Opinions
CWD returns to the front page of Outdoor News
A federal laboratory in Ames, Iowa, confirmed this week what the Minnesota DNR announced last Friday: For the first time ever, Minnesota has chronic wasting disease in wild whitetail deer. Into the abyss, folks. This
Prepare Now-Open Water is Coming
The winter months seem like they have been dragging on. Every day, you have more and more snow to shovel just to get out of the house. Winter doldrums can really take a toll on
A Broken-Hearted Goodbye to Jenny Lynn
Jenny Lynn and I first laid our eyes on one another nearly 12 years ago at the Cleveland I-X Center. It was not either of our intentions to flirt, much less fall in love, though
Poor weather grounds DNR planes in area where CWD-positive deer found
State officials last week announced that a deer in the Pine Island, Minn., area had preliminarily tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Further testing has confirmed the female deer indeed was infected. It’s the first
Hands off Natural Resources Trust Fund
With all the problems facing our state right now, you have to wonder about a guy who would waste our time with an idea like that being proposed by State Rep. David Agema. Agema (R-Grandville)
Putting it all together on ice
Let’s focus on how to target a specific species on a specific body of water. Different scenarios require different equipment, plus we need to understand fish behavior and the water we’re working. Water clarity, weather,
Pheasant Festivities Warm Dead of Winter
I traveled to Wisconsin Dells on the night of Jan. 22 to attend the Pheasants Forever Wisconsin State Convention/Banquet at the Wilderness Conference Center. I made the trip with Brian Ebben, of Howard. Brian was
What’s the big deal about crossbows?
Back in 1990, I was invited to participate in an outdoor writer media event in Ohio to sample the much-maligned crossbow – the Devil’s tool. Or so I thought. After a couple shots at a
Fish Consumption Advisories: Sign of the Times
Every time the state issues the list, I cringe. The latest one came out earlier this month – an updated fish consumption advisory for 2011, and it tells us which waterways are basically contaminated to
