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Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Catch a monster sturgeon on the river
If you’ve ever wanted to catch the largest species of fish in Minnesota, from now until the season ends May 15 is prime time! The lake sturgeon are currently making their seasonal spawning moves from

Glenn Sapir: Learn from my mistakes in the turkey woods
Some people might consider me an expert turkey hunter. I’ve hunted them for some 45 years. I’ve shared the woods with some of the greatest turkey hunters of our time. I’ve hunted turkeys in 11

Christine Thomas: Luck is a lady in the turkey woods
I started the 2024 turkey season by taking a youth hunter out on the Saturday morning of the youth season. He had a truncated opportunity for hunting due to the first baseball practice of his

2024 New York Great Lakes Preview: Lake Ontario full of promise and choices
Lake Ontario, a shared natural resource between two countries, may have been named after the Iroquois Native American word meaning “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water.” The name appeared on maps for the first time as

Fish facts that are sure to impress your buddies on opener
A lifetime of being a “fish geek,” as the late Roland Sigurdson put it to me, blessed me with inexhaustible curiosity of all things fish and fishing. That passion for fish translated into a career

New York archer from Washington County pursuing Paralympic dream
Chris Hall has never let his disability stand in the way of his hunting and fishing desires. The 28-year-old accomplished archer from Greenwich, in Washington County, N.Y., is primarily wheelchair bound due to a rare

New York hunter reflects on rare opportunity to take massive Pennsylvania bull elk
Name your child “Hunter” and it’s almost inevitable the kid will grow up to be a sportsman.
So it is with Hunter Beiler, of Rexville, N.Y., (Steuben County), who said he’s been involved in

Three techniques to entice Minnesota’s opening weekend walleyes
The fishing opener is nearly upon us in Minnesota – finally, once again, the chance to connect with friends and family, while at the same time, catch fish.
As with all other openers, water

May brings Lake Michigan salmon close to shore
Anglers rightfully equate the best salmon fishing on Lake Michigan with summer. Ideal water temperatures and schooling baitfish have salmon concentrated and at a heightened activity level, making them easier to catch.
But if