Opinions
The advantages of online license purchases
Jason Keller, the state wildlife officer assigned to Lake County, has a better way to replace a lost or damaged fishing/hunting license. And it will legally save someone $4, too, Keller says. However, to do
Sault Tribe can’t fit moose in its game bag
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians just announced this month that its Inland Conservation Committee voted to oppose Michigan’s proposed moose hunt. The tribe’s new chairman, Joe Eitrem, was quoted in the news
Hunting Prep Time is Fun Time
I now refer to autumn as hunting season rather than fall. To think, it has only been a year and a half since I first started shooting my compound bow. Within the past couple of
Youth Fishing and Shooting Programs Face Stiff Competition
High school fishing teams, archery teams, shooting teams and the National Scholastic Sportsman Program have a lot to compete with while trying to engage young people, and it isn’t just video games these programs are
DNR Matching Hunters, Landowners Through Federal Program
DNR wants to open its shrinking checkbook to pay landowners to open up their land for hunting – actually, the federal government is picking up much of the tab. According to media reports floating around
A hot perch on the leading edge of dove season
It was a too-hot summer’s last blast, those days leading up to Labor Day weekend, and I sought the meager shade of a little sapling in 90-plus degree mid afternoon sun in which to set
Walleye locations in the early fall
During late summer and early fall patterns, walleyes can be deep, shallow or anywhere in between. If I’ve tried to convey one message to other anglers the past few years about fall walleye fishing, it’s
Sunday hunting fight going down to wire
Rep. Ed Staback wouldn’t say so, but I get the feeling he’s disillusioned with the national groups that persuaded him to introduce a bill to lift the ban on Sunday hunting. A coalition that includes
ATVs in the Pennsylvania Wilds: Fun, or Irresponsibility?
A recent Pa. Outdoor News (8-19-11) letter to the editor by Lee Williamson got under my skin. He commented that Outdoor News columnist Ben Moyer must be “non-motorized.” Williamson called on DCNR to provide more
