Opinions
Fishing tips: where to start searching for early season walleyes
Don’t just fish memories when locating fish; use your electronics and search according to lake and weather conditions.
Gobbler chaser rethinking his whole no-decoy rule
The fact that this hunter’s decoy is a mounted gobbler may have escalated this intense interaction.
The awesome dilemma of choosing a favorite freshwater fishery
Many personal factors determine whether a fishery ranks as a “favorite” for an individual, and that’s what makes exploring new waters so fun.
Clearing logjams from ‘Froggy Bottom’ all in a spring day’s work
A water-logged volleyball, a capped but empty old beer bottle, a couple beer and pop caps, assorted Styrofoam, a spent shotgun shell, and “tons” of twigs, sticks, branches, dead grass, heavy limbs and logs, soybean
Useful knots for thriving and surviving in the out-of-doors
A Minnesota DNR expert shows how to master six essential knots for fishing, boating, hunting, and camping.
Open-water walleye tips for the opener
Monitor water temperatures closely and bring live bait, especially leeches and shiners, to connect with Minnesota’s favorite sportfish on May 11 and beyond.
Mentors can learn from novice hunters
Dane County 12-year-old’s enthusiasm captures his mentor’s attention.
An obvious dating clue: pelican horns
You’ll see migrating American white pelicans sporting longer feathers and a growth on their beaks.
Opening-day turkey hunters kill nearly 3,000 birds
That’s down about 350 from last year.
