Hook and Bullet
Commentary: 88% of national deer harvest is on private land
“Most of America’s 600 million acres of public land are in the West, yet proportionally few hunters are residents of those states,” said Kip Adams, NDA chief conservation officer and one of the report’s authors.
A case study on Minnesota crappies looks at barotrauma in the popular fish among ice anglers
Fish were left overnight in a hoop net and re-inspected the next day. During re-inspection, it was found that a large percentage of the fish were either dead or not dead but not releasable. A
During a long, snowy, cold winter, how will pheasants fare?
When we arrived at a state wildlife management area, the adjacent fields were full of birds digging out feed from an unplowed beanfield. It seemed that everywhere we looked there were birds were feeding across
Minnesota DNR discourages pheasant feeding despite snowy winter
Feeding wildlife can create a number of problems. For pheasants, it can draw them out of thick cover, which makes them vulnerable to predators, more susceptible to disease, and more at risk for injury or
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Electronics aren’t always needed
With the explosion in fishing electronics these days, including increased power and electronic frequency, one has to wonder about its negative effects on the fish.
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Flying surveys lead to locations of illegal deer-feeding locations
Field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers.
Gear & Gadgets: Top hunting and fishing gear
Swimming with a slow body roll and an exaggerated tail swing, Storm Largo Shads feature boot-tails that produce strike-inducing action on both the retrieve and during free fall.
Game and Fish Director Jeb Williams takes a look at North Dakota outdoors
As North Dakota Game and Fish Department Director Jeb Williams works into his second calendar year leading the agency, he takes a look in the rearview mirror and also offers insight on challenges and important
Apologizing for error in prior column on firearms
boy-oh-boy, I am offering all of you loyal readers a huge mea culpa here and now. It’s not that I don’t write things that I need to apologize for, from time to time, but the
