This is a tough time of year for those of us who love hunting and fishing.
What's a guy or gal suppose to do between April 1 and the walleye
opener in May?
How about get some deer stands ready and do a little brushing? Yes, I said get deer stands ready even though the archery opener is still six months away and the rifle opener is even further down the road.
Time
is nearing when our boats will replace the ice on our favorite lakes
and there will be an influx of campers heading to their favorite
locations.
All this activity increases the chances of transferring alien
invaders (invasive species) from one location to another.
We need to
be vigilant in our role of protecting our beloved lakes and forests.
It's
been a while since my last entry. It has been a long difficult winter
for me. I spent about two-and-a-half months with a serious kidney
infection and I wasn't able to do much fishing this winter. As of a week
or so ago, the doctor has finally given me a clean bill of health and I
am getting ready for the up coming open water fishing season. Click HERE for the full story.
The winter of 2012-13 has abruptly changed since
the last Winter Severity Index report in early February. Over 30 inches of snow has fallen in
the last month in Northern St Louis County, with three storms in the 6-inch-plus
category.For northern forest whitetails, the going has gotten tougher. All snow measurement stations are currently over the 15 inch threshold.
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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has
financial assistance programs to help fund conservation practice
installation on your land. Some examples of practices that have been funded in the past include: Tree and shrub planting, brush and browse management, windbreaks, wildlife openings, forest stand improvement, stream crossings and grazing systems.
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On
March 27, Luke Jordan, of Minnetrista, Minn., left Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota with a plan to hike the 4,600 mile North Country Trail, ending in October in Vermont.If he reaches his goal, he will join an elite group of only three people to thru-hike the North Country Scenic Trail.
Follow Jordan's journey at: www.stridernct.com.
After
spending a good part of my young adult life fishing northern
Minnesota - mostly the Alexandria and Perham areas - I had a pretty good
idea of what I wanted to show with my tables. The hard part was how
to make them look as real as possible.Click HERE for the full story
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.Sunday,
March 10 was one of the best ski days of the season. The snow was
good, the jumps were perfect.
We did a little bit of helping out at a ski team fundraiser, but the majority of the day was skiing for fun!
The dream of owning one’s own hunting cabin is possible even
for the non-handy with proper planning.Click HERE for the full story.
