I’ve called myself a predator caller for better than ten years now. I consider calling predators my very favorite of all types of hunting. The only problem with it is, I’m not very good at it. My success rate is pretty low when it comes to calling and killing coyotes until...

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Once you learn how easy it is to de-bone a Northern Pike, and how much easier they are to eat, and how much true flavor a pike has, you’ll wonder why you’ve been throwing all those snakes back, while you’ve been out chasing spiny bottom feeders...

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Twenty minutes later I grab the line to the red-n-white to do a little ballroom dancing with it, and as I give it the first pull, a two pounder literally rockets through the hole, missing my decoy by almost nothing. Without trying...

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Whether flushing a pheasant or grouse from the bush or retrieving a duck from a slough, few things are as enjoyable as watching a hunting dog at work. These are the moments that truly reveal a dog’s training and character Unfortunately, dogs can also sometimes cause safety concerns...

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In resent presidential news, Barack Obama and John McCain face ever increasing challenges in Minnesota as local Fishing Party candidate, Trout Whisperer, receives new endorsement...

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What should anglers do if they are fishing on a catch-and-release only body of water, and they catch what they think may be a record-setting fish?

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CO Greg Oldakowski (Wadena, Minnesota) responded to a call of a man and his dog being surrounded by timber wolves. The pair was uninjured in the attack, yet the man stated the wolves followed him down the road while he was in his car. Upon investigating the area, the only canine found was a single longhaired, shepherd type dog, which was found within feet of the area where the alleged wolf attack had occurred. Click to read many more bizarre outdoor tales and true confessions...

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Someone picked up a problem the other day and dropped it off in the lap of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife manager at New Ulm. He sat there pondering the problem, a rock to one side of him, and a hard place on the other...

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There was a funeral today in a small church in a small town whose best days are gone yet every pew was filled with those who came to pay final respects to the man with the big farmer hands who died just a few days short of his 88th birthday...

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In campaign news today, Washington  is reeling as the news of the unprecedented Trout Whisperer fishing challenge to Barack Obama and John McCain spreads across the country. Watch closely, at the end of this video, to see the abuse that our worthy Fishing Party candidate, Trout Whisperer, must take...

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Over there, an older man, whiling away the afternoon weeding his garden. He’s retired, now, and has time on his hands. He thinks he might go fishing this evening...

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While checking a group of four fishermen on Lake of the Woods, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) Robert Gorecki (Baudette) noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the fish house. When questioned about this, two of the men produced marijuana and marijuana pipes. 16 more exciting true stories...

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How does the late ice-out on Minnesota's lakes impact boating safety during this year's fishing opener?

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Collecting dust on a shelf in the garage was where it eventually landed, a big old bucktail lure I bought years ago in anticipation of the only muskie fishing trip I ever went on. I had forgotten about the bucktail, until the day my rambunctious Labrador discovered it...

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You never know who might be fishing next to you. CO Todd Langevin (Center City, MN) came across an angler without a license. The angler did not have any identification and the first two names he gave to the officer were false. Once the suspect's real name was given, it turned out he had 2 felony warrants totaling $13,000 in bail. The suspect was arrested and charged accordingly...  16 more wacky tales

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