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Get Ready For Minnesota September Hot Action Fishing by Josh Hagemeister

Minnesota September Hot Action Fishing - The fish are already in "Fall" mode making it generally easier to catch. Bass, Walleye, Northern -- all of them are starting to fatten up for winter...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Bass Fishing, Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing, Fishing - Walleye Fishing

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program by Doug Leier

Landowners who have an interest in learning more about the current CRP sign-up have an array of technical support available from local USDA staff to Game and Fish private lands biologists, Pheasants Forever farm bill biologists and Ducks Unlimited conservation program biologists...keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Upland Birds, Conservation and the Environment

Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Report - Late August 2010 by Jim Hirt

Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Report - Widely scattered is the best way to describe recent action for salmon and trout on Lake Michigan...keep reading

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Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Report - August 2010 by Jim Hirt

Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Report - The fish have been moving around and some days are great and some days you have to work for fish. Most productive presentation the last several days has been Magnum Reaper spoons in silver with green or blue green accent stripes...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon

Seafood Buffet Discovered In Devils Lake North Dakota by Doug Leier

Seafood Buffet Discovered In Devils Lake North Dakota - Fisheries biologists monitoring Devils Lake game fish say the scud population is high on the list of reasons why the fish of Devils Lake are so healthy...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Bait and Tackle , Conservation and the Environment

Fishing - It's All In The Family by Doug Leier

Fishing - It's All In The Family - My three kids all landed their first fish before turning 3, and accompanied the older ones on trips in car seats and strollers. We have many family memories pivoting around fishing excursions and none of them are about limits, whoppers or full buckets of fish. They are about places, each other and little things like chucking stones, playing with minnows, nightcrawlers and dozens of other happenings that would never occur indoors...keep reading

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Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Video Report - Late July 2010 by Jim Hirt

Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Video Report - Late July 2010 - Steady and productive is the best way to describe the Lake Michigan Milwaukee salmon fishing. Chinooks of all sizes with four year old Chinook averaging 15 pounds...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon

Oatmeal Refrigerator Cookies Baked in an Outdoor Oven by Mara Anderson

Oatmeal Refrigerator Cookies Baked in an Outdoor Oven - Looking for cooking tips for making a chewy Oatmeal Cookie recipe you can make ahead of time and have ready in your refrigerator or cooler for when you are ready to bake? Try these delicious Oatmeal Refrigerator Cookies Baked in an Outdoor Oven ...keep reading

Posted In: Camping 101, Food and Kitchen Ideas

Gulp vs. Live Bait - A Fishing Guides Observation by Josh Hagemeister

Gulp vs. Live Bait - A Fishing Guides Observation - I believe in giving everything a fair chance especially when it involves fishing strategy. I've been around long enough to sample and test various scented baits or spray applications throughout the years with varying success. Fish Formula, Chummin' Rub, Berkely Strike and of course Power Bait to name a few. Now there is Gulp! I've messed with it for 2-3 yrs and I am, as of now, not convinced that it is as good as live bait - false advertising? keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Bait and Tackle , Fishing - Walleye Fishing

The Facts About Livewells, Zebra Mussels and Transportation of Fish by Doug Leier

The Facts About Livewells, Zebra Mussels and Transportation of Fish - What it boils down to is the Game and Fish Department following the lead and philosophy much of the nation has taken, understanding it's more efficient and economical to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species rather than having to deal with an established problem...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - General, Fishing - Boats and Motors, Conservation and the Environment

Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Report - July 18, 2010 by Jim Hirt

Lake Michigan Salmon and Trout Fishing Report - Milwaukee water is still cold. Chinooks of all sizes with fish to twenty pounds. Rainbows and Lake Trout are plentiful when fishing with all presentation...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon

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Surprise Lake Whitetails in 1947 :: 20753 Views ::

Whitetail deer hunting - An intriguing short story and old deer camp photos of Minnesota deer camp in 1947. See what it what like in the old timers deer shack and deer camp on Bear Island Lake. Dedicated to the memory of my father, Russ (the Swede) Anderson and his lifetime hunting partner Ben Lahti (5 parts)keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Deer Hunting, Tales from the Woods

Whitetail Deer: Frequently Asked Questions :: 19750 Views ::

Northern white-tailed deer breeding season begins in mid October and continues into mid December. The onset of breeding season is triggered by the shortening of day length (photo period) which affects the pineal gland in both bucks and does. The peak of breeding occurs during the first half of...keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Deer Hunting, Learn How to Hunt, Conservation and the Environment

How to Field Dress a Deer - Video Instruction - JustNorth.com :: 16373 Views ::

Find out a better way to field dress a deer and get more quality cuts from the deer that you harvested. This field dress a deer video will steer you to the best way of deboning and packaging your deer meat for the freezer.keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Deer Hunting

Antler Shed Hunting :: 14811 Views ::

One of my favorite spring time events is walking the woods of the north in search of shed deer antlers. If you are a deer hunter, it also provides clues to the location and habits of deer that survived the hunting season. Not only is this good exercise for the body - but also for the mind. The cool, calm spring air helps clear the mind. Here is some information you may find interesting before you go in to the woods looking for sheds...

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Posted In: Hunting - General, Learn How to Camp and Hike

Northern Pike Spearing - A How-to guide :: 13370 Views ::

Northern Pike Spearing in a darkhouse - All you have to do is throw a fork - it's too simple. That’s the line a lot of my buddies give me when I ask them to go northern spearing...keep reading

Posted In: Ice Fishing, Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing

Archery Deer Hunting - Moon Phases :: 12984 Views ::

Hunting Moon Phases: Whether you are an archery hunter or a fisherman, the different phases of the moon can affect the movements of the wildlife. Some deer hunters, along with some fishermen, truly believe their odds of seeing deer or catching more fish can be determined by the different phases of the moon...keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Bowhunting

Deer Hunting Secrets and Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics - Part 2 :: 11625 Views ::

Deer Hunting - The question is frequently asked by deer hunters and frequently answered throughout this book, Where do the big bucks go? It cannot be repeated too often that the mature bucks are solitary creatures that regularly practice evasion techniques, even outside the hunting season. When hunting season rolls around..keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Deer Hunting, Learn How to Hunt

Tip-up Fishing Basics :: 11429 Views ::

Tip-up fishing is a lot like watching a bobber, the only differences is you're waiting for a flag to come up. If you've never had the opportunity to utilize a tip up there are some basic tips that will be helpful for you...keep reading

Posted In: Ice Fishing

Snagging Bills :: 11054 Views ::

The Warsaw, Missouri area is known as the spoonbill capitol of the world - the main reason for this is large numbers of these fish are pulled from this area every year. My family and I have tried this "Snagging Bills" and all I have to say is this is an experience I recommend everyone check out ...keep reading

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Elk Hunting - A 5x5 in 2005 :: 9765 Views ::

Sometime around noon a nice 5X5 came prancing through one of the funnels. Hawkeye had bumped him in my direction. My 338 magnum roared and moments later I was standing over this beautiful creature. Power, grace, savagery, dignity, these are the bull elk...keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - General, Learn How to Hunt

Don't Let This Happen To You :: 9241 Views ::

The night was filled with anticipation. For weeks, my young son, Cody, who was ten years old at the time, had looked forward to his first trip, with Dad, to the third river flowage by Lake Winnibigoshish in Minnesota. He had listened to all the stories of past trips. How it was not uncommon to see forty pike a day come through a spear hole. Now, on the eve of our adventure, my friend Dave and I entertained all the questions a 10 year old could muster up regarding the sport of spearing...keep reading

Posted In: Ice Fishing, Learn How to Fish, Outdoors Safety, Fishing 101

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Deer Stand Walleye Fishing - Part II - Late Ice :: 5000 Views ::

This article is an extension of what we discussed in Part 1. I like to call this time of the year REAL hard ice. It is when the ice gets past 2 feet thick and -50 is not uncommon. This is when you need to change how you go after old marble eyes. Walleye begin to move into a different pattern this time of the year and the three main steps for hunting them down like you would a deer also changes... keep reading

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Deer Hunting - Do activated-carbon garments really work? :: 6276 Views ::

The extreme commercialization of bow hunting has, in my opinion, resulted instances where hunters have been duped. In fact, I can think of several products that are down right gimmicks and obviously seek to play upon consumer ignorance and slob hunters looking for success shortcuts...

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Grouse Hunting At Its Best :: 4765 Views ::

The grouse hunting season has started and most numbers indicate the population is on the rise!...

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Posted In: Hunting - Upland Birds

Grouse Hunting - A Perfect Hunt :: 8529 Views ::

Every now and then you have an experience that you talk about for a long time, well just last Sunday I was fortunate enough to have a perfect hunt. I had spent most of the morning cutting and splitting wood ( getting ready for old man winter ). After spending most of my day working - I decided to spend a little quality time in the woods looking for grouse...

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Posted In: Hunting - General, Hunting - Upland Birds, Learn How to Hunt

RandyMan’s Grouse Hunting basics :: 7578 Views ::

The Grouse is one of my all time favorite birds to hunt, mainly because it allows me the opportunity to be in the deep woods during the fall leave change. This is also a wonderful time of the year to view all animals as they bulk up for the winter. Often I will come across deer, bear, squirrels, rabbits and other birds in my quest for a grouse or two for the dinner table...keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Upland Birds, Learn How to Hunt

The Unbelievable Fish Tale :: 5895 Views ::

I heard Al yelling for me but was unable to make out what he was saying but as I got close to the dock I heard him say “I love this lake – I got my first fish without even using a rod and reel!” So here is what happened...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing

Muskies, Moon Phases, and the Masses That Fish Them :: 7304 Views ::

It seems every muskie know it all around now pushes fishing the proper moon phases as the "fail safe way" to boat a giant fish. With that reality in mind I know up front that this article will cut against the deep feelings of many a muskie "specialists" teachings, but for crying out loud can we please add a dose of measured thought and common sense to the "moon phase" debate we carry on in the muskie fraternity? My experience concerning moon phases and the pursuit of muskies has been...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - Muskie Fishing

The Owl And The 8 Point Who Drowned :: 5878 Views ::

This fall I was fortunate enough to be invited on a bow hunt that brought together an unusual cast of characters for an unforgettable experience. It all began when I received a call from "Bucksmack" Hines inquiring if I would like to bowhunt a piece of property with him that afternoon. Well, that is a no brainer--so in an hour we were on our way to sit in a set of tree stands he had placed there earlier in the season... keep reading

Posted In: Hunting - Bowhunting

A Hunting Story - Making Sure to Clean the Plate :: 4465 Views ::

There is a song about a young boy tossing a baseball into the air. He swings the bat and misses. Again he tosses the ball into the air, swings and misses. Time and again, he swings and misses...keep reading

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Fishing CPR 101 :: 7045 Views ::

In today’s day and age, recreation time can be at such a premium that everyone wants to remember those moments as if they were yesterday. It can be disheartening when the photos of those memories don’t reflect the fondness in our minds.

Equally as important to the memory of the trophy is the necessity to preserve the resource for our future generations. With a little coordination, these trophies can be Caught, Photographed, & Released allowing for the best of all worlds. In this article, I will review some basics for a quick, yet memorable photo and proper, safe, release...keep reading

Posted In: Fishing - General, Outdoor Photography

Making Lifetime Fishers of Kids :: 4854 Views ::

Why is it that some kids really take to and enjoy fishing while others don’t? Undoubtedly individual personalities and preferences plat into it. However, it seems to me that a good portion of it could be summed up in the word “successful”. A child who goes fishing and consistently hooks into fish is...keep reading

Posted In: Learn How to Fish

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