Tips & Features
Does your hunting dog need ‘mouth work?’ There are multiple methods
Get a group of game-dog enthusiasts together and you’ll end up with some pretty strong opinions when it comes to mouth work – force fetch, as it’s sometimes called.
Many hunters who are lucky
An Alaskan moose-hunting saga: The hunt begins
Given Minnesota’s low moose numbers, I’ll probably never have the chance to hunt these kings of the forest around home. That’s OK, though. I experienced enough moose hunting to last me a lifetime during a
Minnesota Reader Stories: Not just a blue-wing, but a symbol of conservation
In 2021, my son, Pete Kvale, and I harvested a banded male blue-winged teal at the Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area in northwestern Minnesota.
The condition of the band on this beautiful male teal
Oak Duke: Bass are why I love weed
Oh come on folks.
After reading that headline you might be tempted to think that I mean the smokeable kind of weed.
Nope, water weeds. The kind that means bass! Bass love weed,
Here’s how to be ready this bowhunting season
Would Aaron Rogers stroll onto a football field, throw a hundred footballs, and walk off feeling ready for the NFL season opener? Obviously not! Yet most bowhunters believe that flinging a hundred arrows into a
What are the impacts of low water on the Mississippi River?
Locally, after a bounty of resources were swept into the river during the spring floods, the low water brings a bounty for all the predators in the river, including fishermen. As fish are pulled from
Here’s how to narrow down what you need in a good pair of waders
Sometime around midsummer our minds begin to think about fall and the pursuits we’ll partake in. If your interests go beyond deer and upland game hunting, this might mean examining your stable of waders and
Compact tractors are worth every penny for outdoor users
My life changed for the better about a decade ago. That was the year I made the decision that I was going to do something I should have done 15 years sooner: purchase a compact
Meet new Outdoor News columnist Ryan Rothstein, a deer addict in every sense
Since I’ve never been one to beat around the bush, allow me to introduce myself: I’m Ryan Rothstein, and I’m a deer hunter.
I was born and raised in central Minnesota, and I’ve been
