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Before 2025
- Ryan Rothstein: Ready or not, the ‘grind’ of the rut is hereDespite this fall being incredibly warm and overall deer activity being mostly sluggish as a result, the heart of the whitetail rut is staring down the barrel a...
- Glassing during the rut? Here’s why binos are the best tool at your disposal in NovemberThe whitetail rut is the time when the shelves of sporting goods stores start to empty. Calls, scents, and decoys all start to have their moments this time of y...
- Christine Thomas: Wisconsin’s Ken Kranz passes along deer hunting torchKen and I were of a similar vintage, so I knew he was past old enough. In the beginning, he would talk about how they needed him at his place of employment. Som...
- WI Daily Update: Two missed deer with a crossbow? Here’s what went wrongTim Lesmeister details what went wrong for a friend during two misses at a deer while using a crossbow. The post WI Daily Update: Two missed deer with a crossbo...
- When it comes to fall walleyes, think big picture, then think smallFinding fall walleyes can be a study in extremes. At one end of the spectrum, big is better as migrating fish are drawn to macro structure. Think big, main-lake...
- Gretchen Steele: A new variety of bug in southern Illinois? It stinks!I had to laugh when, just a few days ago, I received a press release from the Illinois Department of Agriculture with the headline “Cooler Temperatures Drive ...
- MN Daily Update: Two missed deer with a crossbow? Here’s what went wrongTim Lesmeister details what went wrong for a friend during two misses at a deer while using a crossbow. The post MN Daily Update: Two missed deer with a crossbo...
- Michigan Fishing Report – October 30, 2024Walleye were reported to have returned as more and more anglers found success walleye fishing on Lake Erie. The post Michigan Fishing Report – October 30, 202...
- The legacy of Canada lynx “GLNR-S-571” on Minnesota’s Superior National ForestEarly last spring a Canada lynx carcass was discovered on the edge of a Superior National Forest (NF) road by Superior NF volunteer, Gary Olson. Little remained...
- Gretchen Steele: Why are these spring bloomers flowering again in fall?Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed something unexpected in southern Illinois. Our spring flowering plants are blooming again, a sight that has puzzled u...
- Catch more, rebait less: Soft plastics are redefining ice anglingWhile live bait like minnows have been the go-to choices for generations of hard-water walleye anglers, soft plastic baits have grown in popularity just in the ...
- Crystal, Loon lakes offer walleyes aplenty for southern Minnesota anglersLake Crystal and Loon Lake are located on the northwestern edge of Blue Earth County in the far southern part of the state. Combined, these two prairie-type lak...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Backyard and Beyond: Beautiful autumn imagesLuck, skill, and patience: These are the Big 3 in an outdoor photographer’s tool kit. Kip Earney called on all three as he hunkered down in the bulrushes alon...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Traps stolen near Perham within hours after trapper set themMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minneso...