The conservation history behind a simple piece of Minnesota fabric
Remembering the late 1980s effort to purchase a helicopter for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents.
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An old-school technique for getting the lead out of your wild game
Modern hand-held metal detectors will help you locate and remove steel or lead pellets before you attempt chewing on them.
AGLOWers discover great fishing in midsection of U.S.
Southwest Missouri offers some surprisingly robust coldwater fisheries and other incredible resources tucked into one convenient location.
Party platforms: Repealing Legacy Amendment, no net gain of public lands, and wolves
When candidates visit your doorstep this political season, note these natural resources problems in their party agendas.
Woman archer has über-close encounter with a North Dakota moose
The largest member of the deer family visits a whitetail hunter in her prairie ground blind.
Handling the all-American black bear encounter
In bear country, it pays to be diligent, even if the bears appear nonaggressive.
Drought, fires mean tough year for ducks in an important waterfowling state
You can’t say waterfowl without saying “water,” so it’s bad news when one of the nation’s most important duck refuges is bone dry. Also, closer to home, Minnesota wild ricers face a challenging 2022.
Outdoor News Sounding Board: What’s your dog’s favorite bird to hunt and why?
Dogs are an essential part of Game Fair with over 4,000 of them attending the event each year representing a multitude of shapes, sizes and breeds. The search was on for dogs that like pursuing birds, and at an event like Game Fair, that wasn’t too difficult to find. So during the first weekend of the 2022 event we asked…
Chasin’ late summer’s big cats (no relation to terrestrial mammals)
The author has long shared his disdain for free-ranging feral cats, but those whiskered underwater behemoths? He loves them.
Game Fair candidate debate in 2022 hinges on Walz
Most election years, Game Fair has hosted candidate forums on natural resources topics, but organizers still are waiting to hear from the governor’s campaign this summer.
Achieving the perfect shot via Federal’s Custom Shop
What’s new at Federal Cartridge in Anoka, Minn.? How about cutting-edge ammunition plus specialized staff who can build top-quality rounds for any hunting scenario.
A compact game-changer with a big punch: Federal’s new 30 Super Carry
Minnesota’s own Federal Cartridge revolutionizes the personal defense, conceal carry marketplace with the 30 Super Carry in 2022.
Top tactics for when big pike go on a feeding frenzy
The peak of freshwater fishing experiences in North America just might be catching the continent’s most ubiquitous predator fish on a feeding binge.
U.S. House bill would eliminate Pittman-Robertson Act
Georgia congressman says 85-year-old act infringes on the Second Amendment.
Summer walleye tactical question: triggering versus feeding?
Sometimes a day of fishing creates more questions than answers, but it’s all about the learning.
Great literature and tipping the cap to fine American educators
Rehashing a column on a legendary writer, and honoring a commitment – 33 years late – to a remarkable high school English teacher.
Remembering a legendary Minnesota hunting and fishing guide
Few people knew the secret spots and understood the nuances of thriving in boundary waters border country like Bill Slaughter.
Spring flingin’ when everything is in transition
In north country, it’s time to focus on slab crappies.
Howard Vincent, Pheasants Forever CEO since 2000, announces retirement plans
Longtime conservation leader will hang up his spurs at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2023 next February.
One of nation’s top cold-water fisheries lies in center of U.S.
March and April in Missouri offer an early ice-out soft-water angling destination for Minnesotans and other north country residents.
Taming the dreaded sportfishing ‘jinx’ factor
One minor slip-up while hitting the water can curse an entire day, unless – as the author learned – you bring along a secret weapon.
Crowds out-of-doors: It’s all about respect
The author wonders, after years of preaching the benefits of multi-use outdoors recreation (and everyone taking his advice), how our resources can handle the added pressure.
Snowmobilers have close wolf encounter near Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota
Voyageurs Wolf Project researcher says he’s never seen a wild wolf approach people like this animal did last weekend.
When thieves and robbers tell their secrets
Answers from criminals to a survey might influence your decision to carry a firearm for personal protection.
The best lessons are learned out-of-doors
From ice auger purchases to makeshift, icy livewells, what 2021 has taught the author.
When ‘our loons’ don’t look like Minnesota’s state bird
Common loon wintering range usually is a footnote when describing the birds, but they spend half their lives on America’s saltwater coasts.
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