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Crossbows in Minnesota: Let’s look at what their use could mean for deer hunting

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There’s no doubt about it, legalization of crossbows for all during Minnesota’s archery season is the big-ticket change for the 2023 deer season. I’ve heard lots of chatter about it the past couple of months – mostly opinion and hearsay.
I’m big on having empirical data and evidence to back up assertions, so let’s speculate on the impacts crossbows might have on Minnesota deer hunting. But how to accurately estimate the effects of new regulations never before tried here? We won’t know how crossbows influence hunting in Minnesota until we have a few years of data to peruse, so the next best thing is to peek next door, and Wisconsin is a good case study.

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A pollinator garden and some knowledge about whitetails that came with it

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Last winter, I spent hours scheming and dreaming about my landscaping.
Numerous flower beds and small garden areas were left untended in 2022, because I had just purchased the property and was working on interior projects. Consequently, the landscaping suffered, and I knew it needed my focus in 2023. I can’t help but squeeze habitat into any square foot possible, so I laid out elaborate designs for native pollinator gardens throughout the yard.

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The rye factor: a deer herd game-changer

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I will never forget March of 2023. Why am I thinking about last winter at the end of August, you ask? Because as long as I live, I will never be able to erase the image of a starving herd of deer, down to skin and bones, browsing in a clear-cut that I had just finished creating. During the past few years, I’ve become fascinated with a land manager’s ability to influence the composition of a deer herd through trigger-finger management and nutrition.

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Here are the ‘must-haves’ for public land deer hunters

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If you’ve never hunted deer on public land, there are plenty of small items you’d never think to bring if you’re used to hunting on the back 40, when all of your gear is a comfortable distance away in your truck or a cabin.
These consequential pieces of gear have a nasty habit of tripping you up while you’re learning the ropes of public-land hunting. Fortunately for you, I’ve been caught without all of these items while deep into public land at some point, so now you can avoid the pain of learning these lessons the hard way.

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Meet new Outdoor News columnist Ryan Rothstein, a deer addict in every sense

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Since I’ve never been one to beat around the bush, allow me to introduce myself: I’m Ryan Rothstein, and I’m a deer hunter.
I was born and raised in central Minnesota, and I’ve been obsessed with deer since I could walk and talk. I can still remember impatiently waiting around my grandparents’ house all day on firearms deer opener for the hunting party to get back so I could see what they’d harvested. I’ve always struggled with being forced to wait for things.

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Summer whitetail scouting will set you up for success this fall

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The hot trend this summer seems to be folks writing off summer whitetail scouting. While I’ve never thought it provided the most useful scouting intel available, I certainly wouldn’t crusade against it.

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Kickin’ up dust? Try these tips for food-plotting during drought

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If I were applying to be a marketer for Explore Minnesota, my pitch would play on their #OnlyInMinnesota theme. My tag would be: “Minnesota: the only state that goes from record snowfall to severe drought in just two months!”
In my neck of the woods, we’re coming off the driest May–June on record, which is nearly 6 inches of precipitation below average for that timeframe. Here are my best tips for food-plotting amid a drought if you’re still waiting to plant or if your corn and beans failed.

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Time to lay the groundwork for deer habitat projects

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I know I’m not the only one who nearly goes stir-crazy from winter, and I’m raring to go on my 2023 deer habitat-management projects.
Before starting, however, I’ve been spending my time assessing the management activities I undertook in the recent past, reviewing my notes from last deer season, and figuring out what types of management activities I can accomplish this year to boost my odds of success come fall.

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Frost-seeding clover food plots in spring can lead to fall whitetail success

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The idea behind frost seeding is to use the earth “breathing” to our advantage. When we get to the part of spring when daytime highs are above freezing and nighttime lows dip below freezing, the soil begins to expand as temperatures rise and contract as temperatures drop. This is the perfect opportunity for small-sized seeds such as clovers to make that contact with the soil and slowly be worked into the ground on their own.

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