Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 14, 2024
Site Staff
May 14, 2024
The go-to presentation for walleyes and saucers has been a jig and frozen emerald shiner.
Minnesota
Commentary: Missouri shows other states how to manage CWD for the long haul
Lindsay Thomas, Jr.
May 14, 2024
The Missouri Department of Conservation recently released its 2023-24 chronic wasting disease testing results, and the report contains good news and a lesson for deer hunters in other states: If the disease is discovered early,
Muskies now the fish of 10 casts? Live sonar changes how anglers fish for these popular predators
Steve Heiting
May 14, 2024
The muskie is known in angling lore as the “fish of 10,000 casts.” Almost always tough to catch, a muskie is usually more willing to follow a lure to boatside than strike it, leaving those
Heading into serious bear country? Attacks are rare, but you better be prepared
Tim Lesmeister
May 14, 2024
I’ve had many encounters with bears over the years. Some have been close-contact meetings where you connect with a bruin on a trail or a shoreline. Most have fortunately been more distant sightings while kayaking
Trappers for Delta Waterfowl working record number of sites in attempt to increase nest success for waterfowl
Staff Report
May 13, 2024
Raccoons, foxes, and skunks do some of the most harm to duck populations.
And so trappers in Delta Waterfowl’s predator management program are working a record 46 sites in the prairie pothole region during
Metro Area Fishing Report – May 13, 2024 – video
Matt Johnson
May 13, 2024
A quick breakdown on what worked over the opener and a preview for the upcoming week.
Celebrating 100 years of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Tori McCormick
May 13, 2024
Drazkowski grew up in Winona, exploring the federal refuge with a fervor and curiosity nurtured by his father and grandfather that has never relented.
Afternoons and evenings can be great times to target turkeys, especially late in the season
Site Staff
May 12, 2024
If you rewind the clock and look back at the history of the turkey season in Minnesota, you’ll see that a few decades ago, things were vastly different.
One of the changes, that’s a
Play the wind to get your gobbler this spring
Joe Martino
May 12, 2024
Perusing the hunting section of a local farm store one spring day, I asked the associate where the scent free soap and sprays were. “Man, you know turkeys can’t smell you, don’t you?” he said.
