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Stealth Key to Catching That Big Fish
Posted on 05/17/2012 at 08:56AM | Categories OutdoorsI just got back from a six-week stint of flats-fishing down in the Florida Keys. Those who know about that type of fishing are aware that it's a "visual thing" where anglers pole their boats around the shallow flats looking for fish and when the quar
7 Reasons the Left Should Be Pro-Hunting
Posted on 05/15/2012 at 08:23AM | Categories OutdoorsThe last 30 days have been chock full of key events that have a tremendous impact on the future of hunting, fishing and recreational shooting in America – events that are leading many sportsmen and women to draw conclusions about (or further cement t
Baiting Banned in NW Wisconsin Counties
Posted on 05/14/2012 at 08:18AM | Categories Outdoors
The Department of Natural Resources is taking the action, in accordance with existing state law, due to the discovery on private land in Washburn County of a wild white-tailed deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Both state and fe...Continue Reading
Critics Doubt Potential State Record Walleye
Posted on 05/10/2012 at 08:04AM | Categories OutdoorsBy nature, fishermen have to be laid-back types who can spend the better part of a day content with a bite that never comes. But they also have to be competitive because the goal each trip is to outwit the fish.Since Don Mickel announced he released
Dog Leaps from Fishing Boat to Attack Shark
Posted on 05/09/2012 at 08:24AM | Categories OutdoorsFriends in the United States who caught a shark on a fishing trip were shocked when the captain's dog jumped from the boat and attacked the predator.
Eddy Greene, Rod Bustos, and Gregory Nicoll were on their 30th annual fishing trip at Folly Beach ...Continue Reading
MN Governor Signs License Fee Increase Bill
Posted on 05/08/2012 at 08:34AM | Categories Outdoors
The price of Minnesota hunting and fishing licenses will increase in March 2013 for the first time in 12 years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said.
On Thursday, May 3, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a House- and Senate-approved bill...Continue Reading
Coyote Fooled by Turkey Call Attacks Hunter
Posted on 05/07/2012 at 09:07AM | Categories OutdoorsA man hunting wild turkeys in Maine was trying to lure a turkey into the open with his imitation of a turkey's call — but his mimicry was just a little too good.
Bill Robinson's mimicry instead lured a turkey-hungry coyote that lunged at and bit him...Continue Reading
WI DNR Sets 2012 Deer Hunting Season Stucture
Posted on 05/03/2012 at 11:05AM | Categories Outdoors
MADISON – The Natural Resources Board adopted a season structure for the 2012 Wisconsin deer hunting seasons at its meeting today in Madison. The season structure continues to build on changes implemented in 2011 at the request of hunters and inclu...Continue Reading
Alligator Hunt Helps Manage Thriving Iconic Species
Posted on 05/01/2012 at 08:55AM | Categories OutdoorsLynn Baulch sat on the front seat of an airboat Thursday morning, watching excitedly as several dozen young alligators slithered and jostled against each other in a nest on the St. Johns River. A few minutes earlier, she and her group had been up clo
How to Age a Spring Tom Turkey
Posted on 04/30/2012 at 08:28AM | Categories Outdoors
PRATT — The regular Kansas spring turkey season runs through May 31, and many hunters have already bagged a big gobbler. Proud hunters often compare the size of their birds, and this can lead to many friendly arguments. But another, less tangibl...Continue Reading