Tips & Features
A pollinator garden and some knowledge about whitetails that came with it
Last winter, I spent hours scheming and dreaming about my landscaping.
Numerous flower beds and small garden areas were left untended in 2022, because I had just purchased the property and was working on
The joy of squirrel hunting: a taste of tradition
It only seems fitting that I would be writing about squirrels this morning.
Out my window, I’ve been watching the merry band of the miscreant porch and yard gray squirrels that have been on
Does your shotgun fit you? It’s important, and here’s how to address the issue
Imagine that you purchased a quality, semi-automatic shotgun, primarily for hunting upland game birds and occasionally shattering flying discs.
The shotgun you chose was designed with input from renowned world champion shooters like Jerry
Bowhunting Bushytails: Here’s how to do it if you’re up for a challenge
One of my favorite places to bowhunt nut-fat, gray squirrels under the brilliant colors of freshly turned autumn leaves, is a damp lowland I call, the “tiny woods.”
If I had to guesstimate its
Small tracts, big bucks: Helpful tips for hunting whitetails on small properties
The buck had to have dropped from the sky. That was all I could think of, since I had just looked at the scrape he was standing in only seconds before.
Spotting nothing there,
Completing the circle: Hunting mentor becomes the guided
It was back in 2004 when I took a kid afield for New York State’s first-ever youth turkey-hunting weekend. Living in the Adirondacks then, the temperature bottomed out at a brisk 18 degrees on that
Fast action saves truck from boat ramp plunge into Madison’s Lake Mendota
Good fishing stories write themselves after you futilely search Madison’s Lake Mendota for suspended walleyes and return instead with 10 nice bluegills in the 9- to 10-inch range.
But bluegills were just the postscript
Switchin’ to glidebaits: Try them this summer
Most anglers are aware of the glidebait phenomenon and how that lure style has become a staple in most tackle boxes. I will honestly say it has taken me about two years to get the
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Panfish are biting as summer winds down
It’s that time of year when walleye anglers are eagerly awaiting the fall bite. Meanwhile, panfish anglers are having success in many different areas of the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin while using multiple presentations.
