Opinions
Dan Ladd: Some good news on New York’s fishing front
The state’s May 30 announcement that $100 million is headed for fish hatchery improvements, and even a hatchery replacement in Randolph, is fantastic news for New York anglers.
It’s also the realization of the
New York Letters to the Editor: NYS Safe Boating Course should be more widely available
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 13, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Ditch jaw-spreader release photos; those fish are dead
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 13, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Mike Schoonveld: De-extinct carp predators to curb the problems caused by these invasives?
The dodo bird, which lived only on the island of Mauritius, had an IQ similar to that of present day domestic turkeys. They were the size of turkeys and must have tasted like turkey as
Commentary: George Meyer’s doppelganger in Utah?
Readers might recall that Editor Dean Bortz offered a short story about George Meyer in his State Roundup column on Page 3 of the May 30 issue. After that issue came out, Meyer digested that
Wisconsin State Roundup: Good news coming for Buena Vista prairie chickens?
The Buena Vista State Wildlife Area’s greater prairie chickens may get some favorable news by July 1 as it relates to the large solar farm proposed by Vista Sands LLC, the company that wants to
Bob Gwizdz: Could Michigan become a pike fishing destination?
There’s little doubt that Michigan offers outstanding fishing opportunities for a wide variety of species.
Southeast Michigan alone offers some of the best bass, walleye and muskellunge fishing, anywhere in America and other fisheries
Commentary: Proposed cuts to forestry program more than problematic
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition sharply condemns a proposal in the agriculture section of the budget reconciliation package that would slash more than $100 million from the Forest Legacy Program – one of
Jeff Frischkorn: A day the waves weren’t too ornery on Ohio waters of Lake Erie
The winds and the currents were ornery and contrary, nothing unusual for Lake Erie.
Didn’t help matters for long-time fishing friend Bob Ashley of Mentor, Ohio. Bob fishes out of the Mentor Lagoons practically
