 117 million
Recently, they made the right choices…
It’s important for hunters, anglers and outdoor writers to serve as watch dogs and raise a concern when our state agencies make a decision that we feel will negatively impact hunting or fishing. As long
Hook-sets: The moment of truth
Too often today’s anglers, whether it’s walleye and perch fishermen, or even panfish chasers, feel fish bite lightly so they deliver a light hook-set.
$15 to access walk-in lands?
It’s put up or shut up time for the state’s young walk-in hunting access program. Originally intended as a three-year, federally funded pilot, it appears the program either is going to have to stand on
Friday’s rally at Capitol to be rescheduled
The Orange and Camo Rally scheduled for Friday (March 2) in Springfield has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Organizer Aaron Kuehl, director of conservation programs for Illinois Pheasants Forever, said the legislative session scheduled
Monitoring menhaden
Quick now, raise your hand if you know the answer. What is a menhaden and why was state legislation needed to protect it (them)? Just as I thought. I don’t see many raised hands out
Gunning for Asian carp
We don’t hear too much about this whole Asian carp thing here in New York about. The biggest problem we have are trucks driving them over the Canadian border; so far, our waters are not
