I'm not wishing for flood-type conditions, just a decent snow pack that delivers an injection of moisture into the Lake Sakakawea and Oahe feeder system. It's no secret our smelt, walleye and the overall fishery have been living on borrowed time for a few years, and it’s not realistic to expect this fishery to rebound without a significant increase in water level...

For the majority of hunters, the close of the regular deer gun season, followed by the calendar change from November to December, pretty much seals the fate of fall. While the past couple of weeks, I wrote about the many opportunities still available, the transition is inevitable. And it's not only hunters who are switching their focus...

I beg any reader to honestly say they don't know a deer hunter in North Dakota. While not every adult North Dakota citizen will hunt deer, it has more participants than any other form of hunting. Not a sports rivalry in our state claims nearly a hundred thousand participants...

Above my head is a five gallon pail swinging from a deer gambrel. The pail should be full of deer tallow saved from the November deer season. My daughter and I slice off the creamy fat in long thick chunks, and...

Fall is an excellent time of year to start composting, or for those who already compost, to think about improvements. State air quality and fire control rules restrict the burning of yard waste in Wisconsin, and a growing number of communities have made local rules that may restrict or completely prohibit burning of yard waste because of the air pollution and fire hazard created...

The past few winters have been relatively quiet across much of central and southern Minnesota. Is there anything in Minnesota's historical weather records that indicates what type of winter we will have this year?

As a young deer hunter on opener morning one year in the late 1980s, I was out scouting the landscape as day broke in south central North Dakota. It wasn’t so much to watch for deer moving around as it was to just scan the field and let my imagination paint scenarios of where the deer would break out of cover, who would push, and which guys would post...

Why do trees change color in the fall and what determines if we have a good display on a given year?

At the coffee shop or gas station, topics such as hunting pressure, fair chase, ethics, hunting heritage and the essence of the hunt often lead to lively conversation and the need to make another pot of coffee...

As you return to the fields this fall, if last year’s numbers are any indication, there's a good chance that at some point you'll find yourself hunting on the other side of a triangular yellow sign that designates the Private Land Open to Sportsmen or PLOTS program...