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Spring scout for whitetails and reap the benefits in the fall
It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about does or bucks, the majority of the deer I put a bow tag on stem in some way from scouting. Ahead of spring green-up, the forest floor is

Here are some winning tournament strategies for the weekend bass angler
You can go anywhere on the internet and get tips from pro anglers about fishing and tournament strategies for multiple-day events.
But what about the weekend guy who works all week and then shows

Duluth fly fisher has new book for Minnesota’s aspiring anglers
Released in December, the 358-page, soft-cover book by Carl Haensel is an information-packed exploration of Minnesota’s storied waters and where and how to catch fish on them with a fly.

Making memories hunting shed antlers
If you are a deer hunter, there can sometimes be no better feeling than knowing the big buck that eluded you last fall is still alive and kicking, giving you renewed hope of wrapping your

Big bluegills can be had in Minnesota! Here’s how to catch them
Walleyes will always be my favorite fish to catch through the ice, but this season I’ve had a banner year locating and catching big bluegills. Catching good numbers of bluegills isn’t a big deal, but

Here’s four places where whitetail antler sheds like to hide
Most deer hunters have spent years by now reading about the basics of shed hunting – you know, food sources, heavy trails, bedding areas, etc. No doubt, these are the places to start. I’m always

Good trout waters await in Pennsylvania farm country; here’s how to fish them
About 20 cows stopped dead in their tracks and looked at me like I was wearing a bad Halloween costume.
After they stopped, my rod tip was still vibrating so I bore down and

Michigan’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program leader thrives on outdoors experiences
Despite being born in the heart of wild country in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and surrounded by friends and family members who hunted and fished, Michelle Douglas didn’t form a meaningful connection to the outdoors until

About eelpout: Attitudes and appetites have changed
Long considered a nuisance fish – caught incidentally while fishing for “proper” table fare such as walleyes – eelpout have nonetheless caught on with both anglers and epicures during the past decade or so. As