Opinions
Commentary: Bipartisan bill aims to extend critical national park maintenance funding
The National Parks Conservation Association on May 1 celebrated the reintroduction of a bill to extend critical maintenance funding for national parks and public lands across the country.
The America the Beautiful Act was
Ryan Rothstein: In Oklahoma, more of the same wrong thinking about nonresident hunters
Oklahoma is just the most recent states to price out the less wellto-do of big-game hunters, with more than a doubling of the fee charged of whitetail hunters. Rothstein argues that states that jack up
Dean Bortz: Some information on Wisconsin’s new deer units, wolf committee
After a quick check with our reporters who attended CDAC meetings, CDAC members and DNR personnel, it sounds as though the proposal for new numbered deer units – switching from county units to units with
Streams of Thought: The sprint to the end of Minnesota’s legislative session is on
With nearly the palpable anticipation of its followers, the 2025 Minnesota legislative session is nearing its end.
And I must say, I haven’t seen this much drama since “Days of our Lives” during my
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A taxidermist’s take on duck problems
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 16, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Lots of ways to thin deer herd
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 16, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Examining some results from Chicago River bass study
Even readers in deep southern Illinois are keeping a close eye on a largemouth bass tracking project taking place in waters most from the south will never drop a hook, line or sinker into.
New York Letters to the Editor: Bowhunting, X-bow safety facts
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 16, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: Keep an eye on fire danger despite New York’s recent rain
I admit, I’m a weather geek and it’s something that dates back to a meteorology course I took in college. In fact, because of my broadcasting background – also primarily in college – my wife
