Tips & Features
What can pheasant hunters expect for the 2026 season? Here’s your Midwest forecast
No one will argue about the passion and dedication of ruffed grouse hunters. This is especially true in the Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast, but they come in a distant second to the
Examining the two faces of fall turkey hunting
When other hunters are fixated on whitetails or waterfowl, there is plenty of room in the autumn woods for anybody who wants to experience what might be the ultimate turkey hunting rush.
If you
Ryan Rothstein: Oaks and why I fear Minnesota deer hunters may be in for a tougher season
Lately, I’ve been thinking we could be in for a tough deer season. If that sounds ludicrous on the surface, I agree.
Deer numbers in at least one-third of Minnesota are as high or
James Lindner: From crappies to muskies, there’s magic in swimbaits
Take a stroll through your local tackle shop – the assortment of baits is overwhelming. And, with every passing season, new options hit the market. There are selections in various profiles and sizes, built for
Slow duck day? Here’s why you may want to consider a coot shoot
Ignored birds can provide exciting shooting action
Kristin Ojaniemi: Michigan’s Escanaba Veterans Fishing Derby continues growth
At 4 a.m., the Escanaba Marina was quiet. A full moon hung over the water, the air was warm, and Lake Michigan was unusually calm. Within a few hours, however, the quiet would be replaced
Fall trout fishing in Minnesota’s driftless region… a magical time of year
Yes, fall is in the air. Each morning you feel it, don’t you? This is good news for the trout angler.
Brown trout and brook trout spawn in the fall and they are putting
George Shiras, the beginning of wildlife photography and early concepts of trail cameras
In 1890, cameras were very crude. It was difficult to get a good photographic image, especially for something other than a human portrait or scenic landscape where the subject didn’t move for the relatively long
Tactics for late-summer walleyes
I have a somewhat fraught relationship with late-summer walleyes.
The dog-day routine of dawn and dusk flurries of activity and the sometimes slow approach necessary on clear natural lakes… trolling leadcore along the basin
