Tips & Features
Partnership between handler and hawk on full display during February falconry hunt
Becoming a falconer and obtaining a permit to possess a bird is a training-intensive and time-consuming process that includes an apprenticeship. Falconers work hard at their sport, but they clearly play hard when it’s time
Want to fish but need a break from the cold? Head to the Gulf Coast
For many Minnesotans, February is a great time of year to pack the bags, escape the cold and the snow, and head to a location that offers sunshine and pleasant temperatures.
Remembering Leopold: How did pheasants adapt?
In the middle of cold Minnesota winters, we sometimes worry about heating bills, frozen pipes, or whether the car will start in the morning.
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: For river walleyes, jigs are your best option
In the boat, I’ve been using a couple of different techniques, including vertical jigging with a 1⁄4-ounce jighead.
Is wildlife behavior instinctive or adaptive?
Conrad Lorenz, the original animal behaviorist, described instincts as “fixed action patterns” and proposed a more extensive definition.
Step-by-step instructions for building your own wood duck houses
Editor’s Note: The Wood Duck Society and the staff at Outdoor News agree that mounting wood duck houses on trees creates an unnecessary predation hazard for the birds.
Time to ponder the last bluegill bite of winter
Did it really matter if I chose waxworms, spikes or mousies in this pursuit? For the most part, no – but on some lakes with a decided bait preference, like spikes on Hills Creek Lake
Give perch eggs a chance at the dinner table
Deep frying these whole ovaries until the batter is browned while still keeping the inner eggs moist gives them a crisp outer bite wrapped around a creamy inner taste and texture.
Pro Tip of the Week: Bouncing from the ice to … the boat?
Both ways of fishing have been productive.
