
Three great stands for hunting the rut
Narrowing down my top stand sites for hunting the rut to only three is not easy.

Narrowing down my top stand sites for hunting the rut to only three is not easy.

Stores to open in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and British Columbia
ORTONVILLE AREA Walleye action has picked up along the shorelines on the south half of Big Stone Lake at night with crankbaits or slip bobbers and minnows. Corn is coming out, which seems to have
GRAND MARAIS AREA A jig and minnow is producing walleyes at Devil Track Lake in 18 to 20 feet, Poplar Lake in 14 to 18 feet, and Loon Lake in 25 to 30 feet. Rainbow
ALEXANDRIA AREA Walleyes continue to hit minnows in 40 to 50 feet on Lake Ida and Lake Miltona, in 18 to 24 feet on Lake Mary or in 16 to 20 feet on Lake Le
LAKE MINNETONKA AREA Walleyes are hitting a live-bait rig and minnow in 19 feet at Lake Minnetonka and Lake Independence. The edges of the deep weed flats on Minnetonka are giving up muskies, mainly on

Bear hunters didn’t have a bad season, but they did shoot the fewest number of animals in any season since the late 1980s.
LAKE MILLE LACS Anglers trolling crankbaits at night have caught walleyes more consistently along the shoreline breaks and shallow rock points or reefs. The day bite has been limited, but a jig and minnow is

The Minnesota trapping season will have to play out before DNR officials know for sure, but most are predicting the activity’s resurgence will continue into 2013.
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