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Dean Bortz: 2,347 miles, a blown tire, and one white-tailed buck
Just about every fall since probably 2010 or 2011 I’ve been able to hunt deer, elk, or pronghorn in South Dakota (deer and pronghorn), Wyoming (deer), and Montana (deer and elk). I did hunt the

Tips for hard-water walleyes – video
Team Northland shares five walleye catchin’ tips that will help you ice more walleyes in the weeks ahead.

Wisconsin Reader Stories: A heart scare is the wrong kind of excitement in the deer woods
Sometimes men are foolish. In November I was one of those foolish men. This isn’t your typical deer hunting story. There’s no big buck or hardly any deer involved. But it is a story of

Make time to get youth into the outdoors this year
Fish, fish, fish.
For several summers, that’s about all my son and I did.
Mornings and evenings and weekends, we’d be on the water, chasing bass. He’d ask to go walleye fishing. I’d

Here’s how to keep your hunting dog’s paws in top shape during off-season exercise
Unless you’re game to head out of state, most of the bird-hunting opportunities in Minnesota have come to a close. Adventurous souls with the time and money could head off to Nebraska or maybe Arizona

Ice or no ice, Michigan’s Saginaw Bay boasts good winter fishing
I’m not sure if I ever fished open water for walleyes in January. I know I fished in Lake Erie several times in late December. I fished the Saginaw River in December but don’t remember

‘Hunting’ with a camera in the offseason can make you a better hunter overall
So, I know you’re asking yourself, why is wildlife photography being featured in a publication targeted at hunters? Well, the answer is quite simple. You can’t hunt most of the year, and you can get

Want to hunt Western big game? Know these tips for navigating tag systems
If you want to hunt Western states in 2025 and beyond for elk, deer, pronghorns or other big game, start learning all you can about each state’s wildlife programs and application systems.
Don’t be

Here’s how to plan a turkey hunt on western tribal lands in the U.S.
To a great extent, my hunting life has revolved around planning a spring turkey season that keeps me in the woods from late March through Memorial Day. To do that requires creativity and lots of