Forward what? Some anglers have no clue what it is or what it does. Meanwhile, a growing number of anglers have added FFS to their fishing war chest. They’ve learned how and when to use it, and they love how the technology has improved their success and their knowledge of fish behavior.
Ron Schara: Angler education is the key regarding forward-facing sonar Read More »
If I could do it over again? It’s something to think about. Oh, I have a few examples. Who doesn’t? I mean, I’m kinda glad I did what I did, but I had no clue how it would arrange my life.
Here’s what I mean.
Ron Schara: If I could do it all over again, what would I change? Read More »
Minnesota’s “Boss Tom” is strutting away.
Tom Glines recently announced he’s retiring after more than 30 years of gobbling on behalf of Minnesota’s wild turkey population and the state’s growing flock of turkey hunters. Glines is stepping down in mid-January as director of development for five states, including Minnesota, for the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Ron Schara: Minnesota’s ‘Boss Tom’ about to step down from position with NWTF Read More »
As the family gathered around the Christmas tree, the 13-year old boy noticed an elongated gift, crudely wrapped, and wondered.
As the family gathered around the Christmas tree, the 13-year old boy noticed an elongated gift, crudely wrapped, and wondered.
Ron Schara: That .410 as a Christmas gift at age 13 never has been forgotten Read More »
The young Minnesota deer hunter explained: ‘’I saw the doe come out and I raised my gun. But then her two fawns came out. I’m not shooting her.’
The kid is under 14 years old, so what do you think? Poor decision? Hunting is shooting? Soft heart? Get over it, kid. Sympathy has no place in the woods; shoot the SOB! Good decision? Your decision was fine, kid. Compassion as a hunter is always admirable.
I’m on the kid’s side. And I’m also, as an aging hunter, in the sixth stage of a hunter’s life.
Ron Schara: A hunter’s six stages… which stage are you in? Read More »
The eight-member citizens commission for the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department voted recently to continue pitting hunters against hunters. It’s nothing new.
In this case, members of the South Dakota Wildlife Federation packed a commission meeting and demanded a reduction in how many nonresidents are allowed to hunt during the spring turkey season in the Black Hills.
I screwed up. A fella talked to me at Game Fair and said my recent column in Outdoor News about my great skills as a trapper of pocket gophers included a big error.
I examined my own gopher research and discovered that yes, I screwed up. I wrote that pocket gophers use their cheek pockets to help move dirt in their underground tunnels. Wrong!
Ron Schara: On pocket gophers and Minnesota fisheries management Read More »
A common creed of a fishing writer, such as myself, is to always tell the truth – the whole truth or enough of the truth to make a fishing story believable.
So, the following is my fishing story from recent times. This confession is absolutely the truth, although some of you will find it hard to believe. Or maybe not.
Ron Schara: I used to be a good walleye angler. Am I still? Read More »
Here’s another thing this nation needs: a National Pocket Gopher Trapping Awards Program.
I’m serious. I’ll volunteer as organizer. There was a day when I was the best pocket gopher trapper in Allamakee County, Iowa. It’s a title I bestowed on myself because gopher trapping is a solitary job so there were no witnesses to my trapping savvy. Just take my word for it.
Ron Schara: The best gopher trapper in Allamakee County, Iowa Read More »
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