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November 30, 2024

Here’s how to help your dog figure out the tough bird recoveries

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting /

It’s often mentioned in dog-training circles that an awful lot of dogs turn out just fine in spite of their owners. Good blood and exposure to birds can go a long way toward creating a dog that is a joy to hunt with, but we shouldn’t actively be working against that dog.
This might seem crazy, but that’s exactly what we do sometimes when we knock a bird down that isn’t quite ready to shed its mortal coil.

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Steve McComas: ’Tis the season to be thankful for much in Minnesota waters

Featured, Fishing, Minnesota, National Fishing, Nature Page & Night Sky /

Thanksgiving sometimes gets lost in the shuffle, as we seem to go directly from Halloween to the Christmas season. But during the short Thanksgiving season, I’ve been reflecting on what lake-related things we should be thankful for.
To start at the beginning, I’m thankful that bacteria acquired the ability to photosynthesize, which produced oxygen as a byproduct about 2.5 billion years ago. That “great oxygenation event” started by cyanobacteria allowed for life on earth as we know it.

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Nature Smart: Why are some year’s fall colors better than others?

Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

This autumn has been dry and warm; that’s not a great combo for viewing fall colors. With more moisture and cooler nighttime temperatures, the display would’ve been so much better. But why do leaves change color and (some years) exhibit such an eye-popping show?

Nature Smart: Why are some year’s fall colors better than others? Read More »

New York’s Hudson River beckons for December duck hunters looking for an adventure and a challenge

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, New York /

Any time you plan to go waterfowl hunting on a larger body of water, you need to do your homework first, and the Hudson River is no exception.
The fact is that there are ways and means of duck hunting on the venerable Hudson that are both safe and perfectly legal, but you’re going to need to have all of your facts in order to make sure that your experience is successful.

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Jeremiah Haas: ‘Under the radar’ gift ideas for sportsmen in your life

Featured, Fishing, Gear & Gadgets, Home Page News, Hunting, Illinois, National Fishing, National Hunting /

The holidays are here and you may be knee deep into black Friday deals already. Before you buy that gift card for the favorite outdoorsman in your life, consider trying to surprise them with a gift they may not have known they needed.

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Birding proves to be good for the American economy

Home Page News, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

Some years back I put up nest boxes in my woodlot for the cavity-nesting birds. White-breasted nuthatches readily took to the boxes for raising broods, and for roosting. 
As our planet makes its autumnal tilt, a whole host of songbirds and raptors head south for warmer climes. But the woods are not vacant. The nuthatches live here year-round sharing the pinyons with mountain chickadee and juniper titmouse.

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