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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Its official Michelle Obama has made a stand she will no longer wear fur way to stand up for something important. I’m glad our first lady has no other more important issue to get behind than fashion. Cancer must be cured teen smoking must be not be an issue anymore. Over the past year and [...]
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Bill Marchel: Tragedy a cautionary tale for hunting dog owners | StarTribune.com About three weeks ago I wrote a rebuttal piece on a blog post written negatively about trapping. In that instance, the writer interjected misleading information serving only to further reflect negatively on the sport of trapping. In this article, Marchel reports on an [...]
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This blog post is in direct response to Bill Klein’s recent posting on Club Outdoors where he describes an incident involving his dog getting caught in a trap. You can read his comments HERE in their…
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Over the past several decades the coyote has greatly expanded its distribution range throughout Minnesota. Discover a few pointers on how you might become more coyote savvy this fall.
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The Minnesota Trappers Association will convene its annual convention this weekend in Chisholm, Minnesota.
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One of my earliest ventures in the outdoors when I was a youth was spent learning how to trap. The activity challenged me. Heck, trapping even inspired other outdoors-related pursuits. Yet, most of al…
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Recently a well-known outdoors writer from Minnesota lamented how the deer hunting regulations were getting so cumbersome that it took several hours of reading through them the night before deer seaso…
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One of my favorite times of the year is going to my local trapping supply dealer and stocking up on supplies for the fall trapline. It just so happens my local dealer held their annual trapper appreci…
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