Tips & Features
Ryan Rothstein: Tips to make this your best deer-hunting season
I wish I knew where the year 2024 has gone up until now, but just like that, another deer season is barreling right at us in Minnesota.
The excitement is palpable by now, and
Jeremy Smith: September can be a time to score big on muskies
Muskies are a challenge – arguably the hardest fish to catch in freshwater. You can spend hours or even days with nothing to show for your effort and then, suddenly it happens. The challenges of
Oak Duke: Make your own signpost rub for whitetail hunting
Few marks in the deer woods trip a hunter’s trigger like a smokin’ hot buck rub. White scars in the woods.
But in the last few years, one particular type of buck rub has
Jeremiah Haas: Best all-around fishing of the year is coming soon
Summer heat is nearly over and with that, some of the best fishing of the year is about to begin. Nearly every species of fish is susceptible to the strong urges to aggressively feed as
Prepare yourself for the fall hunting season
With the close of summer, you’ll notice a swing from fishing rods to shotguns. For many it’s a seamless transition and welcomed, even if the tradeoff means we’re one step closer to winter.
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Squirrels are perfect for starting out young hunters
September used to have that sweet and sour feeling. Sweet because squirrel season opened Sept. 1. Sour because my leisurely, summer mornings sipping hot, black coffee while relaxing and writing in my journals, or reading
Steve Carney: Take time to slow down and fish a river
Small river systems are easy to read, and just the other day I caught a variety of species, from walleyes to bass to perch and bullheads – all by hovering my boat in the gentle
Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Preserve your leeches in late season
Around this time of year, leeches become a little more scarce, and the cost is usually higher.
If you do have a nice batch, make sure to “baby” them. Pick the dead ones out
Training is key to your accuracy with a rifle; here’s how to improve
The Olympic shooter from Turkey displayed shooting skill at its finest. Earning a silver medal, it was all him – no leather shooting jacket, eye blind, nor any of the popular trappings deemed necessary by
