Early-season wingshooting opportunities in Minnesota are nothing if not diverse. Big birds and small. Some migrate and others don’t. Some are found in the deep woods, while others cover prairie country. And, of course, some are thought to taste better than others.
The good news is that three species are open for business Saturday (Sept. 14) and another opens a week later.
Prospects favorable as bird hunts arrive in Minnesota Read More »
To hear 14-year-old Jacob Jensen, of Andover, Minn., tell the story, he was having something of an out-of-body experience. He wasn’t thinking as much as he was reacting to the dire circumstances before him.
It became abundantly clear something had to be done. Time was of the essence.
His fishing buddy and close friend, 14-year-old Mason Millet, also of Andover, had the same thoughts coursing through his mind.
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Adam Kleinschmidt wasn’t messing around.
Last Sunday, he was up at 2 a.m. An hour and a half later, he was paddling his decoy-packed kayak in a public marsh complex in Stevens County. Unlike last year’s oppressive conditions of 85 degrees and humid, this year’s early teal opener was beyond pleasant: 50 degrees and sunny at shooting time, with just enough wind to move the decoys.
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Andrew Tri is fond of working analogies.
As the Minnesota DNR’s bear project leader, Tri uses them as a way to educate the public. Take retired Olympic swimmer and multiple gold medalist Michael Phelps. When Phelps was in training, his eating habits were the stuff of legend. He regularly consumed 10,000 calories per day, much of them from junk food, because he was burning so many calories in the pool.
Tri has used the Phelps anecdote during public presentations to illustrate the black bear feeding frenzy called hyperphagia.
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It’s here.
The state’s early bird-hunting seasons open Sunday (Sept. 1), with Minnesota’s teal, Canada goose, and mourning dove hunters poised to hit the field. It’s the earliest the seasons can open based on federal frameworks outlined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The good news: The weather should be fantastic on the opener, with sunny skies and daytime highs reaching the low 70s, with mornings in the mid-50s across much of the state.
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Waterfowl hunters are nothing if not resourceful.
They might be the most resourceful of all hunters. They feel right at home deploying any trick in the waterfowl-hunting book that gets results – that is, whistling, cupped wings into shooting range.
The best waterfowl hunters are those who take pleasure in the details. In waterfowling, small details matter, whether you’re setting decoys, concealing yourself in a blind, blowing your call, or shooting your shotgun.
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The Minnesota DNR has opened up two fisheries rulemaking packages for public comment – one for inland waters and another for Minnesota-Wisconsin border waters.
For inland waters, the proposed rules – of which there are several – are intended to clarify fishing season dates, modify some fishing seasons, establish and/or modify daily and possession limits for some species, and clarify the northern pike management zone boundaries.
Minnesota DNR wants public input on proposals for state’s fisheries Read More »
Breeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Waterfowl Population Status report released Tuesday.
The continental breeding population of ducks was estimated at 33.99 million, a 5% increase from last year but still 4% below the long-term average, while May pond counts, often a harbinger of breeding habitat conditions and potential production, increased by 4% (5.16 million total ponds) over last spring.
Federal duck count offers hope for 2024 waterfowlers Read More »
If you’ve ever mentored a young turkey hunter during the spring season, you know the thrill of watching the newbie next to you experience something truly magical. For many kids, it’s a time of firsts, and a sensory experience like few others.
The morning sunrise. A bird gobbling on the roost. The purr, yelp, and cluck of a slate call. The strutting and cutting of a boss tom. An amorous – or not so amorous – decoy encounter. The echoing boom of a shotgun blast from a ground blind. A turkey in hand … or the agony of a near-miss.
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