Hunting
Memories from a ‘wannabe duck hunter’
While rearranging tools and lawn-care gear in our backyard shed last week, I paused to inspect the duck and goose decoys stacked high and wide along the shed’s south wall.
My hand-crafted decoys aren’t
Wild game care 101: Here’s what to do to get the best meat possible
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself standing over a tailgate in November with cold fingers, a pocketknife that could use sharpening, and a few regrets.
Whether it’s a whitetail buck from
Steve Carney: Impressed by local bow shop, and a goose jerky recipe
The owner of Prairie Archery in Parkers Prairie, Jon, was amazing. He asked me to step up and shoot on the 20-yard range, and he watched my form (my form is not textbook, by any
Sick of hunting crowds? Here’s how to have some waterfowl to yourself
There is a near-constant refrain in the hunting world these days, and it goes something like this: “There are too many people out here.”
You’ll hear that out West if you travel in pursuit
For Minnesota duck hunters, patience is again a must
Minnesota duck hunters waiting for sustained cold weather and north-to-northwest winds to jump-start a largely stagnant autumn waterfowl migration are going to have to be patient.
Waterfowl managers in and outside Minnesota say
Western Minnesota conservation officer seeking info on swans poached in Pope County
A western Minnesota DNR conservation officer is seeking information regarding what appears to be the poaching of four trumpeter swans, the breasted-out carcasses of which were left in rural garbage containers in Leven Township in
Streams of Thought: A few tweaks suggested for Minnesota’s pheasant, waterfowl seasons
Pheasant numbers were high, the air was cool, a light breeze blew on clear skies, the grassy cover was moist with dew, and nearly all corn had been harvested from fields across southern Minnesota.
Here’s how to effectively jump-shoot ducks
This is a good time to plan hunts for those days when birds are just not moving or are gun-shy from encounters with myriad waterfowling setups due to the hunting pressure of the early season.
Steve Carney: Early duck hunting and whitetail weirdness
As we approach the midpoint of the Minnesota waterfowl season, we can only hope things will get better. For this hunter, it’s been a struggle so far. I have spent a good deal of time
