For some time now, many hunters have categorized deer scents, calls, and antler rattling as essential hunting tools. Most are used by the country’s most successful deer hunters who use them religiously to produce trophy-sized whitetails. They weren’t always portrayed like this, in fact at one time most thought of them as “gimmicks”.

I’ll never forget my first encounter

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To say that George “Coop” Cooper has a passion for big northern pike is an understatement. Each fall the Brainerd-based guide spends countless cold, shivering hours tossing huge lures to trophy northerns.

Is it all worth it? Well, last fall Coop caught many pike between ten and fifteen pounds. These were all eclipsed by a 24-pound 8-ounce giant he caught in October. Read More of the Story…

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Besides being a beautiful bird and delicious to eat, the pheasant has one more attribute that endears it to Minnesota hunters: the season goes well beyond the closing of duck and deer hunting. The 2011 pheasant season opens on October 15th and runs until January 1, 2012.

Minnesota has a limited population of ring necked pheasants, and most hunters have to work pretty hard to just put up a few birds. Read More of the Story…

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A great Fall weekend has just past us by, with most of us utilizing it to the fullest. Whether its doing some things around the house, going for a hike, hunting or shooting some clays the daylight available is becoming less with our activities becoming greater. Usually around this time of year is when I’m zeroing in my rifle along with getting in some clay pigeon shooting to spike my small game hunting skills. That’s exactly what I was Read More of the Story…

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