Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 14, 2024
Site Staff
May 14, 2024
The go-to presentation for walleyes and saucers has been a jig and frozen emerald shiner.
Minnesota
Muskies now the fish of 10 casts? Live sonar changes how anglers fish for these popular predators
Steve Heiting
May 14, 2024
The muskie is known in angling lore as the “fish of 10,000 casts.” Almost always tough to catch, a muskie is usually more willing to follow a lure to boatside than strike it, leaving those
MN Daily Update: Report info regarding poached sandhill crane in Todd County
Site Staff
May 14, 2024
The Minnesota DNR’s Enforcement Division is seeking information regarding the shooting death of a nesting sandhill crane in Todd County’s Germania Township in central Minnesota, near the town of Eagle Bend. Here’s what to know.
Heading into serious bear country? Attacks are rare, but you better be prepared
Tim Lesmeister
May 14, 2024
I’ve had many encounters with bears over the years. Some have been close-contact meetings where you connect with a bruin on a trail or a shoreline. Most have fortunately been more distant sightings while kayaking
Metro Area Fishing Report – May 13, 2024 – video
Matt Johnson
May 13, 2024
A quick breakdown on what worked over the opener and a preview for the upcoming week.
Celebrating 100 years of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Tori McCormick
May 13, 2024
Drazkowski grew up in Winona, exploring the federal refuge with a fervor and curiosity nurtured by his father and grandfather that has never relented.
MN Daily Update: Great jumbo perch fishing on the Mississippi River
Site Staff
May 13, 2024
Thanks to improving water clarity and more vegetation, jumbo perch have rebounded big time on Minnesota/Wisconsin waters of the Mississippi River. Here’s what to know.
Afternoons and evenings can be great times to target turkeys, especially late in the season
Site Staff
May 12, 2024
If you rewind the clock and look back at the history of the turkey season in Minnesota, you’ll see that a few decades ago, things were vastly different.
One of the changes, that’s a
Getting pushy with toms: Here’s when and how to call aggressively for turkeys
Joel Nelson
May 11, 2024
We’ve all heard aggressive turkey calling – on TV, sitting next to a hunting friend, or sometimes even in the woods just after fly-down as two hens dish out an array of insults toward one
