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New Year's resolutions are only worthwhile if they get you in the woods or on the lake more

Posted by Jesse White on Thursday, January 3, 2013, In : Outdoors resolutions 
    Generally, I try not to make New Year's resolutions that are going to take a lot of work or require any life altering changes.
    It's not that I'm lazy or afraid of a challenge, I just feel that if you are going to go with one of the usual resolutions like lose weight or stop drinking alcohol or whatever, then you should mean it when you declare "I'm not doing (fill in the blank) anymore."
    Otherwise, you're really wasting your time. You have to be willing to commit to your goal.
    Th...
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Hey extremists - this ain't no Kevin Costner movie but wolves aren't evil either

Posted by Jesse White on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, In : Gray wolf 
    I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really tired of hearing about the gray wolf from the extreme fringes of two particular groups: Gray wolf lovers and gray wolf haters.
    Enough already: This ain't no Kevin Costner movie but wolves aren't on a mission to eradicate the whitetail population in Minnesota either.
    As most of you reading this blog are aware, the state of Minnesota conducted a legalized wolf hunt this fall after the gray wolf was removed from the U.S. Fish and Wildl...
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The holy grail of hunting seasons is nearly upon us - the 2012 Minnesota Firearms Deer Season

Posted by Jesse White on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, In : Deer Hunting 


It’s nearly here.

My favorite time of year and probably yours too if you’re reading this - The 2012 Minnesota Firearms Deer season opens at one half-hour before sunrise on Nov. 3 and runs through one half-hour after sunset on Sunday Nov. 18.

(Note: Sunrise on Nov. 3 is 7:54 a.m. but it will be at 6:55 a.m. on the second day of the season, Sunday, Nov. 4, because of daylight savings time).

So what kind of season will 2012 and be? Record setting? Slow as can be?

How about something in ...


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The great deer gun and caliber debate

Posted by Jesse White on Monday, August 27, 2012, In : Deer Hunting 
   While doing a little research for this blog I came across an old magazine advertisement for the Marlin 336 that had the following statement on the page: "This one puts meat in the freezer."
    Talk about truth in advertising!

       

     For my money, the Marlin 336c .30-30, which has been in production since the late 1940's, is arguably one of the best guns for hunting deer ever made.
     In fact, I'd argue it is THE best deer gun for hunting in northern Minnesota: Great caliber, compact ...
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The View From My Stand


Jesse White A former outdoors writer and reporter for the Mesabi Daily News in Virginia, MN, and the Daily Tribune in Hibbing, MN, Jesse has been in the newspaper business for nearly 20 years. His numerous awards over the past two decades include five first-place awards from the Associated Press; two first-place National Newspaper awards; and a first-place Minnesota Newspaper Association award. He is an avid hunter and angler and enjoys guns and archery.
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