Opinions
Winter skeet shooting always a challenge
The wind was blowing out of the southwest 25 to 35 miles per hour and the outside temperature – without wind chill – hovered around the 30-degree mark. There was a threat of snow in
DNR Director talks budget cuts
DNR director raises red flags on agency’s budget DNR Director Marc Miller sounded an alarm that should be unsettling to the state’s hunters, anglers and fans of Illinois state parks. The agency’s budget is taking
Mother Nature’s Helping Hands
What would life be like now if Duck’s Unlimited was never created with all the group has done for wildlife and the wetlands? Today doesn’t seem so bad when looking back at the drought and
Hunting documentary wins Sundance Film Festival
When you think of the Sundance Film Festival, you picture a crowd of liberal, Prius-driving artsy folk showing up sipping Starbucks. There are most likely scarves and berets, too. That’s why when I read a
Burr Oak state lodge closes
Glouster, Ohio – Burr Oak State Park Lodge in Morgan County closed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, but the Ohio DNR remains committed to both the park and facility, according to agency spokesperson Bethany McCorkle. The
Wolf bill update
Here’s a brief update on Assembly Bill 502 – when the bill was first read on Jan. 27, it included language that said that landowners and their family would be able to hunt wolves for
Transparency
There’s some truth to the saying, “if something can go wrong, it probably will.” That’s often the case when computers are asked to do our sorting, not because computers make mistakes, but because we have
Of cougars and wolves: nature trumps data any day….
Aside from the whitetail, one of my favorite things to learn and collect ever-changing statistics about is the apex predators of North America, especially since two of them seem to be gaining more and more
Home, sweet home
The more I travel, the more I love where I live. Consider for a moment that in order to obtain a general and bowhunting license in New York state a person must take a hunter
