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Deer harvest down, but success to report

The firearms deer kill remains down from last year, when firearms hunters killed a total of more than 174,000 deer. Through Tuesday, hunters have killed 83,500 whitetails, compared with about 101,000 at the same time

It’s not that hard!

A DNR press release earlier this week illustrated what’s apparently becoming a growing problem: People transporting zebra mussels from one body of water to another via boat lifts. To which I ask: How on Earth

Outdoor Insights

Plopping down in ever-so-comfortable Delta Airlines seat 6B en route to Grand Junction, Colo., two weeks ago, a familiar face glanced up from my left. There against the window was Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever government

U.S. Forest Service may eliminate BWCA lottery system

I’m not a massive fan of the U.S. Forest Service lottery system for obtaining a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permits, but it’s worked pretty well for me the past couple of years. If you

An outdoors grab-bag

A grab-bag of items from the outdoors world: • Despite massive changes to this year’s duck season, the DNR likely will sell fewer state duck stamps than ever before. Agency officials hoped the changes, including

Report from TRCP Media Summit

Last week, I attended the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s annual media summit in Colorado. The group has become an important source for Outdoor News in recent years on matters of national agriculture and natural resource

Post-turnover casting tactics

Casting is very productive for fall walleyes, but I don’t see many people doing it. The same summer rules apply: Position your boat so you can cast at angles toward structure, vary your retrieve, and

Top techniques for hammering autumn walleyes

There are a number of ‘best’ ways to catch fall walleyes. Crankbaits via leadcore line or longline trolling lead the pack in my opinion. You’ll also find me casting crankbaits at rock piles, reefs and

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