The Two Line Debate
I’ve been thinking......About the two line fishing debate. While I intend to agree with my friend, Joe Fellegy, that two lines opens a possible Pandora’s Box, and therefore we ought to leave well...
View ArticleLicense fee increase?
I’ve been thinking about.......DNR’s proposal to raise some hunting and fishing license fees. Should license fees be increased? Or, not? Opinions might vary but I do know this:Minnesota hunters and...
View ArticleTeacher & Hero
Prof. Jim Schwartz, of Edina, and former head of Journalism School at Iowa State University, died in July at the age of 95. The family asked if I would speak at his funeral at Mt. Olivet on Saturday,...
View ArticleDeer Habitat
It was the winter of 1968-69 and Minnesota's deer herd was in a free fall. Deep snows. Severe cold. Lack of food. Excessive doe harvest. A perfect storm in Minnesota's north woods was annihilating...
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Unique Art
Jim Bellamy is an avid deer hunter with considerable artistic talent. What happens when you combine the two....presto, you have Jim's shaved deer hides that are unique in every way.After trial and...
View ArticleA Fish Story
This fish story just in.Not long ago I was sent a Manitoba newspaper clipping from a March 23, 1999 edition with a most amazing fish tale.The story’s headline says it all: THEY ATE MANITOBA’S BIGGEST...
View ArticleStorm Clouds coming.....
WE MINNESOTANS LOVE OUR LAKES. IT'S ON OUR LICENSE PLATES. WE GO NORTHBOUND AS A WAY OF LIFE TO RESORTS AND CABINS AND FAMILY VACATIONS. OUR LAKES AND RIVERS ARE IMPORTANT TO WHO WE ARE. WE PLAY IN...
View ArticleMy Cabo....
If you've never been to Cabo San Lucas, it's a Mexican vacation destination that---if not perfecto, it's mighty close to it. And I'm not guessing. Cabo has been an annual winter getaway for me for a...
View ArticleA nifty wood business
When he was 16 years old, Joe Nelson, found a way to make a little spending money. It wasn't easy but---when you're a teenager growing up in the woods around Fort Ripley----it's no big deal to cut...
View ArticleWalleye Sex Life Told
You probably haven’t thought much about the sex life of a walleye. Too bad. It’s pretty impressive. Happens on April nights. On gravel beds. Cool surroundings, 42-50 degrees. Not much...
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