Consider this…in Minnesota we are now less than three weeks away from the opener for archery deer. If things continue at the pace they are on for many farmers you could see corn being combined in the fields BEFORE the opening of the archery season. Let me tell you folks, that would be a highly unusual situation no matter how you look at it.
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A mere 20 years ago I used to trudge through the sloughs and set-aside acres looking for pheasants as if pushed by a mean drill sergeant. Back then my body ran on adrenalin and I could more easily push it to more extreme limits. Today, acting in such a manner would be utterly foolhardy, at best. Not only would hunting pheasants that way not be fun anymore, but such a demand on my body simply could be asking for trouble.
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There comes a time in our outdoor sporting life when we all must ask ourselves where does the technological line get drawn. Simply because a device or gadget is developed doesn’t make it necessarily right for our general use in the outdoors. The further we gravitate toward technology the more we lose touch with each of the instinctive and deeply human pleasures associated with appreciating the outdoors.
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Meet Fishing 411’s Mark Romanack and “Spin to Win” during Sportsman Day at the Minnesota State Fair! Fair attendees will have chance to win prizes from Sportsman Channel and Comcast.
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Back ten years ago if you wanted to have a “voice” as an outdoors writer you needed one or more of the following. You needed:
To have a columnist gig writing copy for either a local or regional…
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Okay, I know this blog post is completely off topic for what we normally do here…but today I don’t care. For once in almost six years of blogging I’m entitled to post something completely different than the norm. Here goes: SHAKEY’S PIZZA REACHES FOR THE STARS IN MINNESOTAIconic Restaurant Chain Experiences Continued Growth In A [...]
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Two great white sharks swimming in the ocean spied several survivors of a sunken ship. “Follow me, son” the father shark said to the son shark as they swam toward the mass of people. “First we swim around them a few times with just the tip of our fins showing.” And they did. “Well done, [...]
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I want to share a cute little story with you that involves my daughter, Elsie. Elsie is about 26 months old now but at times I swear her intellect is pushing that of a teenager. While many kids her ag…
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And this bit of news from The Outdoor Wire: Ted Nugent has been fined $1,750 in a California court for baiting deer for his hunting show “Spirit of the Wild”. Nugent entered a no contest plea t…
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Be sure to check this out. These youth Forkhorn Camps run by the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association are second to none. If you have a young boy or girl into the outdoors I would highly recommend this youth camp…and now you can check it out on TV: MDHA Forkhorn Camp to be Featured on the [...]
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