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August a good time to restore faith in being an outdoor person
Parts of June and all of July have been pretty rough on the writer – in both body and mind.

Yes, Pennsylvania archery season is just around the corner
Writer admits he’s not quite ready yet, but has no doubts he’ll be there when it’s go-time.

Teach kids hunting at the appropriate age
Very young kids have no business doing anything more than tagging along, not pulling triggers. They are too immature to understand what they are doing. Much responsibility comes with pulling the trigger.

Endangered whooping cranes expanding their range out of Wisconsin
Two captive-reared young males draw birdwatchers to the Minnesota River bottoms in the metro area.

Start building your plant-knowledge arsenal yet this summer
Of the 1,800 plant species in Wisconsin, consider getting to know a half dozen or so this summer and come back to the task next year with a goal of another 10 or so. Start

Short Lake Michigan outing produces a healthy mixed bag of salmon and trout
A recent charter fishing trip on Lake Michigan starts with a bang and ends with tasty coho, chinook salmon, lake trout and steelhead.

Blackfish tournament highlights the diversity of modern bass-fishing techniques
Inaugural event on Lake Minnetonka attracts 68 teams employing drop-shots, swim jigs, jig worms, chatter baits and other lures for big largemouths.

First visit to Punderson doesn’t disappoint
State park and lodge just east of Cleveland a good place to spend a summer afternoon.

Have bike, will travel to hunting spots
The popularity of bicycles to get into the backcountry growing with hunters and fishers.