Tips & Features
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Finesse fish with a slip bobber
It’s no secret that the slip bobber is one of the most effective techniques for fishing Lake Mille Lacs walleyes. While techniques and technologies have changed the way many people fish, slip bobbers remain relevant.
Lee Kernen: After 29 years, giant northern pike is a new fish of lifetime
Twenty-nine years ago, back in 1995, Max Johnson and I took our wives on a trip to the Bahamas, during which he and I fished for bonefish with fly rods.
It was our first
How will pheasant hunters fare in the Midwest? A look at the forecast for 2024
Throughout the Midwest pheasant hunting states, the message from Pheasants Forever and state agency wildlife biologists regarding what hunters can expect this fall is fairly consistent across the region.
The mild winter led to
Dean Bortz: A couple of black bear stories from Wisconsin
Ashland County’s Jessica Ware, of Butternut, waited 11 years to draw a Zone A black bear harvest tag and shot a 300-pound (live weight – the bear was not weighed after field dressing) sow the
Take proper care when mounting your scope
The scope is getting more attention these days. Folks are buying scopes costing as much as their rifles. Manufacturers respond to the market demand by producing higher quality products. They are making scopes more durable,
Fallen heroes mark the path to Ohio fishing spots
They stand at attention, alone and silent at their final deployment. They are not standing in a faraway jungle or desolate desert.
They stand guard along Ohio highways. Their uniforms have been replaced with
Preparing for a succesfull bowhunting season goes beyond target practice
I consider myself a graduate of the “University of Hard Knocks, and after logging more than 40 years of bowhunting experiences, I believe I have earned a master’s degree for opening-day regrets!
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Perch spreaders losing ground to homemade perch ‘rigs’
More than 60 years ago when I began perch fishing with my dad and grandfather, the standard operating procedure was to use a wire spreader with two snelled hooks, each baited with an emerald shiner.<br
Early-season locations to arrow an A.M. buck with a bow
It’s a common refrain in the whitetail space. You can’t hunt mornings in the early season, because the bucks are all back in their beds before first light. While this is a convenient excuse to
