Hook and Bullet
Chiggers: An itch you just can’t scratch enough
I was on a plane one time, talking to a married couple who had moved from Illinois to Arkansas. The husband was singing the praises of his new home and told me, “The best thing
Wisconsin DNR concludes investigation into illegal killing of huge buck in La Crosse County from 2021
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that the investigation into a 2021 illegal deer harvest has ended with a three-year revocation of the hunter’s hunting and fishing privileges.
In November 2021, an anonymous
Does your hunting dog need ‘mouth work?’ There are multiple methods
Get a group of game-dog enthusiasts together and you’ll end up with some pretty strong opinions when it comes to mouth work – force fetch, as it’s sometimes called.
Many hunters who are lucky
Regional ruffed grouse forecast: What can hunters expect in 2023?
While grouse drumming reports are up slightly in the primary grouse-hunting states, this doesn’t always mean better hunting. High spring temperatures with dry conditions favoring good nesting success and chick survival are more important indicators.
An Alaskan moose-hunting saga: The hunt begins
Given Minnesota’s low moose numbers, I’ll probably never have the chance to hunt these kings of the forest around home. That’s OK, though. I experienced enough moose hunting to last me a lifetime during a
Beat a buck’s nose: A look at new-age scent control options
When I first got serious about bowhunting, it didn’t take me long to figure out I smelled pretty bad to deer. Bucks would hit my walk-in trail and do an about-face. Does would wander into
Minnesota Reader Stories: Not just a blue-wing, but a symbol of conservation
In 2021, my son, Pete Kvale, and I harvested a banded male blue-winged teal at the Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area in northwestern Minnesota.
The condition of the band on this beautiful male teal
Oak Duke: Bass are why I love weed
Oh come on folks.
After reading that headline you might be tempted to think that I mean the smokeable kind of weed.
Nope, water weeds. The kind that means bass! Bass love weed,
Wisconsin spring survey shows stable waterfowl numbers, while pheasant and grouse counts drop
Results of the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse, pheasant, and waterfowl are in, with the spring waterfowl breeding survey showing stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory
