Tips & Features
The story of Ruff, an extraordinary wild grouse
It wasn’t what I was hoping to find as I wandered my Brainerd-area property on a cold January day. Atop the snow lay a pile of feathers – grouse feathers, to be exact. I knew
Reader Stories: 75-year-old PA hunter takes 100th deer
As the passion continued to grow, I traveled to Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia and even Alberta, Canada, in pursuit of the magnificent whitetail.
A look back at Minnesota’s 2022 deer hunting, and a look forward
I’m always micro-analyzing my strategies and hunts from the previous year, but this is also my favorite time to ponder on macro trends in terms of deer, deer hunting, and deer management.
How to fish around big crowds when Minnesota winters require it
I tell people that if they choose to fish near these popular areas, they should check the outside edges – around 100 to 200 yards away from the cluster.
Beating the winter blues, one fly at a time
Actually, the lie kind of, sort of, started the night before. With my wife, Bev, in Florida for nearly three weeks helping her elderly parents, I was left to fend for myself.
This winter, take a rabbit to lunch
Dan Small details tips for getting rabbits for the dinner table this winter by hunting them with or without a dog.
Check out these Ohio spots for winter panfish
Panfish are a great way to round out the winter. I expect to find some in the same general locations, whether it is through the ice or in open water.
A quick chat with Katie McKalip of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
Few people have both feet planted in the natural resources public policy arena like Katie McKalip, of Missoula, Mont. During the past 16 years, she’s worked for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (2007-2015), and since
A quick chat with Field & Stream’s David E. Petzal
If I made a mistake, the whole office knew about it, so I stopped making mistakes. I didn’t enjoy this, but I had the sense to realize that I was getting an education you could
