Opinions
Commentary: Minnesota’s floods have human fingerprints
Not long ago, large areas of Minnesota – basements, roads, fields – were underwater. From the Minnesota River Valley to northern St. Louis County to areas of the Twin Cities, communities faced some of the
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: State and nation too slow to respond to CWD threat
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 12, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: A $235 million plan to kill half a million barred owls to save spotted owls
Every Minnesota hunter has heard the barred owl’s distinctive “who cooks for you!?” call. This week’s Beyond Minnesota section details a federal plan to kill barred owls in an attempt to save endangered spotted owls
Patrick Durkin: 28 boating fatalities in 2023 sets Wisconsin record
Wisconsin set a tragic record in 2023 when 28 people died while enjoying the state’s lakes and rivers by fishing, hunting, paddling, jet-skiing, waterskiing or motorboating.
Most of those folks drowned. Only one died
Gretchen Steele: The origin and evolution of the term “river rat”
Go ahead, feel free to call me a River Rat – I am indeed one who wears it as a badge of honor, although early in my life, I learned it’s not always used in
Mike Raykovicz: A week on the salt marsh provides a new appreciation
I will freely admit I never could abide flat. I’m an uplander, always was, and always will be. The mountains have an effect on me no flatland territory could ever have. When I’m hunting or
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Young hunters giving up hunting should be the worry
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Dogs finding turtles to help with science provide proof of best friends’ talents
“Find turtle! Find turtle!” is how the amazing scene is described.
We’re all aware how the talents and skills of hunting dogs consistently cover up and make up for bumbling mistakes of hunters. But
New York Letters to the Editor: State should provide sportsmen, license dealers with paper
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 12, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.
