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October 16, 2025

Streams of Thought: A few tweaks suggested for Minnesota’s pheasant, waterfowl seasons

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

Pheasant numbers were high, the air was cool, a light breeze blew on clear skies, the grassy cover was moist with dew, and nearly all corn had been harvested from fields across southern Minnesota.
That is my dream for a pheasant-hunting opener, although I’m quite certain it’s a dream never to be realized – much like my dream last night of winning a $100,000 fishing tournament: disputed, yes, but a victory nonetheless.

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How to e-scout high-odds ruffed grouse spots for big-woods wingshooting action

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

The big-game world is obsessed with e-scouting. During the past decade, multiple dedicated apps have hit the scene, and they are a game-changer for whitetail and Western big-game hunters. Upland hunters have adopted some of these tactics as well, but often not to the extent of their bow- and rifle-toting counterparts.
If you know how to use the apps correctly, you can drill down to likely hot spots for all kinds of game birds, including grouse.

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Here’s how to effectively jump-shoot ducks

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

This is a good time to plan hunts for those days when birds are just not moving or are gun-shy from encounters with myriad waterfowling setups due to the hunting pressure of the early season. My solution for this is jump-shooting. It may seem to be a simple plan, but jumping ducks comes with certain requirements for it to be successful.

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Wisconsin Wardens at Work: Road-strutting tom too tempting to pass up

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, Hunting, Iowa, National Hunting, Wisconsin /

A turkey hunter allowed his temptation to override his ethics this past spring. A bystander decided to report the situation to Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Dylan Belisle – in person.
Belisle was in southern Barron County when a turkey hunting complaint arose in the form of a tap on his truck window. Belisle was parked on the roadside dealing with reports on a previous case when a local person came up to his truck window and started with, “I saw something yesterday that I knew I should let a warden know about.”

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Ortonville in spotlight for Minnesota Governor’s pheasant hunt opener

Featured, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting, National News, News /

Hunters adorned with blaze orange last Saturday hit the public lands surrounding Ortonville in western Minnesota, where the DNR, Explore Minnesota, and the Governor’s Office hosted the 13th annual pheasant-hunting opener event.
It’s an annual festivity that holds special meaning for Gov. Tim Walz, he said.
“We were pheasant hunters, not deer hunters, pheasant and grouse,” Walz told Outdoor News, regarding his outdoor experience.

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How to use your dog effectively for fall turkey hunting

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

September 22, 2025. It is the equinox when the sun is directly over the equator with equal length of day in the northern and southern hemisphere marking the beginning of spring in the southern hemisphere and the start of fall in the northern hemisphere.
“Fall is when a young man’s fancy turns to hunting,” wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson. It’s time to pick up Dad’s shotgun and the beagles to go chasing after rabbits, partridge and turkeys.

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