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Your daily Outdoor Update - May 21st, 2013

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From the Pages of Outdoor News - May 18th, 2013 - Part 1

From the Pages of Outdoor News - May 18th, 2013 - Part 2

Your Daily Outdoor Update - May 17th, 2013

Your Daily Outdoor Update - May 16th, 2013

Your Daily Outdoor Update - May 15th, 2013

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New Lures for 2013

What lies beneath and up top for this fishing season

Gobbler-getting gear for 2013: Simply the best

One of these springs, the gobblers are just going to surrender. I can see it now: a trio of longbeards marching back to my truck, wings behind their heads, just giving up before I even put a tag on them

Rebounding boat market offers many options for 2013

Whether a person is looking to upgrade a current rig, or go “all in” on their first ride, boat manufacturers have plenty to choose from for 2013

New Outboards & Trolling Motors for Open Water 2013

Modern boaters will appreciate the quieter, more fuel-efficient outboard motors on the market this year. Here’s a look at some of the offerings from top manufacturers for open water 2013.

2012 Holiday Gift Guide

Fruit cakes stink and white socks are a bore, so don’t even think about giving either of those items to your loved ones as a Christmas gift: NO ONE WANTS THEM!

Archive »Fishing Tips

The post-spawn spring walleye lull before the big bite

Some fishing finesse will keep you on the water and halt the post-spawn blues

Old-reliable river walleye tricks: blade baits and crankbaits

Mix up your spring walleye presentations by deploying the classic blade baits and cranks

New Lures for 2013

What lies beneath and up top for this fishing season

Three-way swivel rigs: a deadly approach for river walleyes SUMMARY: Use three-way swiv

Use three-way swivel-rigs as a dead-stick approach for two-line spring walleye waters.

Archive »Hunting Tips

Deer and bowhunting: Treestand safety starts now

Leaving up your stands all year can lead to dangerous hunting situations.

Alaska Game and Fish shares bear safety tips

Although the heavy winter snow may have them wanting to hit the snooze button, it won't be long before local bears begin to rise and shine for the spring.

Turkey Hunting Safety Tips

Successful hunting trips require a combination of skill, patience and most importantly, preparation. As turkey season rapidly approaches, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) encourages preparation first, hoping that hunters will brush up on important turkey hunting safety tips before hitting the woods.

 

Archive » Fishing News

  • Ice makes headlines offshore and onshore

    Ice makes headlines offshore and onshore

    As ice-out progresses north, those with a vested interest in fishing might see this weekend something they didn’t in many places during last weekend’s fishing opener: fishermen in boats, on open water.

  • Walleye opener: slow, slow, slow

    Walleye opener: slow, slow, slow

    Twenty-five minutes into the 2013 season, Gov. Mark Dayton, fishing during the Governor’s Fishing Opener, got the walleye monkey off his back.

  • Desperately seeking ice-out …

    Desperately seeking ice-out …

    State of the ice, and bait supply, uncertain

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New Lures for 2013

What lies beneath and up top for this fishing season

Walleye Freshwater Game Fishing Gold

The largest member of the perch family, Sander vitreus, has a dedicated angling following throughout most of the eastern United States and Canada

Deer and bowhunting: Treestand safety starts now

Leaving up your stands all year can lead to dangerous hunting situations.

Making homemade venison sausage: It's easy and fun

It’s hard to beat the enticing aroma of homemade venison bratwurst or venison Italian sausage sizzling on the grill

Butchering Big Game

How to cut up a big game animal. When you do your own butchering, you know that the meat has been handled with care, and you get the cuts you prefer.

Archive »Cooking

Preparation is the key to dining on good deer

In the coming several weeks, hunters will acquire tons – literally – of good meat for the table.

Pecan Turkey with Maple Sauce

With maple season in full swing, now is a great time to enjoy some of that fresh, boiled sap.

Venison stew with barley

Many recipes lend themselves to substitutions… if you don’t have turkey, then chicken may be very tasty, as well. It’s no different when it comes to big game.

Archive »Travel

A Rite of Winter: Western Big-Game Hunting Deadlines

The west is home to elk, bear, antelope, mule deer and whitetails but it also has opportunities for more exotic species like ibex, oryx and javelina.

Road-Tripping for Turkeys: Plan now for spring of 2013

It’s never too early to start planning for the spring of 2013.

Trolley Rides Allow Those With Physical Limitations to Experience the Mickelson Trail near Deadwood, South Dakota

Black Hills visitors with physical limitations have an opportunity to view the Mickelson Trail on Tuesday, June 5.

CWD Proclamation Signed for North Dakota

The 2012 proclamation establishing guidelines for transporting deer, elk and moose carcasses and carcass parts into and within North Dakota is now in effect as a precaution against the possible spread of chronic wasting disease.

Idaho's Nonresident Deer and Elk Tag Quotas

Information for Nonresident Deer and Elk Tag Quotas for Idaho has recently been updated.

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Minnesota Poll - May 17th

Minnesota Poll - May 3rd

Minnesota Hunting & Fishing Videos

Added: 2013-02-27

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Game Fair 2012

Game Fair 2012

This is the commercial airing on television throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin right now that I created for Game Fair. Watch it on here and be sure to visit GameFair.com for all the details on the 31st year of the event. Bring your dog, bring the kids, bring your friends and have a terrific day outdoors enjoying all the sights, sounds and activities that take place at Game Fair.
Added: 2012-08-01
Loon Chick Capture

Loon Chick Capture

In this video the researchers -- based out of the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse -- corral a young loon. By the time the night (July 10) was complete, they'd caught four adults and two chicks from Little Birch Lake and four adults and three chicks from Big Birch in central Minnesota.
Added: 2012-07-19
Calling in Loon

Calling in Loon

U.S. Geological Survey researchers led by Kevin Kenow caught live loons on Big Birch Lake in central Minnesota on Tuesday night, July 10. This video shows an adult bird being captured in a net. Per the story in the print edition of this week's Outdoor News, the USGS scientists then took blood samples from the birds, as well as fitted them with leg bands and geo-locators.
Added: 2012-07-19
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, April 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, April 2012

After 18 months without any new state record fish, the Minnesota DNR confirmed two applications this past winter. One for a burbot (eelpout) and the other for a shovelnose sturgeon.
Added: 2012-05-07
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, March 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, March 2012

The exotic species crackdown: No more warnings for aquatic invasives species violations in 2012.
Added: 2012-03-01
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - February, 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - February, 2012

Minnesota's first modern wolf-hunting season takes shape
Added: 2012-02-01
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - January, 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - January, 2012

A look at the effects of the 93,000-acre Pagami Creek Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Added: 2012-01-02
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, December, 2011

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, December, 2011

Northern pike spearing returns this winter to Cass Lake
Added: 2011-12-01
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, November, 2011

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, November, 2011

Sandhill cranes: Back on the Minnesota hunting menu
Added: 2011-11-01
2011 Firearms Deer Hunting Preview

2011 Firearms Deer Hunting Preview

Lou Cornicelli, DNR Big Game Program coordinator, talks with Steve Carroll about Minnesota's upcoming firearms deer hunting season.
Added: 2011-11-03
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (10 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (10 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 10 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (11 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (11 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 11 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (4 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (4 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 4 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (1 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (1 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 1 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (15 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (15 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 15 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (5 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (5 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 5 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (8 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (8 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 8 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (7 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (7 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 7 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (3 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (3 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 3 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (2 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (2 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 2 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19

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Minnesota Hunting & Fishing Videos

Added: 2013-02-27

Videos in this channel

Game Fair 2012

Game Fair 2012

This is the commercial airing on television throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin right now that I created for Game Fair. Watch it on here and be sure to visit GameFair.com for all the details on the 31st year of the event. Bring your dog, bring the kids, bring your friends and have a terrific day outdoors enjoying all the sights, sounds and activities that take place at Game Fair.
Added: 2012-08-01
Loon Chick Capture

Loon Chick Capture

In this video the researchers -- based out of the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse -- corral a young loon. By the time the night (July 10) was complete, they'd caught four adults and two chicks from Little Birch Lake and four adults and three chicks from Big Birch in central Minnesota.
Added: 2012-07-19
Calling in Loon

Calling in Loon

U.S. Geological Survey researchers led by Kevin Kenow caught live loons on Big Birch Lake in central Minnesota on Tuesday night, July 10. This video shows an adult bird being captured in a net. Per the story in the print edition of this week's Outdoor News, the USGS scientists then took blood samples from the birds, as well as fitted them with leg bands and geo-locators.
Added: 2012-07-19
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, April 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, April 2012

After 18 months without any new state record fish, the Minnesota DNR confirmed two applications this past winter. One for a burbot (eelpout) and the other for a shovelnose sturgeon.
Added: 2012-05-07
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, March 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, March 2012

The exotic species crackdown: No more warnings for aquatic invasives species violations in 2012.
Added: 2012-03-01
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - February, 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - February, 2012

Minnesota's first modern wolf-hunting season takes shape
Added: 2012-02-01
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - January, 2012

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound - January, 2012

A look at the effects of the 93,000-acre Pagami Creek Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Added: 2012-01-02
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, December, 2011

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, December, 2011

Northern pike spearing returns this winter to Cass Lake
Added: 2011-12-01
From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, November, 2011

From the pages of Outdoor News on MN Bound, November, 2011

Sandhill cranes: Back on the Minnesota hunting menu
Added: 2011-11-01
2011 Firearms Deer Hunting Preview

2011 Firearms Deer Hunting Preview

Lou Cornicelli, DNR Big Game Program coordinator, talks with Steve Carroll about Minnesota's upcoming firearms deer hunting season.
Added: 2011-11-03
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (10 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (10 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 10 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (11 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (11 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 11 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (4 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (4 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 4 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (1 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (1 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 1 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (15 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (15 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 15 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (5 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (5 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 5 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (8 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (8 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 8 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (7 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (7 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 7 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (3 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (3 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 3 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19
2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (2 Of 16)

2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate (2 Of 16)

Minnesota Candidates for Governor 2010 square off against one another at Game Fair to discuss issues related to the outdoors, sportsmen and women, natural resources and the environment. Held Saturday, August 14 in Ramsey, MN in the main seminar tent at Game Fair with moderators Rob Drieslein and Ron Schara, hosted by Outdoor News and Sportsmen for Change. Part 2 of 16
Added: 2010-08-19

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