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Adjust fly-fishing tactics to catch more trout as summer fades to fall
Fly-fishermen know that their summer outings are often limited to certain streams and stream sections that remain cold enough to host trout throughout even the hottest of weather.
Some of these are the

Where should you aim on deer, bear? Better understand their anatomy
Hunters will soon head for the woods with rifles, bows, muzzleloaders and shotguns. Your goal will be the same: Bring home the bacon.… or, in this case, the venison.
If you’re a new deer

Four old-school waterfowling tactics that can work for you this fall
Waterfowl hunters are nothing if not resourceful.
They might be the most resourceful of all hunters. They feel right at home deploying any trick in the waterfowl-hunting book that gets results – that is,

Glenn Sapir: The hunter/angler’s “man cave” holds much meaning
When I was a teen, one of my favorite songs was a Beach Boys ballad, “In My Room.” The lyrics told that his room was a special place where the singer could go. I could

Ryan Rothstein: A method to the madness when it comes to trail cameras
Right now, my strategy is to home in on a buck that I’d like to chase this season. Although I have several bucks I know made it through last winter, they’ve been MIA for the

Jeremiah Haas: Some trail cam tricks for preseason preparation
September is right around the corner and if you have not put the trail cameras out yet, you will likely be doing so really soon.
While it is simple to put them on the

Still in search of trout in late summer? Here are some tactics
If you spend time out West talking to trout fishermen, you’ll notice a few things. The first is that they are all fly fishers, and if they aren’t, they’ll never admit it.
The second

What’s on the menu for bears? It varies across Minnesota
Bear hunters know that hunting success is usually linked to natural food availability.
In years of a bumper acorn crop, bears that had reliably hit baits prior to hunting season often disappear once acorns

Sportsmen’s clubs remain the ‘backbone of local conservation’ throughout Minnesota
A handful of years back, Tim Olson brought his daughters to Youth Outdoor Activity Day in Alexandria, Minn., thinking it would be a fun way to pass a little time at the end of summer.<br