Metro Area Fishing Report – January 18, 2026 – video
An update on conditions and what we’re seeing on the ice.
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January 18, 2026
Steve Griffin: Hunting licenses are not claim checks
One of my best hunting days last fall, many might have considered a failure.
I was perched in a ladder stand watching a patch of woods I’d eyed many other days this autumn. On one hunt I’d arrowed a young deer perfect for the freezer, and on two others had missed deer.
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Bane of the understory: Tips for battling buckthorn
The United States is vast in geography and varied in climate. Every region struggles with its own distinct invasive or “interfering” species. Yet few plants are the bane of as many landowners and conservationists in as many places as buckthorn.
Common/European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn rode to the New World on the ships of immigrants in the 19th century.
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Dean Bortz: Go ahead, pick the low-hanging fruit
The fall of 2025 afforded me an extended visit to the state of Montana in October and early November for some archery elk hunting in the central part of the state and archery and rifle deer hunting in eastern Montana.
There should have been some time in there to do a little upland bird hunting, but as it’s shaped up in the past, I once again invested too much time in big game hunting to leave much of a window for upland birds or even waterfowl.
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