Outdoor Writers Association of America

OWAA OUTDOOR VOICES

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  • I'm no expert

    I'm no expert

    By Randy Zellers — Color me skeptic, but as an editor I just can’t take things at face value…


  • Photos on the Radio?

    Photos on the Radio?

    By Ty Stockton — I got my start in writing by way of the newspaper business because I was told more than once that I had a face for radio but a voice for newspaper…


  • Writing for 1A: For staffers

    Writing for 1A: For staffers

    By Mark Freeman — One of the truisms of the newspaper world is that there’s no such thing as a city editor who is not desperate…


  • Ensuring Face-time on Facebook

    Ensuring Face-time on Facebook

    By Paul Queneau — Time was, if you had a business Facebook page, posting on Facebook meant all of your followers had a chance to actually see your posts appear on their feed, assuming followers checked into the site in a timely manner…


  • Bill would introduce renewables leasing on public lands

    Bill would introduce renewables leasing on public lands

    By Shauna Sherard — Renewable energy development has seen a dramatic growth in recent years. The solar industry has reported a 300 percent increase since 2006…


  • Persistence, a few good friends, a best effort:

    Persistence, a few good friends, a best effort:

    By Jake McGinnis — According to Michigan author and freelance writer Tom Huggler, there are no secrets in outdoor writing. He doesn’t have a little tip for selling articles.


  • Letters to the Editor

    Letters to the Editor

    Congrats to honorary award recipients…


  • OWAA can be both exclusive and inclusive

    OWAA can be both exclusive and inclusive

    By Mark Taylor — As happens at any OWAA annual conference, talk one evening at this summer’s conference evolved from a discussion about sessions and who was in attendance, to talk about who was missing…


  • ‘On the road again’

    ‘On the road again’

    By Robin Giner — As I sit down to pen my column this month, Jessica Pollett and I have just returned from our planning trip for the 2013 conference that will be held Sept. 14-16 in Lake Placid, N.Y…


  • Desperate days for CRP, wildlife, hunters

    Desperate days for CRP, wildlife, hunters

    [box]Submitted by the OWAA National Affairs and Environment Committee[/box] By Dave Nomsen Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s Vice President of Government Relations Last week, I helped my 23-year-old son, Jason, move to Pierre, S.D., to begin his first job out of college. As you might expect, being the son of a wildlife biologist, Jason is…


  • A tribute to a leader

    A tribute to a leader

    Mike Walker 1947 – 2012


  • A round of applause

    A round of applause

    By Robin Giner — In case you were unable to join us for our conference in Alaska, now that we’ve returned I’d like to share some congratulations that are in order to several OWAA members…


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