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Minnesota Deer harvest is down 13% after opening weekend
If there’s a bright spot in firearms deer harvest in Minnesota, it’s yet to shine. Following the opening weekend of the anticipated season, state DNR officials say the deer kill was 13% off last year’s
Get organized with these hunting gear storage systems
You know those guys who have a pickup with a topper, and one of those fancy systems with the drawers that slide out smoother than Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder cruises over the sands of Tatooine?
Kayak fishing keeps gaining in popularity on Minnesota waters
It was 6:30 a.m. on a late-August morning. The sun rose over Lake Minnewashta in Minnesota’s southwest metro. It was already 80 degrees.
Ron Strauss, president of the Minnesota Kayak Fishing Association, stood
Day on the Salmon River in Pulaski, N.Y., does not disappoint
The moon was high and the morning still dark blue as I left my house to drive an hour-and-a-half toward the Salmon River, in Pulaski. There I met my fishing guide for the day, Eric
Jump and gun: A brisk squirrel hunting tactic for these cool November days
The acorn-toting gray squirrel squirted from cover and headed for an old oak 20 yards distant. Soon it appeared on the trunk only a couple feet off the ground. My little single-shot .410 barked and
Western Pennsylvania friends go on 2-year wild-trout quest
When his buddy Mike Munson took up Tenkara fly-fishing in wild-trout streams around his hometown of Jones Mills in Westmoreland County last winter, TJ Platt looked on with interest.
Tenkara is a method of
Shooters, save what’s left of your hearing: Here’s are some steps to take
“Say what?”
If you’ve spent much time at a skeet or trap club, you’ve probably noticed that some older club members speak in a loud voice and ask you to repeat what you just said.
Illinois Outdoor News columnist Gretchen Steele reflects on receiving outdoor hall of fame honor
When Coulterville’s Gretchen Steele ventured into the field of outdoor writing in the early 2000s, she felt a bit out of her element.
Not just a fish out of water, but “a carp in
Minnesota’s Somerset Wildlife Management Area gets an addition
The Somerset Wildlife Management Area is one of many WMAs near the city of Owatonna. Somerset has seen steady growth and additions to the WMA, allowing for more habitat and wildlife over the years.
