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Pro Tip of the Week: Having a bad day? Maybe your color’s off
On the days you feel like you’re having an off-day because the fish aren’t biting, despite trying all your favorite spots, a change in color could make all the difference. If there is still no

Jigworm tip for bass: Summertime fishing efficiency – video
No secret that jigworms can get it done during the summer months on big bass, but there are ways to be efficient.

Despite all the world’s “progress,” there’s still something special about the local bait shop
At some point, I suppose many people look back on their childhood and think, I didn’t know it at the time, but I had it pretty good.
That certainly was the case for me,

Video: Meet the hunting dogs at the Minnesota Game Fair
The first three days of the 2024 Minnesota Game Fair are in the books. Outdoor News writer Ron Hustvedt spent some time this past weekend walking the grounds in Ramsey to chat with dog owners

One Minnesota hunter’s favorite fowl is quite a dove story
Count Tom Kalahar, of Olivia, Minn., as one bird hunter who is miffed by dove hunting’s lack of popularity in Minnesota.
“I really don’t understand it,” said the 71-year-old outdoorsman and retired conservation technician

Follow these tips to get your bow sighted in for the fall hunting season
August is still an infant, but trust me on this: A mid-September bowhunting opener is going to be upon us long before most of us are ready.
While I’ll no doubt have clothes to

Forest Service bear rule creates new market for Minnesota bag maker
A new requirement that campers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness either hang their food packs or use bear-proof containers has opened a potential new market for bag maker Terry Sunsdahl, of Tower, Minn.<br

Late summer is time to target trout with grasshoppers and other terrestrial insects
Before breakfast on his first morning camped on the Upper Peninsula’s Two-Hearted River, Ernest Hemingway’s fictional character Nick Adams easily caught several dozen grasshoppers still damp with dew and popped them into a bottle. He

Tips to make sure you make good during the moment of truth this bowhunting season
There is nothing more frustrating or disheartening to a bowhunter than a miss, and over the years, I’ve had my share. Months, weeks, and days of preparation are gone in an instant because something went