Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – October 14, 2025
Site Staff
October 14, 2025
Emerald shiners are in the river as are some nice walleyes.
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Want to try winter camping? Here’s the must-have gear and knowledge to make it a great experience
Eric Morken
October 14, 2025
Outdoor users in Minnesota may know Blane Klemek as the northwest region wildlife manager with the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
That job with an emphasis on wildlife and the outdoors certainly fits with how
Nature Smart: A new way to monitor the amazing bird migration
Stan Tekiela
October 13, 2025
Bird migration is one of nature’s most interesting, yet mysterious events. On the surface, migration seems simple and straight forward, but it has many shades of complexity.
There are more than 11,000 species of
Backyard and Beyond: Moving marsupials
Val Cunningham
October 13, 2025
Opossums are unique and wonderful creatures, our country’s only marsupial mammal, meaning that after they’re born they develop inside their mother’s pouch, similar to kangaroos and koalas. Although many people dislike opossums, they’re actually beneficial,
Metro Area Fishing Report – October 12, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
October 12, 2025
Sharing some key takeaways from the week on the water, as well as some consistencies.
Try these outside-the-box deer hunting maneuvers
John Tertuliani
October 12, 2025
Rustling leaves can be deceiving, another squirrel. A stick snapping signals something much heavier. The rhythm in the leaves causes my heart to pound from adrenalin. It has to be a deer approaching. Clutching the
Late-arriving canvasbacks make this a hunt to remember
Joe Shead
October 12, 2025
Chuck and I sat listlessly, perched on 5-gallon buckets while guarding a little pothole off the big water where ducks like to settle in for the night. We had tried fishing – unsuccessfully – earlier
Paddling to your duck spot? Here are ways to be more successful
Chris Kolbert
October 11, 2025
A drake wood duck blazed past me as I leaned against an old cottonwood tree that stood alongside a narrow slough in the Mississippi River bottoms of southeastern Minnesota. I shouldered my 12 gauge and
Video: Adjustments lead to an early-October doe in Minnesota
Site Staff
October 10, 2025
Early October is a great time during the archery season to take a doe where antlerless opportunities are available. That’s what Eric Morken set out to do over the course of two evening hunts recently.<br
