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Bob Lessard, an often-underestimated Minnesota senator for 26 years, also is a skilled outdoorsman and longtime fishing-camp operator. Click on the link to see video of Dennis Anderson's trip to Lessard's Ontario fishing camp.
Bill Marchel, afield
Fishing with old line is not only a bad idea for trying to catch fish, it can also be expensive.
Antlerless deer will be tougher to come by this fall for a substantial number of Minnesota's half-million deer hunters.
Dennis Anderson, columnist
As the DNR has proved ineffective in rebuilding Minnesota's duck numbers and habitat, a Duck Action Congress, started at Game Fair, should speak for hunters.
Dennis Anderson: Fish and Wildlife Service says breeding ducks up overall by 13 percent from 2008
Good water on most of the prairies promises healthy production, too.
Bob Turgeon: Is one bite a "pattern" for Muskies
Heath Sershen : Targeting Sturgeon
Brian North of Woodbury pulled a 68-pound flathead catfish from the Mississppi River near Hastings.
Blog: Jim Braaten
Admit it we all have them -- those exciting outdoor adventures we spend our days thinking about only wishing we could someday experience. Well, as it turns out, there's no better time to act on those daydreams than right now.
Workers freed an animal from deep muck in a Shoreview lake but the shock proved too much.
Dennis Anderson, columnist
Even in a recession, the allure of the north country and its walleyes, lake trout and northern pike is strong enough to attract clients north to Rusty Myers Flying Service and Outpost Camps.
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the lakes and rivers, creeks and ditches of this area and has some perception of the watershed. And not only that, he actually reads the comments on his articles AND he … read more replies to them AND he comments on other Club Outdoors bloggers articles. Do you realize you are the rarity CaptKev? Keep up the good work!
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