
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 20, 2024
Most anglers are getting their walleyes with spinners and crawlers.

Most anglers are getting their walleyes with spinners and crawlers.

Breeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Waterfowl

The autumn and winter ranges of three species of economically important dabbling ducks in the Midwest have shifted since the 1960s, according to research co-authored by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Ducks Unlimited and

Coyotes are doing well in Wisconsin and throughout their range across the Continental U.S. and Canada. Despite liberal regulations, hunting and trapping don’t have any significant impact on coyote numbers.
These are two takeaways

Things warmed back up a little this past week and summer patterns are definitely still here.

The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Sunday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has named Jerry Ludwig, of Redwood Falls, as the 2023 volunteer firearms safety instructor of the year.
Ludwig has been a volunteer instructor since the early 2000s, having

As a kid growing up in the 1980s, fishing to me was about opportunity. Thankfully, North Dakota’s forefathers had set up most communities near waterways for the purpose of transportation of goods.
For me,

The world of whitetail-hunting advice is dominated by tactics and strategies built around the rut. And why wouldn’t they be? That sweet window that extends from the end of October to the heart of November
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