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The allure of big bucks: Where to find a jaw-dropper this firearms season

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Pre-dawn on Saturday Nov. 7, 2026 roughly 400,000 Minnesota deer hunters will don blaze orange and head to woods and fields in hopes a whitetail will waltz into shooting range.
Although most deer hunters will be satisfied to shoot any deer (including a doe or fawn); a growing number of deer hunters will hold out for a mature buck – a hefty specimen sporting thick multi-tined antlers, and a bulky neck and body.

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Unique to north country, snowshoe hares provide fast winter hunting action in Minnesota

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Over many years of chasing snowshoe hares, my hunting comrades and I have fine-tuned a method of successfully hunting these secretive forest animals with archery tackle.
Snowshoe hares travel ghostlike through the frigid forest; their cryptic winter coats provide them near-perfect camouflage against the snow. Some hunters call them “chameleons of the cold.” A profusion of hair growing from their outsized feet, along with spreading their toes, allows them relatively effortless travel over deep snow.

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Unfilled tag? Tips for tracking the late-season deer food code

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Late-season archers seeking whitetails have their work cut out for them. Deer have become extremely wary after eluding hunters for the past few months. In addition, weather conditions encountered during late season can often be brutal, putting even the most diehard hunter to the test.
But by taking advantage of a few weaknesses in a whitetail’s armor, hunters still hoping for venison can expect a reasonable chance of finding deer.

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Lots of critters can entertain treestand-bound deer hunters

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A deer hunter’s elevated stand offers a unique portal into nature. 
I thought about this last week while perched in an ash tree 17 or so feet above the ground, bow and arrow in hand. It was late afternoon, the air cool and dry, and a light northwest wind commanded just enough muscle to shudder stubborn fall foliage.

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Born to blend in: Springtime fawn encounters and some fun facts

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It’s happening now in fields and forests near you.
Whitetail fawns, cute as can be, are being born. If you are lucky enough to find one a few days old or less, it will lie motionless on the forest floor, its spotted coat well-camouflage (in most cases) against the leafy background. Usually, a doe will be nowhere in sight, but she is nearby. In the first days of a fawn’s life, the doe only visits a few times per day to nurse it.

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Twilight comes alive with the dance of the timberdoodle

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Spring is here, and for most creatures, it’s time for procreation.
Some of nature’s courtship rituals are elaborate, others rather discreet. For instance, the male woodcock – an odd-looking, fist-sized bird with an outlandish 2-inch-long bill – performs his ceremony under the cover of darkness. It’s called the “sky dance.”

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Better in November and December? How to locate ruffed grouse in the late season

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For the versatile hunter, October has much to offer – ducks, geese, bowhunting for deer. That’s the reason I tend to wait for late November and December to seriously hunt ruffed grouse.
December grouse hunts, though, bear little resemblance to October jaunts. Locating grouse during December can be difficult since the birds are usually concentrated in small areas. Once found they are often wary and flush wildly, making it difficult for a pointing dog, let alone for a hunter trudging through noisy, crusted snow.

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Late-season whitetails demand absolute silence; here are ways to stay quiet in the tree

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Bowhunting whitetails post-firearms season poses all kinds of problems that were lesser concerns during early hunts.
Deer are far more wary after being pursued for two months or more, not to mention roughly one-third of the animals sit in neat packages on freezer shelves of hunters. Deer are on high alert, and defeating their sight and sense of smell is proportionately more difficult, especially for close-range archers. But deer also possess an incredible sense of hearing, and that’s what we will address here.

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