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Urban-rural Pheasants Forever partnership connects city and country to build tomorrow’s hunters

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting /

When Dave Scherf took over as president of Minnesota’s Metro Area Chapter of Pheasants Forever in 2010, he and the board started planning what they thought was the best way to raise money and activate members: a banquet. They got gun manufacturers to donate firearms, they invited veterinarians to have booths in the exhibit space, they rented the Horse and Hunt Club’s Prior Lake banquet room, and they booked Ron Schara to emcee. Then only 100 people showed up.
“We lost our shirts,” Scherf said.

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Catching up with former Minnesota DNR Commissioner Bob Herbst

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, Minnesota /

Bob Herbst has more than six decades as a dedicated public servant and conservationist.
He began his career as a forester in Cambridge, Minn., rose to the level of commissioner of the Minnesota DNR, and was subsequently recruited by the Carter administration to the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Along the way he also led the Izaak Walton League, Trout Unlimited, and the Lake Superior Center.

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Get organized with these hunting gear storage systems

Featured, Features, Gear & Gadgets, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Hunting, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

You know those guys who have a pickup with a topper, and one of those fancy systems with the drawers that slide out smoother than Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder cruises over the sands of Tatooine?
They’ve got their shells arranged by caliber, shot size, and FPS velocity. You could eat off the bottom of their dog’s kennel. And an array of labeled Rubbermaid tubs store their dog food, first aid kit, warm weather gear, cold weather gear, and waterproof gear. You know those guys? I hate those guys.

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