Hunting
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
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
Decade-long study from Pennsylvania offers some surprises about behavior of deer
Who knew that deer salivate about two gallons a day or that a fawn has 272–342 spots on its coat? Or that a doe may choose to give birth to fawns near a road so
Michigan’s drumming surveys point to average grouse hunt in 2023
Grouse hunters should expect average to slightly below average flush rates this fall based on spring drumming surveys, said Adam Bump, the upland gamebird specialist with the Michigan DNR. But Bump acknowledges that he’s got
Here’s how to be ready this bowhunting season
Would Aaron Rogers stroll onto a football field, throw a hundred footballs, and walk off feeling ready for the NFL season opener? Obviously not! Yet most bowhunters believe that flinging a hundred arrows into a
