Erik, Reese, Katy and Bart getting things packed for the ¾ mile portage into the first lake. Packed carefully to get everything packed for a single portage, but Bart decided to walk back for his water shoes...

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I received my new Lonewolf climbing treestand in the mail last week and was very anxious to try out this new piece of engineering. I decided to come down to St. Cloud and hunt some of the old stompin' ground for the weekend. Since I moved to Bemidji a friend of mine has been nice enough to hunt my area for me. They got a nice 7 pt. basket and a very nice 8 pt. with a 19 inch spread out of the stands I hunt. The latter was 230 lbs dressed by the way...

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Have you been looking for a while to put a few more of those big walleyes that you see coming through on the ice? If your answer is what I think it is, I would suggest you keep reading. This article discusses ice-fishing jigging techniques and method of catching walleyes that get off your line after fighting them for a bit. I refer to this method as "catching them on the rebound"...

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Whether you are into hunting, fishing, camping or any other outdoor sport, memories are going to be made. There is no better way to preserve a memory than a picture. This article will focus on a few easy steps to help you take better pictures. In my mind one must keep atmosphere, composition and lighting in mind when taking a quality outdoor photo...

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Minnesota Walleye Fishing - This has been an unusual summer to say the least. Spring patterns went well into summer in association with the unseasonable weather patterns. The “dog days” never really did become established either. Nevertheless fishing has been outstanding to say the least with limits of old marble eyes coming from sunup to sundown...

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