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Earlier this month
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: All these things that smell badReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 5, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: All these th...
- Swarovski STC and ATC 17-40x compact spotting scopesTraditional spotting scopes are heavy, bulky, and need a tripod to give the best results. Swarovski has launched two new lightweight, compact spotting scopes, t...
- Fieldsports Britain – squirrel feeder of despairJaf Jefferson builds an industrial-sized feeder so he can make a dent in the squirrel population. Gunmaker Steve Horton has a new lead alternative – Hortonium...
- Ditch lead shot now say shooting groups – Fieldsports News, 3 April 2024Here are the links: Shooting organisations committed to lead-free future AimToSustain.org.uk Gun trade honours top gunmakers Gunmakers.org.uk Hampshire dead har...
- Hortonium – the best lead alternative yet?Birmingham gunmaker Steve Horton has come up with an alloy, made to a secret recipe, which he says is the best non-toxic alternative to lead in ammo. He has nam...
- How to build the ideal squirrel shooting set-upwww.youtube.com/watch?v=jUFf7nGr9RI First it was the ‘bird-table of doom’, where Charlie lures in rats and squirrels to meet their doom, so he can protect l...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Bear hunt lottery applications availableProspective bear hunters have until Friday, May 3, to apply for a bear-hunting license from the Minnesota DNR. Applications for the 2024 season may be submitted...
- Gun trade honours its own in London Proof House ceremonyThe Worshipful Company of Gunmakers has issued new certificates honouring the work of the UK’s top gunmakers. In the first ceremony of its kind, held at the L...
- Outdoor Insights: Keep Minnesota’s public land publicOn Friday, April 5, some state conservation groups are hosting a 3 p.m. public lands rally at the Minnesota State Capitol. The weatherman calls for a balmy 52 d...
- Carp deterrent funding in Minnesota likely available; so what’s up next?For the past two years, there’s been a spotlight on Asian carp and trying to find ways to fund a carp deterrent at Lock and Dam 5 of the Mississippi River. Du...
- Red Lake-area residents in Minnesota work to fend off tribal land-transfer billsWhile legislation that would at no cost transfer state land around Upper Red Lake to Red Lake Nation lies in wait at the State Capitol, counties, townships, org...
- Ducks Unlimited offers its duck-hunting season in reviewThe 2023-24 duck-hunting season proved to be one of the most challenging in memory for many hunters across the nation. Despite improved breeding conditions in 2...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: April might bring normalcy to fishingNature seems to always even itself out. February was warm, followed by a cold March. Now, early April is on track with air temperatures reaching the 40s and 50s...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on April 3, 2024Open-water options available, but not much activity. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on April 3, 2024. The post Minnesota’s state...
- Pennsylvania’s mentored youth trout day keeps traditions aliveEvery mentored youth trout fishing day I can remember in Pennsylvania started out the same way … cold. Years ago, when I took my now 21-year-old nephew out fo...