Tips & Features
New York Outdoor News 2023 Rut Tracker: The early rut
A larger than average percentage of does will cycle into early season buck magnets entering their prime breeding window, starting in mid-October.
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Here’s how to use minnows to catch fall walleyes
I absolutely love to fish for fall walleyes. It seems that each year there are more and more anglers who like to hang onto the last days of open-water fishing. I won’t stop fishing until
Steve Carney bags a fall tom after four failed attempts
Finally, after four unsuccessful spot-and-stalk turkey hunts, I connected on a 22-pound tom that sported an 11-inch beard.
I love to hunt turkeys in the fall, and I use an old-school type of spot
The second flush: Here’s how to approach an initial missed opportunity on grouse, woodcock
Most hunters envision perfect points or close flushes followed by quick, snap shots on birds they can see clearly. Out in the real world, while the birds might get up at close range, that’s no
Have no dog? Here are ways to still get on the grouse
The most popular game bird in Minnesota, the ruffed grouse has been targeted by as many as 90,000 hunters during a recent season, and DNR spring drumming counts indicate that those who hit the woods
A change of heart: Making the case for ladder stands
For years, I vowed that I would never use ladder stands while deer hunting. I simply felt that they were too big and would be too obvious to get most deer in close for archery
Winging your way to Ohio’s waterfowl opener
Ohio’s October waterfowl opener is unique in that the weather is nice, a pleasant time to be out duck hunting. Excitement runs high. Nothing like the sounds of a mallard in the distance at sunrise.
Anxious moments of being caught in the fog: We’ve all been there
In talking to sportsmen and women of all types, including hunters, fishers, campers, trappers, etc., they have a universal response: To a person, they all have a story about being caught in a fog.
Try this orange test for sticking fish hooks
What seemed to be half my “off-season” free time used to focus on sharpening my fishing hooks.
I sharpened all my old hooks and as I stocked up with new lures for the next
