Opinions
Credit where credit is due
Gotta’ give credit where credit is due. U.S. Rep Steve LaTourette, R-Bainbridge Township, is enjoying both sides of the coin flip. A couple of weeks ago he championed a House voice vote that pulls U.S.
Free Youth Dove Hunt in in Pecatonica
Entertaining your kids takes imagination – and these days, a lot of money –all the more reason to encourage them to get involved in outdoor activities. Spending time outdoors, whether it’s hunting, fishing, or other
Summer sunnies and bluegill locations
I’m getting more questions about where to find big bull bluegills in the summer. For midsummer sunfish, I start in deep water locations. Monitor those spots near spawning structure. Sparse weedflats, deep water near spawning
Looking for Lab answers
About the only thing worse than seeing your dog collapse during a fun game of fetch is not knowing why. Hailey is a happy, healthy black Lab with a drive that doesn’t have a Stop
PGC jumped the gun on Sunday hunting issue
Whether you are for or against being able to hunt all game animals on Sundays, the Board of Pennsylvania Game Commissioners recently took a position that will not help them in the long run. They
Hunting’s latest challenge
Needing some fresh eggs, I decided to take a ride to one of the Pennsylvania farms I hunt and get a dozen for me and another for the farmer whose land I also hunt. I
Meeting Bono: “…that’s kind of a strange name.”
As the Twin Cities basked in the afterglow of the big U2 concert, a funny anecdote involving former DNR Fisheries Chief Ron Payer came my way Monday morning. In the mid-2000s, Payer and other DNR
Ill-conceived water use bill dried up, just like my pond
If, in the first week of June you had bet me that my pond would be down three feet by the end of July, then you would own the family farm. Back then, following a
What a Squirrel Wants
In my last post, we discussed ways to get ready for squirrel season, which included inspecting hickory trees to get a clue about the where and when of the squirrels’ yearly feeding frenzy. I’ve been
