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Glenn Sapir: Some pocket knives have more lives than a cat
It’s said that a cat has nine lives. If true, that is impressive, but it doesn’t come close to the lives my pocket knife has. That little knife has been lost and given up for

Christine Thomas: The story from a highly-anticipated antelope hunt
My husband, Stan, and I left Plover, Wis., early on the morning of Sept. 16, headed for Cody, Wyo. Readers will recall that we drew rare nonresident antelope tags.
We were to be hosted

Ryan Rothstein: Tips for venison care when the heat rises
If you’re an early-season bowhunter, you’re probably no stranger to dealing with high temperatures and deer on the ground. There are some challenges with warm weather and venison that just don’t usually exist during the

Steve Carney: The great doe stare-down, and a pulley assist for the truck bed
I hated the ladder stand the minute I climbed into it. It’s a double-wide, two-person stand that’s on a single tree. The bottom line: I was uncomfortable because I looked like a human billboard.

Minnesota Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Walk off the beaten path for grouse
This fall season has been marked by high winds and dry conditions, keeping grouse low, and the absence of a hard frost has left much of the foliage intact. Despite these challenges, the bird season

Want the perfect hunting rifle? Build your own
It is no secret you get what you pay for when it comes to a rifle. The problem for some of the straight-walled cartridge rifles is that basic field models are the only options due

Stocking program provides a limited Atlantic salmon fishery in Michigan waters of Lake Huron
We were trolling in 130 to 170 feet of water in Lake Huron off Harbor Beach, Mich., and things were slow, when we noticed a big fish on the sonar right on the bottom. We

Shift your focus, at least a little bit, toward ‘hunting’ for big walleyes this fall
As temperatures fall and leaves start to turn, lots of sportsmen in the Great Lakes region head to the woods for some hunting. This year consider delaying the start of your hunting season and go

The deer mating game and how to use it to your advantage as a hunter
How many does will a buck breed? Bucks instinctively strive to breed as many receptive does as possible. If there are lots of does in an area, bucks will try to mate as many as