Tips & Features
Here’s what not to forget on the walleye opener
Opening day of the walleye season in Minnesota – Saturday May 9, 2026 – is an important day for anglers who have been craving the opportunity to get into a boat on open water and
Overconfident fish? Eyes can be bigger than mouths
Any angler who’s ever caught a 3-inch fish on a 4-inch lure must have wondered what, if anything, the fish was thinking.
Spoiler alert: It all boils down to the fact that evolution is
Steve Carney: Tips for Minnesota’s May 9, 2026 walleye opener
It’ll be hard to predict the success for the May 9 opener, still more than two weeks out, as our fickle weather recently has been so incredibly inconsistent. One step forward and two steps back.<br
Pro Tip of the Week: Spring calls to lure in toms
Where to start with my decades of experience? I harvested my first turkey in 1985 in southeastern Minnesota. It was the first day I heard a wild turkey gobble.
Know when to go quiet in the turkey woods
I have loved spring turkey hunting ever since I started with my dad in upstate New York in 1975. It was all pretty new back then and we learned it together.
I can’t say
Out-of-the-ordinary tactics to tip the turkey odds in your favor
Let’s face it, most of us end up having to hunt pressured turkeys sooner or later.
Whether you are hunting public land, small patches of private land, with neighbors who like to over-call and
Field notes from a mesmerizing spring waterfowl spectacle
I went on my first spring goose hunt recently, and it made quite an impression.
I’ll share those impressions below, but I must start by breaking a rule of journalism. I cannot tell you
Runnin’ Minnesota rivers for spring redhorse
Redhorse are a group of native fish in the sucker family, and there are more than 20 different redhorse species in the United States. Truly a fish of moving waters, their torpedo-shaped bodies are designed
Retired New York Forest Ranger is always doing something in the outdoors
Most retired woodsmen or Forest Rangers spend their time relaxing, doing a little hunting, or maybe some fishing. But if you’re looking for Gary Lee you had better catch him between his time feeding huge
