Opinions
$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
Wisconsin Waterfowl Hunters' Conference
This year’s Wisconsin Waterfowl Hunters’ Conference will take place March 9-10 in a new location – the Plaza Hotel and Suites in Wausau – and all waterfowl hunters are invited to help celebrate the conference’s
Scourge of invasive marks ash tree’s final days
I am not an every-tree-is-sacred sentimentalist, having chain-sawed, split, and fed my wood stove with many cords of maple, ash, hickory, and oak over the past 30-odd years. But I am compelled to say a
Cabela’s plans first Ohio store
Sidney, Neb. – Cabela’s Inc., the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced plans to open a store in Columbus, Ohio, bringing Cabela’s retail experience to customers in Columbus and the surrounding
Licenses aren’t available until March 1
Prospective anglers (mostly) and even hunters who want to be early birds in getting their 2012-2013 general licenses are finding out that the documents are not yet available. And won’t be until Thursday, March 1,
Grubs: hooking them properly and the right size
By March 1, my ice fishing focus is almost exclusively on sunfish and crappies. For live bait, that means waxworms. Everyone thinks bigger is better in this country, and large waxies readily are available. But
