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December 5, 2025

Clarity provided on hook-setting devices added to Minnesota ice anglers’ arsenal this winter

For Minnesota fishing guides and anglers who use tip-ups while ice fishing, there will be a new tool to potentially include in your arsenal when hitting the ice: automatic, non-motorized hook-setting devices.
John Dunn, DNR fisheries rules and regulations coordinator, said in the wake of announcing the use of the new option this winter, he’s fielded questions about the motorization of the devices.

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Bob Gwizdz: Old habits die hard – especially when it comes to deer hunting season

At this time a year ago, I was convinced I was retiring from deer hunting. It just doesn’t flip my switch the way it used to, which I found surprising considering I was consumed with it when I was younger.
I tried just about everything – rattling horns, making mock scrapes, heading up days in advance of the opener to scout – even running them with hounds when I lived in the South. I remember one year, when I didn’t kill a buck, that I hunted 15 of the 16 days of gun season, missing one when I had to go to a funeral.

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Mike Schoonveld: Game fish spearing expanded in Michigan… Hooray!

Michigan has a long history of creating rules and regulations designed to increase opportunities for hunters, anglers, and other outdoor lovers.
Most recently, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission expanded the places where underwater spearfishing for walleyes, northern pike, and lake trout will be allowed. Good for them! Michigan has often been the leader when it comes to fish and game regulations and now they are showing the way by promoting participation in this little-known fishing adventure.

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