Tips & Features
Find panfish to catch largemouth bass beneath the ice
Bass are some of our most popular game fish, but you wouldn’t know it once Minnesota lakes cap over with ice. Expensive bass boats are put into storage, and bass themselves are often almost as
Work basins adjacent to the popular structure to find less-pressured winter walleyes
I have often compared walleyes to white-tailed deer. Both species seem to love edges.
Walleye fishing traditionally also has been all about finding and understanding structure. When we look at fishing structure, however, think of
Under the right conditions, some of New York’s best deer hunting happens during late muzzleloading seasons
After waiting all season for it, the snow was finally coming down quite steadily on the very last day of the 2022 Northern Zone muzzleloading season. Four of us spent the morning and early afternoon
An Adirondack ice fishing sampler: Here are some lakes to target
As we roll into the winter season many chilly adventures can be had in the Adirondacks. One of the most popular being ice fishing.
There are over 3,000 lakes and ponds contained within the blue
Late-season whitetails demand absolute silence; here are ways to stay quiet in the tree
Bowhunting whitetails post-firearms season poses all kinds of problems that were lesser concerns during early hunts.
Deer are far more wary after being pursued for two months or more, not to mention roughly one-third of
Pheasants in the snow: Take advantage of the best rooster hunting conditions you’ll see all season
The first real snow of the season will happen eventually. It’s a dream scenario for pheasant-hunting fanatics. It’s so good that when the forecast calls for at least a few inches of fresh powder to
Still seeking a buck? December deer hunting means putting in your time
If you’re still holding onto a buck tag, early December deer hunting can be a strange time.
The orange army has passed through, there are fewer deer in the woods resulting from firearms season harvest,
Why it might be best to wait a bit for early-ice panfish
Deer season is nearly behind most of us, and thoughts of ice fishing get the blood flowing.
You know the days: just a few inches of clear, black ice with sunfish twirling below and to
Steve Carney: What was behind a disappointing Minnesota duck hunting season?
The 2023 waterfowling season mercifully came to an end last weekend.
This season rates as one of the toughest I have ever experienced, and I worked about as hard as possible to harvest the ducks
