Tips & Features
Going solo or with a buddy after bears in New York? Here are keys to success
Taking a black bear is considered quite a feat in New York, since the average rate of success usually runs below 2%.
The methods of how to hunt them vary, but the most consistent
Steve Piatt: Eight is probably not enough when it comes to Labs
Her AKC-registered name is “Sayre Hill’s Eight is Enough,” a laughable take on the fact that Molly is the eighth Labrador retriever over the years to enter our home.
Laughable, because we know there
Steve Carney: Minnesota duck season begins with a whimper, and some early archery success
My second hunt location this season was on a private slough in the heart of so-called duck country in the northwest, and the results were the same: poor. This beautiful slough was not hunted on
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Fall-like weather keeps the fish biting
Is it fall? The calendar tells us it’s fall, but our thermometers are telling us otherwise. With the warm water and air, do fish still go into their fall patterns? Yes!
Bill Thornley: An old hunter has seen it all – and it still looks good
Out in the hills an old hunter checks his treestand as September moves into October. The hunter feels a stir of excitement as he spots a nice buck along the trail. He hopes to spot
How to smoke wild game for mouthwatering meat
When people think about smoked meats, most folks think about beef and pork and maybe some chicken or turkey. We think about briskets, ribs, pork butts, long, slow cook times and low heat. We also
Christine Thomas: Gotta love a great Airedale hunting story
In honor of National Dog Day, my friend, outdoor writer Jim Zumbo, challenged his Facebook friends to post their favorite stories about a canine companion making a spectacular game bird retrieve. I thought that would
There are quiet lakes and good fishing to be had across Michigan in the fall
Fall fishing is fantastic. In the past I spent a lot of time hunting waterfowl in the fall, but I’m backing off my waterfowl hunts this year and getting serious about fall fishing.
What
John Tertuliani: A brief history on reloading ammunition
As long as I can remember, reloading presses stood in the basement. Two for shotgun shells and the single-stage for rifle cartridges.
Dad let me reload as soon as I was man enough to
