ALONG THE RICE RIVER — The thermometer in the truck read 19 degrees when we pulled on waders and walked down to the water in the dark, but it felt much colder. Ice already covered the back bays on the ...

Minnesota duck hunters enjoyed above-average success during the season's opening weekend, according to random bag checks conducted by the Department of Natural Resources. "My assessment is that we had ...

Once you have hunted with a good retriever, you will want one as your own hunting dog. A duck dog lets you hunt places you couldn’t otherwise hunt—and take shots you wouldn’t otherwise take, for fear ...

ON CASS LAKE -- The temperature hovers around 20. A northwest wind drives snow across a steel sky. And Gene Olson of Coleraine is right where he wants to be -- chest-deep in 35-degree water. Olson is ...

I am ashamed to admit it, but I haven’t hunted for ducks once this year. And by year, I mean the last three months when waterfowl hunting seasons have been open. It is funny how things change, but I ...