Tips & Features
What to do if your dog comes upon a rattlesnake
There was a feature about precautions to take when heading into snake country, headlined, “Dodging danger when the rattle stops,” in a recent issue of this newspaper. This informative article reminded me of my one-and-
‘Golden shiners’ give new meaning to fishing dedication for Women Anglers of Minnesota
When you hear the words “golden shiners,” you likely think of the baitfish with which you’re trying to catch walleyes in summertime. But for some of the gals who participate in the Women Anglers of
Steve Carney: As summer heats up, bass fishing deserves your attention
Minnesotans are blessed with tremendous largemouth bass-fishing opportunities in the northland, with lakes harboring both good numbers of bass and good-sized fish. And where I live, largemouth bass-fishing pressure is limited.
Here are some
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Don’t let FFS get in the way of fishing
Forward-facing sonar has changed fishing forever. It helps you stay on fish and shows what is happening in real time, but I have seen many anglers rely on it too much. I’ve watched people spend
Exercise your hunting dog’s mind and reap the rewards this fall
As a hunting companion, your pup gets a lot of exercise. Busting brush, flushing pheasants and diving recklessly into the pond for that duck surely keeps him in tip-top physical shape.
But you can
Turns out Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle bass are color-sensitive
My friend, Dave Bates, an outdoor communicator from southwest Pennsylvania, asked if I would help him catch some of the bass in Presque Isle when we gathered for a recent writers’ conference in Erie.
Pennsylvania’s Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club, one of the northeast’s oldest, celebrates 100 years
Members of the Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club in Pike County, Pa., will celebrate their centennial in September with a pig roast.
It was on Labor Day weekend in 1925 that Jacob Scheese and
The evolution of the amazing .308 family of hunting rounds
The .308 Winchester rifle cartridge was unleashed on the public in 1952. Just three years later it morphed into the .243 Winchester. And the race was on.
As most know, the .308 Winchester emerged
Fire control units: Created to customize your handguns
There’s a movement happening in the firearms industry as gun enthusiasts want the freedom to customize their handguns and major manufacturers have found the solution.
Originally, Sig Sauer and more recently Ruger have created
