Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – February 6, 2024
Site Staff
February 6, 2024
Good reports from a number of areas for some quality walleyes and saugers.
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Nature Smart: Moose in Yellowstone
Stan Tekiela
February 5, 2024
It was one of those dark and cloudy winter days in Yellowstone National Park where the clouds are so heavy and low, you feel like you can reach up and touch the cloudy sky.
Backyard and Beyond: ‘Wondrous Things’ from winter
Val Cunningham
February 5, 2024
Carla Randecker titled her amazing photo of a wintry sky, “The wondrous things you can see if you pay attention.”
While such a combination of sun halo and “sun dogs” isn’t rare, all the
Star Watch: The Gemini Twins are bright and relatively easy to find
Bob Drieslein
February 5, 2024
For those brave souls willing to venture out on clear, cold winter nights, there are some great star-gazing opportunities.
Some of my favorites, maybe because they’re easy to find, are the constellation Orion and
Backpacking equipment: Gear that will have you ready for trail cruising and autumn hunting
Rob Drieslein
February 5, 2024
Today’s young, do-it-yourself hunters fill their Instagram profiles with images in the backcountry, decked out in the latest gear.
And for the most part, it’s great gear – far better than the low-quality equipment
For gray wolves, new planning is in the works
Tim Spielman
February 4, 2024
Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no danger of extinction as some states seek
Nancy Gibson departs Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources after 17-year run
Brian Mozey
February 4, 2024
Nancy Gibson remembers the first time she felt a love for wildlife. A baby squirrel got stuck in the gutter of her home and she rescued it. She bottle-fed the squirrel, and it survived after
Don’t overlook goldenrod larvae as a go-to natural bait for panfish
Tom Goeritz
February 4, 2024
Like many ice fishermen, I started preparation for the hard-water season several weeks ago. I checked out the portable fish house, but no mice had been at work. My auger started when called upon, and
Take advantage of a perfect winter to tackle deer projects big or small
Site Staff
February 3, 2024
Most Upper Midwesterners would bet good money that during any given winter, the snow will be deep enough to make any meaningful habitat work a lost cause. They’d almost always win, too.
Sometimes the
