

Letter to DFW director Bonham on agency’s lack of concern about all things hunting and fishing
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com I wrote a letter to the director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Charles Bonham, this...


DeLeon’s SB 53 would treat ammo buyers like criminals
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com First, news from Sacramento: SB 53, that horrific piece of legislation that would force all...


Is Mexico waffling on reopening bluefin fishing in its waters?
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Last weekend, the word came that the Mexico officials were rescinding the closure on bluefin...


Good news and bad news for the 2014 dove hunting season
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com There is good news and bad news on the dove hunting front for the coming 2014 season. First...


DFW retail license sales down for nearly a week
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s hunting and fishing license sales terminals at...


DFW is holding two workshops on lead ammunition ban for hunting
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The Department of Fish and Wildlife will be holding a pair of workshops in Southern...


Mexico closes down bluefin tuna fishing for rest of 2014
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Mexican officials announced early this past week that it was closing down the commercial and...


Trying to get the facts out about firearms use
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Alan Korwin is the author of several books on gun rights, firearms law, and defensive use of...


Duck numbers reach record high levels in North America
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com North American duck populations are at the highest level recorded since the U.S. Fish and...


Cottontail season opens to a quiet welcome from hunters
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com It’s not the collegial dove opener. It’s not like the long hikes on opening day for quail and...