Home » Opinions
Opinions

Wisconsin State Roundup: Tommy Burr honored with Youth Conservation Congress Delegate of the Year Award
Congratulations to Tommy Burr, of Eagle River, who received the first Youth Conservation Congress Delegate of the Year Award from the congress and Wisconsin DNR. I don’t know young Burr, but I’ve seen him working

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Deer ‘seeing’ takes some work
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 30, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Letters to the Editor: Lawmakers’ restrictions are a burden to New York sportsmen
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 30, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: There’s a lot to like about New York State outdoor opportunities
I just returned from the New York State Outdoor Writers Association’s annual spring conference, held this year in Lewiston, in Niagara County.
Heading out the first morning of the weekend for some fishing on

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Predator damage payments don’t begin to cover the aggravation, stress, or anxiety
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 30, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Lots of fish caught as New York outdoor writers convene in Lewiston
The New York State Outdoor Writers Association, a group formed in 1967, held its Spring Conference in Lewiston, N.Y., May 15-18, 2025. Hosting a writer gathering such as this one is an opportunity for an

Outdoor Insights: Current threats to public lands have unified outdoors groups across the political spectrum
Conservation groups have flooded our email boxes at Outdoor News the past two weeks ever since the U.S. House Resources Committee passed a late-night amendment to the reconciliation bill that would sell 460,000 acres of

Mike Schoonveld: No more winter magic would be tragic for Great Lakes’ food web
Top researchers are worried that warmer winters will end the annual magic that happens on lakes Michigan and Huron most years.
They don’t call it magic, but I do because one seemingly unbreakable rule

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Waterfowl scene: Not as rosy as DNR makes it seem
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 23, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.