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Gary Botzek: a well deserved Man of the Year

For most of the past decade, Gary Botzek’s name has been near the top of the list as a candidate for Outdoor News Man of the Year. In 2011, we’ve finally awarded him this well-deserved

How many ice rods and why?

Many attendees at my seminars ask how many rods I carry when going ice fishing. My answer: If you own four or five ice rods, take them all. That’s the easy part of the question.

Jumbo perch March tactics

I love targeting jumbo perch in March via spring bobbers and waxworms. Use a No. 12 ice lure, a panfishing lure, for tougher bite finicky perch. And don’t be afraid to bring the maggots! This

A quick rundown of Minnesota Outdoor News bits

As always, there’s lots going on in the state’s outdoor realm. Here are some of the highlights, and things to watch for: • It seems clear that a study of what’s killing moose in northeastern

Hooking grubs for crappies and sunfish

For years, dedicated readers and attendees at my seminars have heard me explain that I always hook maggots through the beveled end. That’s changing a bit, but one rule that’s not changing is the need

A grab bag of rants

Here’s a quick grab bag of newsie items that generated some mini-rants from me this week. Cougar corner First, from the “alert the media” file, I see that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on

Congressional budgets propose to slash duck dollars

The executive director of Ducks Unlimited, H. Dale Hall, had an excellent piece this past Monday Feb. 21 in the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution Journal. He titled it, “Cut federal waste but leave the good alone.”

A tough winter? Yup

The Minnesota DNR winter severity data released today show what the vast majority of Minnesotans would tell you: It’s been a much more severe winter than last year. For the week ending Feb. 20, the

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