Tips & Features
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Summer crappies require time, patience
Summer crappies aren’t the easiest fish to find. After the spawn, crappies tend to stay fairly close to the same areas and migrate to deeper water.
We’re not talking 18 feet or more, but
Don’t forget about traditional bass baits this summer
The night before a fishing tournament a couple of summers ago, my son Jack and I sat in our boat, rigging rods and talking about the next day. I’ve long loved fishing bass tournaments, but
Know the signs of heat-related illness with your dog
If you’ve had a hunting dog for more than five minutes, you know that they don’t stop. Running, jumping, swimming, fetching … it’s all done at top speed without pause. You are the only thing
Vin T. Sparano: Caribou hunt in Northwest Territories provides valuable reminder
A few years ago, I read about the tragic death of John Allen Chau, a 27-year-old missionary. Chau died on North Sentinel Island, 500 miles east of India in the Bay of Bengal.
Lake Ontario’s Eastern Basin offers a premier smallmouth fishery; here’s how to catch them
National bass tournament trails laud Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River as the premiere smallmouth destination in the country, and for good reason. These professionals come to northern New York and with a mere
Ryan Rothstein: Here are some reasons why your arrow isn’t hitting the bull’s-eye
One of my favorite things about vertical bows is that, despite the tremendous technological advances of the past few decades, it still takes tremendous dedication to consistently place an arrow where you want it. Even
Two turkey tags filled in Wisconsin, but via very different hunts
One of the intriguing aspects of hunting turkeys is never knowing how the next bird will react to your calling efforts.
Will it respond immediately or hang up out of range? Will it attack
Understanding these four shotgun myths can make you a better shooter
You rarely, if ever, see shotgun pellets in the air. You only know if you hit the target or missed. Shooting patterns at paper helps you understand what’s going on, but it’s still a 2-D
New York 16-year-old making a name for himself in the lure-making business
Entrepreneurial spirit isn’t defined by age. At 16 years old, AJ Cardinale has a business acumen that many adults would envy. With his hand-painted Reel Cool Lures making sales in 25 states, the young angler
