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Tips for tracking down big muskies in the late fall
Cooling waters in fall trigger muskies to feed so they can bulk up for the approaching winter. For avid muskie fishermen, there may be no better time to seek a giant fish.
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Ron Schara: A hunter’s six stages… which stage are you in?
The young Minnesota deer hunter explained: ‘’I saw the doe come out and I raised my gun. But then her two fawns came out. I’m not shooting her.’
The kid is under 14 years

Deer-removal permits due to crop damage net limited harvests in Minnesota
Recently, in southern Minnesota’s Deer Permit Area 274, a farmer killed five more deer than allowed on his out-of-season deer-removal permit and did not report it to the DNR’s area wildlife office.
As a

Commentary: Solutions to unlocking millions of acres of ‘landlocked’ public lands
Across 20 U.S. states, there are 16.4 million acres of public land that are effectively off-limits to the public. In Minnesota and Wisconsin alone, there are over 300,000 inaccessible public acres, meaning there isn’t a

Iowa trappers to be met by low water levels when furbearer season begins Nov. 2
Iowa’s furbearer season opens Saturday, Nov. 2 and the outlook for trappers is positive – most species populations are steady, and there are some early indications wild fur pelt prices could be trending up this

Oak Duke: When is it time to move deer stands during the season?
I hate moving a treestand during the hunting season. And no, it’s not the work, the sweat, or even the lost hunting time that I mind most. Sometimes re-hanging a stand right in prime time

Dean Bortz: Wisconsin-made .45 air rifle claims first big game animal
When Gov. Tony Evers signed the “air gun” bill, Wisconsin Act 115, into law in March, it was only a matter of time before someone used an air-powered shotgun to shoot a turkey, since the

Ohio Insider: Are young hunters more likely to shoot antlerless deer than adults? Doesn’t seem so
Are we as Ohio sportsmen and women doing it wrong when it comes to raising the next generation of deer hunters?
I pose this question on the heels of receiving an eye-opening graphic from

Ohio Cuffs and Collars: Multiple charges pending in Knox County deer case
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the Nov. 8, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.