Minnesota’s early ice-fishing season so far has been rather lackluster. I’ve been fishing secondary spots close to shore while unable to get to some of the midlake structure that’s normally preferred.
Fishing near-shore breaklines is fairly easy to figure out, and my basic strategy seems to work. Here’s how I do it.
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A number of years ago at about this time in December, I was in far western Minnesota, spending the day predator hunting with then-Outdoor News editor Dave Greer.
We were tooling down a rural gravel road while glassing drainage ditches when we came over a rise and couldn’t believe our eyes. We’d come upon a horrific traffic accident that had just happened.
Steve Carney: Coming upon a crash site, and a fishing tip Read More »
I’ve had the pleasure of carrying almost every brand of shotgun. Thinking about that, I came up with a list of the brands I have used over the decades: Beretta, Benelli, Smith-Wesson, Browning, Ruger, Remington, CZ, Franchi, and my first shotgun in high school, the venerable Ted Williams-Sears 12-gauge pump.
Many hunters will be asking Santa for a new shotgun for Christmas, so here are my thoughts on styles, along with some recommendations.
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Sadly, the open-water fishing season is over and it’s time to store our boats and accessories.
We were fortunate to have warm weather through November that kept a lot of us on the water much later than normal in Minnesota. Here are some tips to properly store your boat for the winter season as we head into December.
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The Minnesota duck season is ending soon (it ended Nov. 25 in the north zone, and it ends Nov. 30 in the central zone and Dec. 7 in the south), and once again, it was not pretty for this writer. I thought last season was a bust, but this season was probably the worst season ever.
For the first time in 55 years of waterfowling, I didn’t shoot a single teal. Not one!
The cold weather has finally arrived in Minnesota, but it seems the migrant ducks haven’t headed south. I recently received two reports from some Canadian friends who said there are a lot of ducks still lingering in the fields there, which means within a couple of weeks something should happen for us here.
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At this time of November, I typically grab my plastic doe decoy (Eunice) and head to my usual soybean field. A doe decoy works wonders during this month, because it gives any deer on the fringe a sense of security because they see a mature doe already in the field.
A few days ago, I had a fantastic experience with a huge doe.
Steve Carney: Curiosity killed the doe on a second chance Read More »
There’s nothing more exciting in the whitetail-hunting world than actually “rattling” a buck into bow range.
I have used real antlers and also fake antlers and had about the same success. Here are some thoughts on the process to draw those bucks in close.
Steve Carney: Rattling during the rut, and where’d the crappies go? Read More »
The good news this week is that pheasant hunting will continue to get better as we head into early November. It’s been a bit frustrating of late, as pheasant hunters are faced with lots of standing corn in Minnesota. But that soon will change.
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