Tips & Features
For one Minnesota family, public-land deer hunt is a 70-Year Tradition
When Virgil and Mary Ann Baltes moved to Blackduck, Minn., in 1953, they became friends with folks who homesteaded forest property southeast of the city. A few years later, Virgil, a couple of his brothers,
Tips to enjoy traditional autumn turkey hunting
Of all the autumn hunts, turkey hunting is probably the most challenging. Unless a hunter has access to lightly hunted private property, he or she is going to have to expend some effort in their
For these Minnesota deer campers, the focus is on the food
At 5 a.m. sharp on Thursday, Nov. 7, two days before the Minnesota firearms deer opener, Scott Doheny and three others will depart his New Prague home with a camper in tow for a spit
New York Reader Stories: New bucks appear throughout the autumn period
Like many hunters, I like trail cameras. I use them 24/7, 12 months of the year. I am also someone who keeps records, nothing crazy but one of the records I keep from trail camera
Dan Small: Lake of the Woods provides another memorable adventure
As I explored the Ontario waters of Lake of the Woods for the fourth time last month, I was pleased that some of the lake’s 14,000 islands and 65,000 miles of shoreline looked familiar, but
Fall is the perfect time for catching bass with crankbaits
Climbing inside the “Way, Way Back Machine,” I remember a fall morning when my friend’s 25 horses wouldn’t turn over. He just couldn’t get them to crank.
No problem, I insisted, my engine
Trapping raccoons? Make the most of bodygrippers
Bodygrippers are one of many different types of traps one can use to successfully trap raccoons. Let’s discuss how New York trappers can use bodygrippers in the state of New York. Be sure to check
Tom Bahti: A list of some outdoor truisms
For several decades, I’ve been writing a brief column of “truisms” for Intelligent Tinkering, the publication of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society. It’s just a silly list of wit and wisdom that I’ve
Patrick Durkin: Wife arrows big buck after couple’s 6-year hunt
Jess and Matt Weber will never know if it was the squirrel dumplings, turkey soup or a flurry of mid-afternoon trail-cam photos that put Jess in position to arrow a huge 10-point buck near Lake
