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The best lessons are learned out-of-doors
From ice auger purchases to makeshift, icy livewells, what 2021 has taught the author.

When ‘our loons’ don’t look like Minnesota’s state bird
Common loon wintering range usually is a footnote when describing the birds, but they spend half their lives on America’s saltwater coasts.

Wild turkeys in the neighborhood
As populations have increased wild turkeys have become a nuisance is some areas.

International effort underway to make hi-res charts of Great Lakes
Modern technology is producing a much better picture of the bottoms of the Great Lakes.

Winter angling tips for the tributaries
A ‘green’ Christmas was in the forecast so it might be a good time to sample any fishing gear that you may have received under the tree from jolly ol’ St. Nick.

Another Adirondack deer season comes to a close
It was sad to see it end and this hunter feels like he left something in the woods.

Rite of passage: Tundras, trumpeters show up on Lake Erie shores
Author has been documenting annual holiday occurrence for years.

Christmas gift ideas
Almost every year someone asks me for a gift idea for the sportsman on their list. With all the gear and gadgets available today you’d think it would be easy to make a recommendation but

Dismal duck season so far in much of southeastern Pennsylvania
Hopefully, future weather will bring some better waterfowl hunting circumstances, and improved flights of migrants, or this may end up as a “no duck dinner” year for this blogger’s home.