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Steve Piatt: Great adventures elicit great emotion
It has happened before, and I’m sure it will again. I don’t know exactly when, but I have a few ideas.
I’m going to cry. I won’t collapse into a blubbering mess, but certainly

Gear items that will add to your efficiency this bowhunting season
One thing that helps get me through the heart of a bowhunting offseason is analyzing gear for my mobile hunting style.
This mobile approach has helped me shoot a lot more deer, but

Ryan Rothstein: Last-gasp food plots that could save your deer season
If you’ve been around the food-plotting world for a while, you know the past several years have provided more than their fair share of challenges to successful food plot establishment in Minnesota.
Whether it’s

Cleaning smallish yellow perch is a snap
Instead of throwing smaller yellow perch back on the days when schools cannot be located or convinced to bite, I routinely take home fish that are not in the ideal 8- to 10-inch range that

Waterfowl pre-season prep: The time is now to get organized
From my perspective, summer had been passing agonizing slowly. The seemingly unending hot, humid streak made autumn appear far way, so I put hunt plans on the shelf.
Until now. I was nearly in

Steve Carney: Prepping for the dove hunt
I love dove hunting, and I look forward to the Sept. 1 opener in Minnesota each year. There isn’t a game bird that provides the challenges that mourning doves do.
Here’s a primer on

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: A late-summer bluegill bonanza
As we reach the late-summer fishing season, walleyes are spreading out and crappies can be difficult to find as they roam deeper water and “hide” deep into the weeds. This is a great time to

Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the right shotgun for you
Shotgunners looking to purchase their first shotgun or upgrade to a new one from a hand-me-down should consider several factors in their decision.
Outdoor News spoke with Jason Gentz, of Gentz Sporting Arms, at

Hunting in comfort: Is a box blind the best option for your top deer spot?
Thirty years ago, you could tune into outdoor programming and if there was a whitetail hunting episode on, there was a good chance it was filmed in Texas.
There was also a good chance