Up from the grassy willow swamp and through the jack pines came a long bawling howl. A beagle had just discovered the trail of a scampering snowshoe hare. Within seconds, the bawling of the hound was joined by two other beagles that caught wind of the hare and were hot on its trail.

The howling of the beagles came and went as the dogs chased the snowshoe hare Read More of the Story…

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Fall is just too short for the hunter. Here in Minnesota it seems like the duck hunting season opens one day and all the ducks fly south the next. Deer can’t leave for the winter, but the season is usually limited to a few short weekends at most. Might as well retire the guns for the winter, right? Wrong! If you would take a look at the Read More of the Story…

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So there I was heading to my feeder at night just after 10pm. My Springfield 45 XDM had a full clip in but I usually carry it without one chambered, that night was no different. I was heading to the feeder to set the camera with the new set a batteries I had gotten for it. I had the spot light going as I usually do to see what kind of eyes I can see. It is 2 weeks before archery season opens Read More of the Story…

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Late season duck hunting is perhaps the most enjoyable sport we Minnesotans can enjoy. There is just something special about setting up on a wind-swept point and watching as big black and white diver’s rocket into the decoys.

Although, late season duck hunting is not a bed of roses. Read More of the Story…

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The annual trip to Redwood Falls, MN was made this past weekend for some pheasant hunting. The location hasn’t changed in the past five trips, mostly due to the super hospitality from Charlie Nelson and his son Michael. Over the years the crew has changed slightly, but there has been a solid number of us  Read More of the Story…

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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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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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