Ever had an encounter with an anti-hunter? Been on the defensive a time or two? There are ways to act at such moments. As the saying goes, “You’ll catch more bees with honey.” Represent all hunters: Be courteous, thoughtful and polite. This is called for…
The world is a complex, interconnected place. That’s especially true when we start to think about elk, wolves, bears, and the lands that are necessary to sustain abundant wildlife populations and our ability as hunters and anglers to access them. Human nature, on the other…
A few weeks back, while visiting Capitol Hill with two fellow TRCPers, I encountered a literal sign of the economic times. Posted just inside the doorway of a House member’s office was a banner that read, “If you are here to ask for more money,…
You’re out in the marsh in duck season. A flight of mallards comes over. You carefully pick out three big greenhead drakes. Three shots and seconds later, they are down in the pond. A triple. Wow! You go out to pick them up. Suddenly one…
Schizophrenic Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulations have bass anglers up in arms about one of the hottest lakes in Minnesota’s North Country, Lake Mille Lacs. A tremendous trophy smallmouth fishery, recent drastic changes have one primary goal in mind: improve the walleye population. At…
