I’ve been waiting a few weeks to post this one hoping my friend would come through with some additional pictures. Seems last fall a buddy and his son were watching two nice bucks on their trail cameras hoping to get a shot at them during the Minnesota archery season. To no avail, the deer just disappeared and [...]
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Some might wonder how you can do a destination review when you’ve never visited a specific place. It’s a good point. But when that destination is Seven Pines Lodge located in western Wisconsin the reputation of this historic landmark definitely precedes it. Indeed, if you’re looking for a sportsman’s get-away experiencing life much like it [...]
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If you live in the Northern states near waters where the coveted fish known as the muskie lurks, by now you have undoubtedly heard about the heated controversy. Oh, this is certainly not a new controversy…just an old one that keeps rearing it’s ugly head from time to time. Since 1949 to be precise. It [...]
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I would guess that the typical outdoorsman probably wasn’t aware of Joe Seliga’s existence and the lifetime contribution he made to the canoeing world. As such, I must admit that I was not aware of who he was until recently, either. Nevertheless, his death just days before Christmas last year serves as a reminder that [...]
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It’s not too often the news seems to be filled with weird stories about nature, but certainly the past few days have seen some interesting developments regarding animals reported both locally and around the world. Take a look: TIGERS ATTACK MINNEAPOLIS WOMAN It seems about 35 miles away from where I live this morning a [...]
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WOODSMAN: A man who works or lives in the woods and possesses skill and experience in matters relating to the woods; as in hunting, fishing, or camping. It never ceases to amaze me how many sportsman are not very woods savvy. Example: If you were sitting at the base of a tree turkey hunting this [...]
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Admittedly, one of the few times in my life I have trespassed onto another’s property was back 25+ years ago when I was at the ripe old age of 15. I was a curious, troublemaking kid who along with my best friend, Mitch, decided we had to experience something this landowner had on his property. [...]
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Wow…what a strange winter we’ve been experiencing up here in Minnesota. Unseasonably warm and dry for a good part of November and December…and then finally it turned cold for a period just before Christmas. I have to believe that more than any other state in this country, Minnesota has some of the most variety when [...]
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I consider myself one of the lucky sportsmen in life…I own my own farm that has roughly 160 acres of rolling hills, meandering river, and patches of woods scattered here and there. Most hunters would likely conclude that this farm is a whitetail hunter’s paradise, and you wouldn’t find much argument there from me, either. [...]
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