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Pro Tip of the Week: Brad Hawthorne on the winter bite
A quick tip from Minnesota fishing guide Brad Hawthorne.

North-central Minnesota deer hunters ponder the presence of CWD
Historically, the future of deer hunting in north-central Minnesota largely has been taken for granted, but that picture changed with chronic wasting disease being found in the wild deer herd near Bemidji.
First-ice walleye action, and a heater tip
Minnesota’s early walleye bite mostly a near-shore affair in depths from 11 to 13 feet.
Dec. 14 Cuffs & Collars: Field reports from New York DEC officers
Outdoor enforcement reports from around New York.
Reflections on a miss means coming to grips with failure hunting brings
Lessons learned after missing on a buck the author has hunted for several seasons.

Collaborative efforts bring ray of hope to CWD battle
The disease has been detected in 30 states, four Canadian provinces, three European countries, and South Korea.

Isle man arrows a bear for the books in Minnesota
Jake Green, 29, of Isle, killed the largest bear taken by bow in the state (by skull measurement) on the morning of Sept. 5.

Spies say Minnesota teal hunters were on target in ’22
The so-called spy blind report compiled by the DNR to track hunter compliance during the early September teal season shows hunters performed better than last year and were well within federal guidelines to continue the

Hunting obsession comes in many forms
Deer hunters measure success in different ways. If this sounds cliche coming from a hunter with an unfilled tag (as of this writing), that is certainly the case.