Hook and Bullet
Stories from Ron Leys, longtime outdoor editor, teach lifelong lessons
Ron Leys retired over three decades ago as the Milwaukee Journal’s outdoors editor, roughly four years before Wisconsin’s largest newspaper merged with the company’s morning paper in 1995 to become the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Leys,
Cleaning your electronics – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma says to use a microfiber cloth and a 50/50 vinegar and distilled water mix. Avoid using commercial cleaners, which could harm the display.
Spring counts for pheasants, waterfowl out of North Dakota show growing pheasant numbers
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department uses indexes to frame population estimates for waterfowl and upland game. While a census is an exact count, the resources needed for an exact population count aren’t a
Sportsmen just want to be left alone, but that’s not how this works
Those of us who hunt, fish and trap, by nature, are a passive bunch. We just want to go sit in a treestand, hit our favorite trout stream or bass pond, and be left alone
Commentary: New rules to take effect for game birds harvested in Canada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued its 2023 rule regarding the import of game birds from Canada.
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Consider hooking mortality during summer
When you’re practicing catch and release, it’s important to consider fish mortality, and a common cause is a hook wound. If a hook damages gills or internal organs, the damage can be fatal for fish.
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Goose-shooting complaint on Cambridge-area golf course
Field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Could antler point restrictions be the answer for a more balanced deer herd in parts of Minnesota?
For decades, Minnesota DNR surveys have shown that many hunters want change, but there’s little agreement on regulations to increase the number of older bucks. The result continues to be a deer population that lacks
Minnesota’s 2023 early teal season last year of three-year experiment
For a third consecutive year, Minnesota waterfowl hunters may participate in an experimental five-day “early” teal season, which begins Sept. 2.
The idea behind the season is to give hunters an added opportunity to
