Hook and Bullet
Steve Carney: What the fish are eating, and an unusual shallow bite continues
Every largemouth bass, walleye, and crappie I catch means a quick check inside their mouths as I look for clues regarding why they’re on a particular spot.
Sometimes there are blood leeches present in
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Game Fair under way Aug. 8
The 2025 rendition of Game Fair kicks off with its first full weekend, Aug. 8-10, followed by the Aug. 15-17 installment at Armstrong Ranch Kennels in Ramsey in the north metro. The event first was
Hunting show host Matt Jennings receives lifetime hunting ban in Kansas
A Georgia man was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered forever banned from hunting and fishing in Kansas after illegally hunting game.
According to court documents, Matt Jennings, 35, of Bowdon,
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Take your time going after the monsters
Midsummer finds many anglers in hot pursuit of top-line predators such as pike and muskies that test their skills and savvy.
Rock reefs and large weedbeds are the structures of choice for this kind
Minnesota duck numbers up during spring survey, but bluewings take dive
Despite a historically-low estimate of blue-winged teal, Minnesota’s total duck abundance (excluding scaup) was 8% above last year’s estimate, according to the results of the 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey conducted in May by the
Pennsylvania Game Commission lines up 13 straight Sundays to hunt this fall
Taking action in the wake of the new law signed by Gov. Shapiro July 9 that lifts the ban on Sunday hunting, Pennsylvania game commissioners voted to add 10 Sundays to this fall’s hunting seasons
Appeals court rules against Minnesota deer farmers
Is it the end of the line for Minnesota deer farmers fighting new laws, directed at their vocation and enacted during the 2023 legislative session?
Following the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision Monday
Bob Gwizdz: Is bass fishing really getting better on Michigan’s Lake St. Clair?
Back in the spring, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources put out a story with photos entitled: “The good times are now: Smallmouth bass fishing has never been better in Lake St. Clair.”
The
Patrick Berry steps down from his role as president and CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
The North American Board of Directors for Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) announced on Tuesday that Patrick Berry has stepped down from his role as President and CEO, effective July 25, 2025, to pursue new
