Opinions
Ohio Insider: Remembering two important figures in the state’s outdoors
A couple of people whom I’ve worked with over the past couple of decades recently passed on and I’d like to talk about them a bit.
We carried the story about Ken Fitz’s passing in
Mike Raykovicz: Know the difference between ‘magnum’ and ‘chilled’ lead shot
I’ve reloaded all of my rifle ammunition for more than 60 years and I like to say I’ve never bought a box of factory loaded ammunition in my life. Except for my commercially sourced turkey
Outdoor Observations: Here’s why Michigan’s federal funds for the outdoors has declined recently
A news story in the last edition of Michigan Outdoor News outlined the Michigan DNR’s federal appropriation from the Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Fund.
I was awaiting a response from DNR, but it arrived
Outdoor Insights: Sea lamprey control program can’t be on the chopping block
I spoke with Don Pereira last week, the former head of Minnesota DNR Fisheries. Pereira retired from the agency in 2018 then served as a commissioner on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. He still chairs
Commentary: Time to protect Ohioans’ right to hunt, fish, and trap
The time-honored traditions of hunting and fishing – cornerstones of the Ohio’s heritage, economy, and community life – are being threatened.
From Oregon to New Mexico, radical proposals nationwide are looking to criminalize casting
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Fish Ohio program exceeding expectations
You have your assembler and then you have your collector.
The first person is a generalist and the second person is a specialist. Then too, you can keep shaving off layers until such a
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: No longer an archery hunter
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Trump to scrap Biden-era rule that elevated conservation on public lands
At an all-hands meeting of Interior Department employees last week, Secretary Doug Burgum stressed that managing and protecting federal public lands “must be held in balance.”
“It says in the mission statement the job
Jeff Frischkorn: Where is the ‘bonus money’ going from state park fracking in Ohio?
When the Ohio General Assembly and the Mike DeWine Administration crafted the state’s pro-fracking initiative, the cherry on top was how 30% of all the so-called “bonus money” goes back to the impacted state park
