Musky Hunter
An Uncertain 2020, But An Exciting Future In Minnesota
As I write this article, Minnesota is in the middle of our stay-at-home order resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
The Secret To Setting Your Reel's Drag Perfectly
Setting the drag properly is one of musky fishing’s most misunderstood and overlooked necessities.
4 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
Plan To Relax So You Can Continue Fishing
There are many equipment options that can help an aging angler stay on the water longer. The first, suggested by a Musky Hunter subscriber who likes this column, is the bike seat.
4 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
Giving A Great Spot Time To Produce Pays Off
Late last summer, my good friend Chris Button and I took our annual vacation to get away from guiding for a few days and enjoy some great fishing, make some memories, and relax for a bit.
3 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
Understanding Muskies In Transition
The transition from summer to fall is one of the most important and productive musky times of the year. Water temperatures are falling and muskies begin making predictable transitions. This is a great time to catch some really big fish in some pretty fun ways.
3 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
To Grip Or Not To Grip
RESEARCH WITH OTHER SPECIES INDICATES LIP-GRIPPING TOOLS ARE INJURIOUS TO FISH
5 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
Keep It Clean, Keep It Inexpensive, Keep It Simple
It wasn’t much of a wave but as soon as we hit it, I noticed the foam coffee cup sitting next to my client shoot upward and arc gracefully into a back summersault before nosediving into the floor of the boat, distributing all of its contents onto the carpet. Even though the carpet had been treated with Scotchguard, I knew I had to wash it as soon as we stopped to fish.
3 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
Hot Bites During Cool-Down
MUSKY FISHING CAN BE GREAT AS WATERS COOL IN EARLY FALL
4 min |
August/September 2020
Musky Hunter
From The Back of The Room
THERE’S A LOT TO LEARN FROM ENTERING MUSKY TOURNAMENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS CASHING A CHECK
5 min |
August/September 2020
Bear Hunting Magazine
Western Bear Hunting
The Struggle: Lessons Learned
5 min |
July - August 2020
Bear Hunting Magazine
Hunting Bears using Llamas
USING LLAMAS IN MONTANA, THESE GUYS EXTEND THEIR RANGE & SAVE THEIR BACKS.
7 min |
July - August 2020
Bear Hunting Magazine
The Strategic Bear Hunter
New thoughts on bear home ranges Understanding bear home ranges is important when hunting them.
6 min |
July - August 2020
Bear Hunting Magazine
Black Bears Gateway to the Backcountry
AN ADULT-ONSET HUNTER SHARES TIPS FOR NEW HUNTERS GETTING INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY
7 min |
July - August 2020
Bear Hunting Magazine
Airguns, Hounds & Horses
Sometimes hunting means doing your best to keep up
9 min |
July - August 2020
The Upland Almanac
The Scout: 2020
It’s time for our annual preseason look at the habitat conditions, weather phenomena and bird populations across the Lower 48 states that will probably play a major role in the situations you face when you step into your favorite upland bird hunting spot this autumn.
10+ min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
Public Access, Personal Success: Tips and Stories
Use it or lose it.
7 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
From Recollections of My Fifty Years Hunting and Fishing
There are several reasons why I have written this book. I have hesitated to undertake it for a long time.
7 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
They Will Always Be Blues
Dr. Ron Salomone from Ohio and a pair of grouse dogs soak in the view along a Colorado ridge top. (Photo/Michael Salomone)
7 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
Social Distancing in Wolf Country
A wolf howl makes my hair stand on end, every time.
6 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
Tastes Good, Doesn't Kill Me
Want some big flavor? Try stirring in some guts.
4 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
The Plumed Speedsters — Pacific Coast Range Mountain Quail
It happens with a crack of a stick while walking in on a distant point; a covey explodes both left and right into the thicker stands of young Douglas firs.
8 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
Lake County
Good sage grouse country is vast by necessity. In Oregon, Highway 140 takes you there, where the soil sits on top of Miocene rocks, 17-million-year old basalts exposed by wind and water on the edges of sage plateaus. The dark igneous stones — earth’s prehistoric eyes — stare as you walk past.
6 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
Joseph Defourny
One of Belgium’s Finest Shotgun Makers: 20-gauge Bespoke Side-by-Side
3 min |
Autumn 2020
The Upland Almanac
A Different Kind of Quail
The fact I have never been on a “classic” quail hunt was rubbed in again last October by a gentleman with some obvious Southern roots. He had pulled up his pickup behind mine as I exited a tangle of wild blackberries that loosely followed a small creek into a steep, rocky canyon.
3 min |
Autumn 2020
Musky Hunter
Sticking It Out In Prime Conditions Yields A Giant
Memorable catches stay with you, and I can think of a few, like the Immaculate Reception. Or pretty much every catch I made in high school and college. And of course, one particularly memorable musky catch.
3 min |
June/July 2020
Musky Hunter
The Lowdown On Wire Line Trolling For Muskies
There are many things that I love about musky fishing — the chase, the challenge of trying to catch them everyday, and the multitude of patterns and tactics that can be applied to catch these crazy fish. One of them is wire line trolling.
3 min |
June/July 2020
Musky Hunter
Picking The Perfect Boat For Midwest River Fishing
In Minnesota, the “Land of 10,000 “Lakes,” much of the population seems not to know the state has some of the finest musky rivers in the central United States.
3 min |
June/July 2020
Musky Hunter
Shed (Lure) Hunting
CAN FISH SURVIVE IF PARTS OF HOOKS AND/OR LURES ARE LEFT IN THEM?
6 min |
June/July 2020
Musky Hunter
Cast Control In Modern Baitcasting Reels
We see a lot of reels coming into our shop with cast-control issues, which is when the cast con-trol cap over the spool is tight but the spool continues to spin freely.
3 min |
June/July 2020
Musky Hunter
Motion Without Movement In Early Summer
There is nothing wrong with a few more muskies a year.
3 min |