Tips & Features
Try this ‘glowing’ strategy to catch more crappies through the ice
My knees were starting to bang together. I wish I could’ve pulled the ice hole closer to the little fire I’d constructed but that was physically impossible.
The sun was deep into the high
How to fillet a bluegill, and fast – video
Here’s the quickest way to clean a bluegill or sunfish boneless and skinless with a conventional knife.
December roosters are escape artists; here’s how to outsmart them
By this time of the season, the dumb roosters are dead. Some soaked up a load of 6s, some got picked off by avian predators, and some probably met their demise in more bland but
Steve Carney: Early ice in Minnesota is looking good, but be careful
We are starting the 2024-25 ice-fishing season off well in Minnesota, with ice conditions much better than the previous couple of years. Luckily, the snow has held off, allowing the ice to form properly.
Pro Tip of the Week: Scouting for northern pike
Tip-up fishing for northern pike can be exciting in itself, and there also can be a chance for a bonus walleye at times.
The Buzzard Man from Ohio: 12,000 groundhogs and counting
They affectionately call him “The Buzzard Man” for reasons that will become apparent after reading this story.
David Edwards just passed a personal milestone – 12,000 groundhogs killed by this sharpshooting marksman who is
Tim Spielman: In the dark, windy woods, the death of a buck is a tough experience to witness
On Oct. 9, my black Lab was the first to make the discovery. Going about her morning-relief rituals, she began an incessant barking – not the usual hey-neighborhood, I’m-up, sporadic barks.
At the far
Don’t go ice fishing for crappies without this knowledge – video
Common applications for each lure style and when, where, and how to use these different types of crappie lures as tools to get you on the fish.
Minnesota reader stories: The ‘perfect double’ makes for a goose hunt to remember
It had been three weeks since the start of Minnesota’s regular duck-season opener, and it was another day of blue skies, no wind, and nearly 80 degrees. Not exactly ducky weather.
We were at
