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January 11, 2025

Interested in joining the many who use suppressors for hunting? Here are key things to consider

Many fields and woodlots may have been somewhat quieter during this fall’s hunting seasons. The silence wasn’t necessarily due to a lack of shooting opportunities, but possibly because more hunters are now adding suppressors to their big-game rifles in record numbers.
It’s rare to pick up an outdoor magazine and not see a successful hunter posing with a trophy buck or bull and the suppressor-equipped rifle he used to shoot the animal.

Interested in joining the many who use suppressors for hunting? Here are key things to consider Read More »

Nature Smart: Examining the great gray owl and its prey

Recently, I was leading two birding groups to northern Minnesota to see winter finches and northern owls. On both trips, we were successful in seeing a number of different winter specialty species, including at least one great gray.
The great gray owl is the tallest owl species, but it is not the heaviest or most powerful of North American owls.

Nature Smart: Examining the great gray owl and its prey Read More »

Eric Morken: Gear that stood out from the 2024 bowhunting season

January and February for a deer hunter are the months to reflect on what went right and wrong during the recently-completed season when it’s still fresh in one’s mind. 
What deer do one year won’t necessarily be the case the following season. Landscapes can change, but there’s also many situations that are repeatable. 

Eric Morken: Gear that stood out from the 2024 bowhunting season Read More »

Considering a hunt in Africa? Just go

My oldest son, Ira, called. “Hey Dad, I think you and Chris (his son) should go to Africa with me.”
Ira was the winning bidder for a ‘Plains Game’ safari donated to his local Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fundraising banquet. Donated by Stompiesland Safaris, the hunt presented a unique opportunity for the three of us. An African hunt has been for years on Ira’s ‘Gotta Do’ list. Here was his chance. How could I say, no?

Considering a hunt in Africa? Just go Read More »

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