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Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Time to prepare for springtime walleye fishing
Thinking outside the box can be difficult moving into a new open-water fishing season. Our 2023-24 winter was a nonevent that we hadn’t previously experienced. With warm weather and little snow, lakes and rivers likely

Steve Carney just says no to forward-facing sonar
I just viewed a short snippet on forward-facing sonar provided by legendary angler Hank Parker, who spoke about this relatively new phenomenon.
In a nutshell, he said that he’s not a fan of the

Five early-spring fishing tips – video
Don’t get caught out in the cold this spring.

Simple tools for the turkey woods that make a big difference in helping a youngster get started
The youth turkey season is fast approaching in Ohio (April 13-14) and it is absolutely one of my very favorite times of the year.
Turkey hunting is my passion, and as the father of

Minnesotan participates in World Ice Fishing Championship in Mongolia
How many American anglers have ice-fished in Mongolia? Not many.
First, there’s the 34-hour flight to the other side of the world. Then, there’s 50 inches of ice to drill through. And that’s just

Fishing New York’s Hudson River for striped bass? Here’s what to consider if using a guide
What are the factors that make a Hudson River striped bass guide good?
Once you’ve made the easy choice to do some striped bass fishing on the venerable Hudson River, you may want to

Pre-spawn crappies: When you find them, you’ll reap serious rewards
For many anglers, the spring period means one thing – crappies, particularly shallow water slabs. In Minnesota, with most game fish seasons closed, anglers focus their efforts on chasing crappies, especially as they move to

Three types of locator calls every turkey hunter should use
Conversely, what does make turkey hunting difficult is when the longbeards just don’t want to cut loose. If you turkey hunt for more than a few days, you’re likely to encounter the reality of tightbeaked

The .410 is the little turkey gun that could
Not all that long ago any “real” turkey hunter would have discredited the idea of using a .410 to hunt turkeys. Turkey hunters endured a period where it felt like if you were not shooting