Tips & Features
Steve Carney: Preparing for Minnesota’s dove and whitetail seasons
I truly love dove hunting. This sport to me is the epitome of wingshooting as doves are challenging and prolific. Minnesota has a short season as the birds tend to migrate early, especially if we
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Search cool fall waters for big sturgeon
The past three years, I’ve fallen in love with lake sturgeon. Those 50-plus-inch fish will give you a workout like no other freshwater fish. I target them in the fall/winter, when water temps are falling
Mike Schoonveld: Saltwater instincts, freshwater salmon make for a great combo
Great Lakes salmon may spend their entire lives in fresh water, but they’re still programmed for the Pacific Ocean. Evolution doesn’t rewrite instincts in a few decades. Those fish still behave as though they’re waiting
Labs, the most popular bird dog in America, have an interesting past
The Labrador retriever is as expected a sight in a duck boat as a bag of decoys would be. Their place in the waterfowl world, as well as the upland world, is pretty much unrivaled.<br
Jeremiah Haas: The correct mindset will help to keep you from having a disappointing day
The Illinois dove season, which opens Sept. 1, is traditionally considered the beginning of the fall hunting season, although avid squirrel hunters may argue. Either way, for many hunters, it is time to get out
Steve Sarley: New fishing lure craze has been a thing since my childhood
How much would you pay to catch a fish? I’m not talking about the cost of the best rod and reel, the cost of a boat, the cost of a fly-in vacation, or even the
Colleen Foehrenbacher: How to build better hunters before opening day
It’s easy to get caught up in summer adventures and forget that fall hunting seasons are quickly approaching. For those planning to introduce a new hunter to the field this fall, youth or adult, now
Dan Ladd: Garage sales bring bargains on reloading gear
When I took up reloading, some four years ago now, I wisely (in my opinion) invested in quality new equipment.
Robin Sharpless, Redding Reloading’s vice president, and a long-time friend, set me up with
Glenn Sapir: New York 14-year-old knows baseball and big bass
I’ve traveled throughout the Hudson Valley and even spent a week in Cooperstown to watch the youths on the Marlboro Marlins play baseball. The main attraction for me was my grandson, who lives for baseball.<br
