Patchy but productive late-season ruffed grouse hunting
The leaves are down, but be prepared to walk some miles if you want to shoot a few ruffs during November and December.
Peterson on Hunting by Tony Peterson
Enjoying those long, sometimes monotonous hours in a treestand
While enduring a long, cold, whitetail-free sit, don’t forget that deer hunting is supposed to be fun.
Bird hunter’s delight: Hunt for woodcock – now
The timberdoodle migration is underway, so target this fleeting upland opportunity while they’re moving through north country.
Anticipating the first upland bird hunt of autumn 2018
It’s been eight months or more since you hunted grouse or woodcock, so cut yourself and your canine companion some slack while working out the early season kinks.
Multispecies bonanza: the feedbag fishing of fall
If you can stay on the water in September, expect an incredible autumn angling bite.
Treating kids like future angling aces: kid fishing tips and tricks
Consider these gear and equipment essentials to develop more enjoyable angling time on the water for youngsters.
Ticket to a hot bite during a dog-days lull: moving water
Experiencing slower fishing action in this July heat? Then move your boat into the current and find some active biters.
Schooling north country summer smallmouth bass
When a bronzeback busts a topwater lure, gear up, because other hawgs likely are close.
Becoming a better angler 202: fish-fighting skills
Lose enough big bass, walleyes, or pike, and eventually everyone figures out how to coax their catch into a net.
Watching bird builders achieve annual spring feats of avian engineering
Hike or paddle the trails and waterways of the North Country these days, and you’ll witness borderline mind-boggling nest-building and rearing of young critters.
Wild turkey surprise: Locating and calling boss gobblers during the unusual spring of 2018
A strange season has developed for longbeard activity, but persistent, savvy hunters still can locate a workable tom turkey.
Not giving up on a tough spring turkey
If you bowhunt longbeards, pay attention to your gobbler-recovery efforts after marginal hits.
A pattern and plan for early-season wild turkey hunting
Weather, food, and calling vocalizations will play huge roles in bagging a gobbler during April.
Hunter prep: An efficient approach to wild turkey calls
Pare down your selection for this spring hunting season to maximize your gobbler conversations.
Quick ticket to more turkey kills: buy better decoys
Boost your gobbler-hunting odds this spring by splurging on a quality fake wild turkey decoy.
Crucial step for the evolving hunter: small-game hunting
Many of today’s young hunters go from BB guns to deer rifles without ever spending time chasing squirrels and rabbits.
Gun dog tips: Thinking ahead to spring puppy-purchasing season
In the market for a new bird dog this spring? Start researching bloodlines now.
Worth the expense? Today’s top-end bows nearly all cost more than $1,000
Remarkable new materials and technology allows bowhunters to step afield with excellent archery equipment, but test any new bow and ultimately spend what you want.
Ice-age ruffed grouse: Hunting in extreme cold poses quite the challenge for man and beast (dogs)
In sub-zero temperatures, wildlife not interested in moving, so you and your canine companions should target the peak hours of the day.
Rough ring-necked pheasant hunts: Minnesota’s public land holds some roosters, but don’t expect easy shooting
Just over a week remains in Minnesota’s 2017 pheasant hunting season, and despite tough conditions and savvy upland birds, you can still fill the game bag.
Flushing pressured pheasants on a winter landscape
Want a rewarding hunt? Chase wild roosters on public land during the late-season with a hard-charging dog.
Wingshooting ammo: choosing a reliable shotshell for your upland hunting pursuits
Successful shooting for pheasants, ruffed and sharp-tailed grouse, and quail requires different ammunition to account variances in size, speed, and flush distance.
Rooster roundup: snow and the best ring-necked pheasant hunting of the season
As crops disappear, engage the dog in a search for upland birds in traditional public lands cover like cattail sloughs and brushy thickets.
October hunting beyond whitetails: calling fall turkeys
The key to a successful Midwestern autumn wild turkey season is plenty of yelping and a feeding-hen decoy.
Hunting report: Desperately seeking prime time waterfowl migration
Entering mid-October, Minnesotans are seeing a trickle of ducks while waiting for a serious push.
Tony J. Peterson’s professional writing career began in 2003. Since then, his writing and photography has appeared in numerous regional and national outdoors publications. He currently serves as the equipment editor for Bowhunter Magazine and Bowhunter TV. Peterson also pens regular features for Outdoor News and is a frequent guest on Outdoor News Radio. He currently lives with his wife and their twin daughters in the Twin Cities north metro.
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