On this week’s show, Bret Amundson, David Eckhardt and Dan Amundson talk about how to stay on the water or in the woods longer with the right gear. Aaron Ambur from Nexus Outdoors talks about new Whitewater Fish gear, Hardcore Decoys and more. We get a Lake of the Woods and Rainy River report from… Read More Aaron Ambur talks Whitewater, ScentLok, Blocker Outdoors, Hardcore Decoys and More
This is not another story about wolves. Rather, this is a story about Lake Sturgeon. The connection? There is an effort to add sturgeon to the endangered species list, just like the gray wolf has been. If this would happen, the many very sharp fisheries managers and biologists within the MN DNR who have worked tirelessly for… Read More Joe Henry: Will Sturgeon End Up Being Managed Federally Like the Wolves?
Bret Amundson and Jennifer Pudenz take you on a tour of the event, with stops to interview Melissa Bachman, Pat and Nicole Reeve, Jamie Rockney, Sam Ehlinger, Anthony Meyers, Gary Przekwas, Sharlene Peterson, and more. See the new state record non-typical whitetail rack and the new state record non-typical elk that Gary shot.
While the only women’s hunting and fishing magazine, ADVENTURESS, is nation-wide, as well as reaches Canada, it’s created in the heart of northern Minnesota where the numbers of and the topic of wolves are going rampant. While taking a public stance for wolf hunting often opens one up to hate, ADVENTURESS creator, Jennifer Pudenz, decided… Read More ADVENTURESS: Historic Pro-Wolf Management Stance From Women Hunters
Whitetail seasons have ended throughout most of the country and hunters are amid a few stages of the post-season. One is they’re tired and don’t mind that it’s over. Another is they’re still itching for some deer hunting, and may be traveling to another state for one last hurrah. A third possibility is they’ve switched… Read More Cold Weather Tips For Predator Hunting
“Do incentive programs work? Yes and no, but it depends.” Bounty programs for predators have been around for hundreds of years, literally, with mixed results. The first known incentive offered to hunters and landowners to kill predators or vermin came from the founder of Pennsylvania in the late 1600s. Lately, incentive programs have been created,… Read More Alan Clemons: Predator Bounties Are A Mixed Bag of Success and Questions
For years, the Minnesota hunting community has wrung its hands when it comes to one apex predator: the timber wolf. Wolves famously require lots of deer to eat; the ratio is usually cited at or above 20 adult deer per wolf annually. Since their range has expanded greatly in the last 40 years, so has… Read More Heilman: The Mysterious Case of Minnesota’s Disappearing Deer
A study recently published by a University of Minnesota research team shines new light on deer behavior, by comparing populations considered “savvy” and “naive” to wolf predation. Dr. Ellen Candler, postdoctoral associate and lead author of the study, said it should be of interest to hunters in that it looks at how humans, their prey,… Read More Heilman: Heads up! Study examines deer behavior in the presence of wolves
On this week’s show, Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson talk to Brian Lynn from the Sportsmen’s Alliance about their intent to sue the United States Fish & Wildlife Service due to wolves being on the Endangered Species list. He explains where this lawsuit is coming from, what kind of plan they put together that could… Read More Sportsmen’s Alliance Sues US Fish and Wildlife over Wolf Status
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