
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Longer, warmer days mean slab crappies!
With longer and warmer days ahead, crappies will begin pushing into shallow basins and weed flats adjacent to spawning bays.

With longer and warmer days ahead, crappies will begin pushing into shallow basins and weed flats adjacent to spawning bays.

Good ice remains north, but not so much to the south. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on March 11, 2026.

An informational hearing at the Environment, Climate and Legacy Senate meeting on March 5 debated the future of lead ammunition and fishing tackle in Minnesota.
A number of organizations testified for and against removing

The spring snow goose migration is on – and it appears to be happening fast.
As of Tuesday morning, parts of the midcontinent flock of lesser snows are moving north quickly across several states,

Over the years, I have made every mistake in the book while pursuing wild turkeys, plus I invented several that nobody knew about.
Now that I’m an expert on all the ways you can

Just about any dog that will retrieve a bumper, a ball, or a dead duck, can also be taught how to find shed antlers. The key ingredients are retrieving desire, and natural hold and carry.<br

Meteorologists tell us that March 20 marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
For most of us, that’s good news because it’s been a long winter for those who live in

Some lucky deer hunter eventually will shoot a whitetail with antlers bigger than those atop the buck that Milo Hanson killed Nov. 23, 1993, near his Saskatchewan farm.
No hunter will ever tell a

Pheasant Fest 2026 featured lots of sporting dog attractions, as usual.
On the Bird Dog stage, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos, senior veterinarian at Purina, dispensed reams of preventative wisdom during a seminar at the Minneapolis
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