Opinions
Commentary: Campfires rekindle memories, or in some cases they don’t
I got a bit of a late start this year, having not built a genuine campfire until just a week or so ago. While I must admit, it had nothing to do with camping and
Commentary: Poaching is theft, and poachers aren’t hunters: a message we must share following B&C report
Hunters don’t need reminders of who we are and have always been: the first defenders of wildlife. Teddy Roosevelt and our forebears didn’t save America’s wildlife by accident. They drew a bold, unbreakable line between
Bill Hilts, Jr.: What to consider when selecting a crossbow
A new era in big game archery hunting will begin on Oct. 1 in the Southern Zone of New York State (and Sept. 27 in the Northern Zone for that matter) – crossbows will now
Outdoor Insights: An update on Minnesota’s wild rice and sandhill crane hunting season
Three days of wild ricing late this summer produced exactly 300 pounds of ripe wild rice for me and my partners. Post-processing, that equates to about 45% (or 135 pounds) of finished rice that we’ll
Tom Venesky: Is it time to bring back furbearer bounties in Pennsylvania?
I thought I had a raccoon problem when I saw an adult female with four young ones scamper out of the barn one morning.
But that was nothing compared to what was going on
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: The hunting culture: duck hunting’s real problem?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 26, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Congressional Review Act risks public land management dysfunction
Congressional Review Act Risks Public Land Management Dysfunction
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Rising prices pinching seniors
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 26, 2025 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Water bodies with fish consumption advisories keep adding up in Michigan
Perfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are man-made chemicals that resist breakdown in the environment and the bodies of people and critters, hence the moniker forever chemicals.
They’ve been widely used since the
