outdoor traditions: fall 2015

Fall 2015

Game On!

Insideo Spot & Stalk o Proper Gun Handling

o How To Hunt Opening Day Ruffed Grouse

o The Best Time To Fish River Walleye Is Almost Here!

o History On The Water o A Berry Busy Business

Fall Is The Time To Go After Giant Walleye

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ContentsIssue 10 • Edition 3

5 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian S. PetersonComing Home

6 Proper Gun Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael JohnsonIt’s more than just point and shoot

10 The Best Time To Fish River Walleye Is Almost Here! . . Jim KalkofenMy Number One Passion – Fishing Rivers In Fall

16 For The Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim BogenschutzCanada’s Friendly Bandit

18 Game On! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason FreedFall Is �e Time To Go A�er Giant Walleye

26 History On The Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate PerkinsGull Lake Classic Boat Show One Of Best In �e Country

28 Spot & Stalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joshua SalisburyI Was As Giddy As Visions Of Spot And Stalk Whitetails Danced In My Head

30 How To Hunt Opening Day Ruffed Grouse . . . . . . . . . Bill MarchelOpening Day Grouse Hunters Should Find At Least A Few Birds

14 Wild StoriesExcerpts From DNR

15 Nature’s CuisineChelsey PerkinsTurkey Wild Rice Stew

22 Outdoor AlmanacKyle FarrisA Berry Busy Business

32 DNR CalendarAugust-November Outdoor Events

33 Gear ReviewPhil SeibelFugoo Speakers

34 Service Directory

On the Cover: Steve Olson, owner of Chase on the Lake and Leisure Hotels. Photo by Jeff Andersen

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Coming Home

By BRIAN S. PETERSON

It’s �shing walleyes on the riv-er – and in general – and ru�ed grouse hunting. Even time to gear up for deer hunting. And so very much more.

With winter not so far away, autumn also is the beginning of an end. And, still, a rebirth. At least for me.

A�er three years away from the Brainerd lakes area and its vi-brant outdoors scene, I return to help �e Dispatch’s parent com-pany, Forum Communications, launch the Northland Outdoors Network as its director of content.

Outdoor Traditions falls un-der that umbrella, as does helping to coordinate outdoors coverage for the company’s 30 newspa-pers across the Upper Midwest. And, in the not-so-distant future, bringing outdoors television into the fold.

It’s a huge e�ort by Forum Communications, but what bet-ter place for the Northland Out-doors Network to call home – its headquarters – than the Brainerd lakes area. Before leaving in July

2012, I worked for �e Dispatch for six years, the latter four-plus years as outdoors editor. I know the outdoors possibilities here are endless. Hunting, �shing, boat-ing, camping, hiking, snowmo-biling, all-terrain vehicles, biking, birding – the list goes on and on and on. And that list is relevant all across Forum Communica-tions country.

I le� Brainerd for an editor job at Lake of the Woods – another outdoors mecca, where every-thing revolves around the big lake and the area’s natural resources. And I most recently worked as an outdoors journalist in a Colorado mountain town that also embrac-es the out-of-doors. But, in my estimation, it doesn’t compare to what we have in the Upper Mid-

west, and in the Brain-erd area in particular. Yes, I may be biased. I grew up in north-western Minnesota, entrenched in the

outdoors. And my return to Min-nesota (Brainerd) from the same Colorado mountain town nearly 10 years ago only strengthened my belief that we have something special here.

As we do with Forum Com-munications and the Northland Outdoors Network.

It’s good to be home.

Publisher’s Note: We welcome Brian back. We are very excited about his skills, experience and en-thusiasm he will bring organizing the content for our new Northland Outdoor endeavors. By the time you read this, we will most likely have adding additional personnel to our Northland Outdoors team. If you are an outdoor enthusiast expect to see new expanding cov-erages using newspapers, maga-zines, websites, social media and eventually a Northland Outdoors television show. Stayed tuned!

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WelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWelcomeAs this issue of Outdoor Traditions will attest, fall is a lot of things to a wide variety of outdoors enthusiasts here.

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By MICHAEL JOHNSONProper Gun Handling

Among the �ve incidents last season, two resulted in fatalities, including a 69- and 50-year-old man. Both had received their �re-arm safety certi�cates. Both were out enjoying a Minnesota deer hunt.

As we enter the fall season, millions of Minnesotans will head out in search of wild game. Mistakes can easily happen when guns are only used once a year.

At PointBlank Gun Training in Brainerd, the focus is on hand-guns, but the safety skills remain largely the same.

What you can learn at this training facility in Brainerd is how to treat a gun with respect and to handle it safely. You will also come away with more knowl-edge about the operation of guns and the laws of their use than most other permit to carry classes care to o�er.

�e owner of the company, Brian Walsh and his two assis-tants, Jaime Boesen and his son Vance each o�er something dif-ferent to members of the class and provide great variety throughout the length of the seven- to eight- hour courses.

While Brian Walsh has been training since 2008, Vance has been helping train and assist with technology aspects of the courses since 2009, and Jaime has been providing an important female perspective on safe gun handling for about four years.

“We do a pretty good job of mixing our abilities,” Walsh said.

While some permit to carry courses allow you to walk in and out with a permit in just a couple hours, the group at PointBlank Gun Training feels that that’s do-

ing students a disservice. �eir typical courses are eight hours long. �at’s mostly classroom time, learning about gun opera-tion, proper stance, ammunition, laws of gun sales and gun buying, gun transportation, guns and so-cial media, shot placement and �-nally shooting your handgun.

“We are known for our amount of information,” Walsh said.

While they like to provide more for students, they also like to provide that to smaller groups of three to 12 students at a time.

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ing students a disservice. �eir typical courses are eight hours

It’s More Than Just Point And ShootIt’s More Than Just Point And ShootTaking a look at the Minnesota DNR’s incident reports in recent years, most gunshot injuries and deaths were self-in�icted, o�en the result of a dropped �rearm or catch-ing the trigger on an object. Next on the list are those that were shot while they were out of the site of the shooter.

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onThe classroom at PointBlank Gun Training allows for small class sizes and more one-on-one time.

The classroom at PointBlank Gun Training allows for small class sizes and more one-on-one time.

His son Vance said their di�er-ences are good for teaching.

“We may di�er on a few things, but I think that is better for our students,” Vance said.

�e group doesn’t just teach the same classes, they continue to learn a�er each class and adapt to each student’s learning. �ey con-tinue to be students too, attending a variety of courses elsewhere.

Are they any good? At a re-cent shooting competition with S.W.A.T. members Vance came out with the top time and showed those with far more experience that he knows what he’s doing.

“It helps to set up that credibil-ity,” Brian said.

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Walsh said he understands that many people just want to get in and out of a class with a permit, but he doesn’t want to stand next to them at the shooting range. He’s proud knowing his students have been shown safe use of handguns and have shown him they are ca-pable of using a gun even if they may never use one again.

Any student that goes through their courses can then attend a student shoot night that hap-pens monthly from November through March at their Brainerd facility within Brian’s Welding. �ey also o�er a summer shoot night at their new outdoor facility near Pillager.

�e outdoor facility o�ers more than just prime pistol shooting areas. �ere’s a 140 -yard ri�e range, shotgun shooting area, reactive targets, a climbing tower, zip-line and even a door on a frame to allow you to prac-tice kicking in a door. You never know when you might need to know how to do that.

�ey’ve already begun growing on the 72 acres of property to allow for camping on site. More plans are coming together every day.

�e whole idea behind these di�erent scenarios is to o�er a switch from the monotony of shooting paper - as fun as that may be. “It’s a big adult toy box is what it is,” Walsh said.

If you are interested in taking a class to be more con�dent in your hand-gun handling, check out their website at http://www.pointblankguntraining.com to learn more about each class.CLASSES INCLUDE:Permit to carry

�is class is seven hours in one day and costs $125. Students must be 21 or older. �is class will allow you to apply for your MN permit to carry a pistol through the sheri� department.Intermediate pistol

�is class is for someone who is looking to develop their prac-tical handgun skills. You will go beyond basic operation and start using your �rearm in practical situations. Emphasizing accuracy, trigger control, and shot place-ment; then continuing with skills that include single handed shoot-ing, drawing from a holster, and using cover and concealment. Expect to shoot 100- 250 rounds with hands on instruction includ-ing instructor demos. Class is $150 and eight hours.Advanced pistol

Upon completion of the inter-mediate handgun training, you

can register for advanced train-ing. �is class will take many of the basic and intermediate skills and contort them into advanced skills. �is class is designed to push your practical skills. Drills are designed to make you think outside of the box. It is fast paced and intended to mentally and physically push the student. Awareness and observation will be a key to success in this course. Expect to shoot 300 rounds. Class is $150 and eight hours.

To sign up, call 218-820-2793.

SAFE GUN HANDLING 101Millions of Minnesotans will be going afield soon in search of wild game. The folks at PointBlank Gun Training offer basic safety skills to remember before heading out.1. Maintain muzzle control at

all times2. Know your target. Or in

other words, “don’t shoot at shadows,” Jaime says.

3. Check it for clear. Don’t just assume you don’t have a bullet in the chamber. Check the chamber for a bullet. As Brian Walsh would say, “It doesn’t matter if it’s your wife or the Pope, verify that that it’s clear.”

4. Keep your finger off the trigger.

Violate any of these rules and you increase your chance of a serious injury.

A climbing tower now greets guests that take part in the advanced courses at PointBlank Gun Training. A zip-line extends from the tower out over the property. No shooting happens from the tower. It’s just another opportunity to build confidence in the outdoors.

MICHAEL JOHNSON, is Night Editor at the Brainerd Dispatch, and avid Outdoorsman.

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Fall walleyes, especially late fall walleyes, are waiting to be caught. Local rivers produce some amazing trophies.

Fall walleyes, especially late fall walleyes, are waiting to be caught. Local rivers produce some amazing trophies.

By JIM KALKOFEN The Best Time To Fish

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idle, the trees were showing o� and the only sound interrupting the

solitude was an occasional goose. Believe it or not, I laid my �shing

rod across my lap and thought back about what my Number One

passion – �shing rivers in fall – caused me to do.

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I used to love sneaking along creeks and �ushing grouse and wood ducks. Gave that up. I chased squirrels on the oak ridg-es. Gave that up. Loved to bow hunt. Gave that up. Goose hunt-ing – gave that up. Muskies and walleyes in lakes – also passed on those.

Because, I gave it all at the o�ce, which for me was river �shing.

It probably started due to all the stream trout �shing I did as a youngster and through the �rst three decades of my life. But, I really know it started because I was casting in the Wisconsin River one day in October, and I watched a guy in a boat nearby slipping the current and catching walleyes. I wanted to do that.

Maybe it was because during those early days of competitive wall-eye �shing, rivers were a big part of the competition. I had no idea how the guys did it but I watched from the camera-boat vantage point, in-terviewed them for stories and TV shows and jumped in their boats to learn �rst-hand. Wow! Did it make a di�erence!

Keith Kavajecz escorted me on the Mississippi River at Red Wing one February day in 1986. He showed me the art of vertical jigging in a river. I worked at it in my boat, and by August I felt very comfortable vertical jigging rivers. �at’s what my son and I learned that open water season. �at lesson will serve all fall river anglers well and the basic expla-nation follows.

Usually in fall I target the deeper holes with jigs and plas-tic. In local rivers, that means about eight feet and deeper. With a medium weight spinning rod, from 6 to 7 feet long, rigged with 8-pound FireLine, and a 1/4th ounce jig tied direct, I use a va-

riety of plastics. Companies that make the best in my opinion are Mister Twister, Northland, Ra-pala, Lindy, Berkley Gulp and PowerBait, and Strike King. My choice has been the 4-inch grub tails, although sometimes the 3-inch works better. Colors: white or pearl seem to out-per-form other colors. But, I always

have some pink, purple, blue and brown grubs with me. �e jig should have a longer shank and a wider gap hook for maximum hook-ups.

�at’s it for gear. �e next step is what keeps everything vertical. �e boat must be controlled with a bow-mounted electric trolling motor. It doesn’t matter which way the wind is blowing or cur-rent speed. It doesn’t even matter which way the boat is pointed. �e critical single thing to con-centrate on is keeping the jig bouncing bottom (or being held slightly o� bottom) with a line that is straight up and down from

jig to rod tip. Jigging motion is only a 6-inch rise and fall, with the jig only touching bottom oc-casionally to reassure the angler that the jig is in the �sh zone. If the jig hugs the bottom, snags or zebra mussels will claim it.

Do whatever is necessary to keep the jig under the rod tip. Speed up or slow down the elec-tric motor. With wind and cur-rent, the boat will pivot on the electric motor, and the person in the back of the boat won’t be able to keep a line as straight. If that occurs, both anglers should �sh from the bow.

In a typical river “hole,” that is 14-feet deep, there are many po-tential locations for feeding wall-eyes. Everything being equal, the head of the holes and the wash-out section on the lower ends seem to hold the �sh. But, if a few big muskies are occupy-ing the hole, walleyes could be much shallower or even in the deepest part of the hole. Make a pass through the center section and also repeat the dri� towards each shallower side. �e �sh will tell you their story. If one grabs the jig in 10-feet, work the hole on both sides of center at 10 feet.

Could the jig be dressed with leeches, minnows or crawlers? It could but doesn’t increase hook-ups (at least for me). However, that’s all some anglers use and they catch �sh.

OK, so the vertical jigging tactic is not working. Could be for any number of reasons but it could mean they’re not home. �ey could be in the shallower current stretches called �ats by the guys who write about �shing. �ese �ats that hold walleyes are usually 3 to 8 feet deep. �is is where the simplest method pro-duces results.

Fall rivers produce some exciting moments. Fishing for walleyes could result in muskies like this.

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With a 7 ½ foot medium-heavy spinning rod and 10 to 14-pound FireLine and a snap tied direct, attach a Rapala Husky Jerk (size 12 or 14), an original number 9 or 11 �oater, a �oating �under-Stick or similar lure. While mov-ing downstream, make a long cast and hold onto the rod. Speed the boat to keep the line tight to the lure (use the rod tip as your guide). When going upstream, poke along so the lures are really working, again by watching the rod tip. It may appear the boat is crawling just faster than the cur-rent, and that will be the case. When a shallow stretch shows up on the depth �nder, li� the rod tip high. If the rod tip indicates debris on the lure, snap it forward to free leaves or weeds.

If catching �sh in a certain stretch, don’t be bashful about making several passes. If the wall-eye only hit going upstream, �sh that direction, run downstream and repeat.

When most anglers hang up their rods in favor of feathery or furry pursuits, I stay on rivers until I cannot launch the boat. Sometimes the best river �shing occurs during ri�e deer season. Some years it goes until early December. But the peak seems to be late September, all of Octo-ber and as much of November as your �ngers can stand.

�e nice aspect of �shing Brainerd area rivers is that you will have them mostly to yourself. You will catch bonus smallmouth bass, pike and muskies. You will

see nature in all its glory. And you can do it close to home. However, these tactics will also work in the big rivers to the north, east, west and south of Brainerd as well, although certain tactics that re-quire much longer rods seem to be preferred by many anglers in those regions.

Knowing what happened to me, once you experience success this fall, be careful that rivers don’t drag you away from your favorite outdoor pursuits.

Did you know:• Each year MDHA chapters provide nearly $180,000 in scholarships to MDHA Forkhorn Camps across the state which provide outdoor and hunting education for nearly 900 youth annually.

• MDHA, through partnerships, has spent over $27 million to restore and rehabilitate critical wildlife habitat and high quality deer and wildlife habitat on public lands.

• MDHA’s Hides for Habitat Program has collected over 820,000 hides and raised $4.9 million for habitat projects throughout Minnesota.

• MDHA is a Forest Legacy Initiative Partner, obtaining easements on large private corporate forest lands to allow public hunting for generations to come.

• MDHA employs a full time lobbyist in the St. Paul to uphold MDHA members’ interests from across the state. Annually, MDHA invests about $50,000 in direct legislative efforts. More importantly, we inform and enable MDHA members to become involved.

NOW is the time to join one of MDHA’s 62 Chapters and be part of the largest Minnesota based conservation organization to

preserve our deer hunting heritage.

For more information on MDHA programs and to become a member, please visit our website www.mndeerhunters.com or call 1-800-450-3337

• MDHA is a Forest Legacy Initiative Partner, obtaining easements on large private corporate forest lands

• MDHA employs a full time lobbyist in the St. Paul to uphold MDHA members’ interests from across the state. Annually, MDHA invests about $50,000 in direct legislative efforts. More importantly, we inform and enable

NOW is the time to join one of MDHA’s 62 Chapters and be part

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EXCERPTS FROM DNR CONSERVATION OFFICERS’ WEEKLY REPORTS(EDITOR’S NOTE: Reports appear as they were written by conservation officers.)

June 15CO Marty Stage (Ely) spent time

in Two Harbors court testifying in a BWCAW snowmobile felony �eeing case. While working in the BWCAW, CO Stage encountered a group that had capsized their canoes right a�er leaving the landing. �e o�cer observed that they each had �shing poles along and asked if they had gotten their �shing li-censes. �ey said they had not, but that if the �sh just happened to end up in their boat… �e whole group then laughed for a while. �e o�cer waited for the laughter to die down, then identi�ed himself as a game warden and explained the high cost of �nes, how to purchase li-censes over the phone, and discussed all the other BWCAW rules that they had not felt necessary to be aware of before heading into the BWCAW wilderness for their �rst time.

June 22CO Don Bozovsky (Hibbing)

worked angling, boating, invasive spe-cies and state park enforcement. �e o�cer came along a 4-year-old and her grandmother �shing; however, they were not going to catch anything on the bait being used. �e o�cer scrounged up a couple night crawlers from under a log and helped the young girl catch the �rst �sh of her lifetime, followed by a couple others. When asked to see a �sh-ing license, an angler who was 16 said she was 15. When asked what her date of birth was, her brain wasn’t fast enough to do the math and she was 16, requiring

a license. �e angler then said she had an angling license, but didn’t have it with her and that her dad always told her to never go �shing without it. A�er all that, when the o�cer looked it up, she actu-ally had a �shing license. Enforcement action was taken on no angling license in possession, operate PWC at greater than no wake speed within 150 feet of shore, operate PWC during closed hours, insuf-

�cient PFDs, no navigation lights, oper-ate ATV in public waters, fail to remove boat drain plug, operate ATV on public highway, and a tra�c light violation.

CO Bret Grundmeier (Hinckley) spent a majority of the week checking boaters and anglers on area lakes. Viola-tions found included operating boats at night without navigational lights, �sh-

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Nature’s Cuisine• 1 tablespoon olive oil • ½ cup chopped onion• 2 celery stalks, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced• 1 teaspoon dried thyme • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary• 1 teaspoon dried oregano • 4 cups turkey stock• 16 ounces peeled and 1-inch diced butternut squash• 12 ounces turkey breast • 1 cup baby lima beans• 1 cup sweet corn kernels• 1 cup cracked wild rice, cooked to package specifications• Salt and pepper to taste • Lemon juice to serve

In a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and celery, cooking about 5 minutes until it starts to become translucent.

Add the minced garlic and stir, allowing to cook for about 30 seconds. Add the dried herbs and cook until fragrant.

Add the turkey stock, deglazing the pan in the process, and then add the butternut squash.

Add the turkey breast pieces to the pot, ensuring they’re mostly covered by the liquid. Bring the stock mixture to a boil and then turn down the heat to allow it to simmer, partially covered, for about 15 minutes or until the turkey meat is thoroughly cooked.

Remove and set aside turkey pieces. If butternut squash is cooked through, reserve about half of the vegetables using a slotted spoon. Blend remaining mixture using an immersion blender, food processor or regular blender (make sure to vent the lid of the blender - hot liquids can cause mini kitchen explosions).

Shred turkey breast using hands or two forks. Return the turkey and reserved vegetables to the pot. Add the baby lima beans, corn kernels and as much of the cooked rice as desired.

Allow to return to a simmer. The stew should be ready once the lima beans and corn are cooked through. Taste for salt and pepper.

To serve: scoop a 1- to 2-cup portion into a bowl and top with lemon juice to taste.NOTE: I almost always add lemon juice or another acid, such as apple cider

vinegar, to finish a soup or stew. It’s astonishing the flavors that come through when encouraged with acidity.

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cooking about 5 minutes until it starts to become translucent.Add the minced garlic and stir, allowing to cook for about 30 seconds. Add

the dried herbs and cook until fragrant.Add the turkey stock, deglazing the pan in the process, and then add the

butternut squash.Add the turkey breast pieces to the pot, ensuring they’re mostly covered

by the liquid. Bring the stock mixture to a boil and then turn down the heat to allow it to simmer, partially covered, for about 15 minutes or until the turkey meat is thoroughly cooked.

reserve about half of the vegetables using a slotted spoon. Blend remaining mixture using an immersion blender, food processor or regular blender (make sure to vent the lid of the blender - hot liquids can cause mini kitchen explosions).

reserved vegetables to the pot. Add the baby lima beans, corn kernels and as much of the cooked rice as desired.much of the cooked rice as desired.

Allow to return to a simmer. The stew should be ready once the lima beans and corn are cooked through. Taste for salt and pepper.

To serve: scoop a 1- to 2-cup portion into a bowl and top with lemon juice to taste.

vinegar, to finish a soup or stew. It’s astonishing the flavors that come through when encouraged with acidity.

Turkey Wild Rice StewAAEarly fall in Minnesota represents a time of great bounty: the summer garden head-liners are in full swing and the long-awaited late bloomers of autumn are trying to steal the limelight. Tomatoes, peppers, corn and beans commingle with winter squashes, cab-bages and root vegetables, their �avors ac-centuating one another in a way only foods that grow at the same time do.

In my recipe this edition, I’ve tried to cap-ture the essence of both seasons, incorporat-ing corn and fresh beans side-by-side with butternut squash and wild rice.

As with any of my recipes, substitutions are welcomed and encouraged - any kind of fresh “shelling” bean would work in this dish (shelling beans are fully formed fresh beans before they are dried for storage). Potatoes, turnips or zucchini could stand in place of butternut squash, only requiring slight ad-justments to cooking times.

Whether you follow this recipe to the let-ter or change it to your tastes, one thing is for certain: this stew is one to curl up with on a chilly Minnesota autumn evening.

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MMy �rst encounter with a Canadian Jay, also known a Gray Jay or Whiskey Jack, was canoeing in the Boundary Waters. �ey are fearless and friendly and would steal a piece of �sh right from your plate if le� unguarded. �ey live in the northern conifer boreal woods and have never met a pine, �r or balsam they didn’t like. Living with dual citi-zenship and lifetime mate they inhabit most of the United States and Canada border areas and extend from there to the vast high north regions of Canada, just short of the treeless tundra. Not having fear of humans comes from the remote areas in which they live. Campsites and people are an invitation to �nd easy food and satisfy their curiosity. One additional name they go by is “camp robber!”

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Campsites and people are an invitation to �nd easy food and satisfy their curiosityOne additional name they go by is “camp robber!”

On one occasion I encoun-tered these pu�y Grey Jays dur-ing a late fall deer hunting season. It was the last weekend of the northern Minnesota hunt. �e weather had turned very cold and it was snowing.

It had been a successful hunt and we triumphantly let our quarry hang outside the cabin. �e next morning we were en-tertained for hours as a pair of untiring Jays toiled. �e deer fat or suet had frozen solid. As hard as it was, it was being torn and stripped away piece by the Cana-

dians. Back and forth they �ew, stashing their prize quarry away in a place not to be forgotten. �is certainly is some premium fuel that would help keep them warm through the winter’s cold nights.

�ese are some of the north-ern latitude’s heartiest birds. �ey are tough enough to survive year-round in some very cold temper-atures. �e Canadian Jays are a member the family that includes crow and jay brothers and sisters. �ey need to be industrious and brazen as they store their excess food in bark crevices all summer

and revisiting it in harsh weather. Another trait, that would test other species strength, is they nest raise their young in late winter and ear-ly spring, not during the warmth of the short northern summer.

Canadian or Gray Jays usu-ally live in small groups. �ey �y making little noise as they ark in quiet swoops. Like many others of their family, they have a large variety of hoots, chatters and calls available, but are less likely to use them than the other jays.

�e Whiskey Jack is truly one of my favorite birds. �ey are

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rare because you usually have to be in the “way up north” to run into them. But when you do you most likely will get to know them because they follow you or watch your campsite for you, waiting for you to let your guard down. Re-member when I said they could swoop down and steal �sh right o� your plate? I once baited a couple with a cold frying pan with le�over breaded walleye. I was sitting at the same table no more than 3 feet from the pan. A�er a little squawking and jumping from branch to branch, they came. Swooping down from the jack pine, into the frying pan and o� to the hiding place. First one then the other; I swear they winked at me each time. �ey repeated the sequence until the last piece was gone. I always won-dered where they ended up hid-ing the �sh and when did they �-nally end up eating it? One thing is for certain they didn’t even leave me a tip.



TT�e leaves are changing, the

water temps dropping and

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on the prowl. Triggered by

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ants! A bonus — �shing pres-

sure drops signi�cantly, since

many are drawn to the woods

for other outdoor pursuits.

Take advantage of this time

of year to �nd giant walleyes

in north central Minnesota.

By JASON FREED


GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!GAME ON!Fall Is The Time To Go After Giant Walleye

To �nd the larger �sh in any system in the fall, one has to have an understanding of what they are a�er. Typically in most northern Min-nesota lakes that means ciscoes. During the fall, ciscoes are looking to spawn and this will draw a crowd. Find ciscoes, you will �nd �sh. Prime spawning grounds will include rocky �ats adjacent to shorelines and points that have deep water nearby. Ideally, there is also some weed growth as well that can serve a hideout spot for spawning ciscoes. While waiting for the right water temperature, the ciscoes will o�en suspend out in this deeper water. When the temperature gets to be around 42 degrees or so, the ciscoes move in and the walleyes will follow.

�e seasonal movements of walleyes also come into play. As the water temperature continues its decline, walleyes start to leave main lake structure in favor of shoreline points or even bays. As the walleyes move back to the shoreline structure, they will o�en set up along shore-line breaks as shallow as 4-6 feet of water and shallower if a sti� wind is blowing into shore. Given this fact, walleyes and ciscoes are on a collision course and the advantage goes to the toothy critters. What we want to focus on is the walleyes that will lurk near these rocky areas in

their pursuit of these tasty, fatty ciscoes. When looking for these areas on the maps, look for windblow points or shorelines

that have a steep break and deep water adjacent or nearby - this is the ideal set up for fall walleye �shing success.

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Steve Olson, owner of Chase on the Lake and Leisure Hotels. Steve Olson, owner of Chase on the Lake and Leisure Hotels.


One method to target the big-ger walleyes is to “super size” your baits. Keep in mind, if your goal is to catch a giant, don’t o�er them a snack, like a fathead or a small chub min-now. Go big or go home and that means redtail or chub minnow that is in the 6-9 inch class. In doing so, you will eliminate the smaller �sh from being part of the equation. Yes, this may mean less action, less bites, but not necessarily so. Lei-sure Outdoor Adventures owner Toby Kvalevog notes, “In the fall we will see bigger �sh ending up in the same area and form-ing schools in their search for bait�sh.” �us, if you catch one big’un, there will be others near-by. Jigging can still be an e�ec-tive presentation vessel for giant eyes but instead of your typical jig and shiner, try a bigger redtail or creek chub on a longer shank jig. To help with hook-sets, use a jig with a longer shank that accounts for the big-ger bait but also al-lows for ample hook space for solid hook ups. Good ones to consider are the o�erings from Kenkatch Tackle Company. Kenkatch has a line of jigs that come with the longer shank hook which are ideal for hooking on a 4-5 inch redtail or creek chub. You can make long cast toward shore and snap it aggressively back in the early fall. However, as temps drop, you may need to slow this presentation a bit. When the temps really plummet swimming the bait back might be the ticket. Allow it to tick the rocks, pause it, twitch it and this pause and

twitch will be when the walleye drills the bait.

A second option to consider is the many swimbaits that are on the


Jeff Andersen, co-owner of Leisure Outdoor Adventures.

Jeff Andersen, co-owner of Leisure Outdoor Adventures.


JASON FREED, is the President of Leisure Outdoor Adventures Guide Service. To go along with these management duties he is also a full time fishing guide and writer for the company. He resides in Baxter, Minn., with his wife Emilee and his two daughters, Macin and Hayden.

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market. Bass guys out West have known for years the viability of swim baits to lure big �sh, walleye guys need to do the same. Mak-ing long casts, swimming them just over the rocks will get you big bites. Look to match the bait �sh as best as you can when picking out your colors and adjust the size of your jig for the conditions you are �shing in. When the walleyes go a�er these baits, there is no

mistake, they crush them leading to Kevin VanDam-type hooksets!

As summer is but a distant memory the giants start to patrol the depths beneath our cooling fall waters. Driven by the need to feed as winter approaches, it is game on for big �sh. �e allure of chasing these giants is not so much for a �sh fry, rather it is the desire to match wits with the big-gest and baddest each lake has to

o�er. Get out there, chase down a giant and make a memory!

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CCampbell Galloway didn’t need to declare her love for strawberries -- the sticky red proof

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In a berry-hunting troupe that included her sister, cousins and grandparents, 8-year-old Camp-bell prowled the �elds at Ter-Lee Gardens in Bagley, where her family and others worked con-stantly crouching, �ngers picking busily through the leaves.

“To �nd really red ones and big ones and small ones that are really,

really red,” Campbell said.Strawberry season is short

in northern Minnesota. Picking begins usually around the �rst week of July and runs about three weeks. Berries should be plucked within a day or two of ripening, and local �elds such as Ter-Lee and Mistic Berry Farm in Pu-posky must protect their harvests from temperature swings that can disrupt growth.

“We do not let pickers in the �elds until those berries are re-ally ripe,” said Terry Nennich,

co-owner of Ter-Lee. “We take re-ally good care of them. �ere’s no question about that.”

Terry and his wife, Loralee Ne-nnich, have been in the growing business for more than 25 years. �eir sprawling 120-acre farm produces annually a cornucopia of vegetables and autumn decora-tions that Loralee brings several times a week to the Bemidji Area Farmers Market.

But people come for the straw-berries.

“Hey,” said Campbell, setting

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Visiting Ter-Lee Gardens with family, Brooklynn Sjostrom, 8, searches for strawberries to top off her bucket.

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down for a moment her over�ow-ing pail. “My hands turned pink.”

Dave and Marta Sjostrom, grandparents to Campbell and her young picking mates, host almost every summer what they call “Nana and Papa Camp.” Among Campbell, 12-year-old Olivia Galloway, 8-year-old Brooklynn Sjos-trom and 5-year-old Baya Sjostrom, Ter-Lee Gardens holds its own against the Headwaters Science Center and Paul Bunyan’s Animal Land.

“It’s really fun to �nd them, and to eat some along the way,” Olivia said of the straw-berries, admitting she sneaks the occasional berry from someone

else’s bucket. “If you’re hungry,” she said, “it’s

OK.”

Brooklynn wouldn’t say for sure that strawberries are her fa-vorite fruit -- “I think so,” she said -- but the very mention by her

grandparents of strawberry short-cake for lunch stirs a cautious en-thusiasm among the girls.

“We’ve never had it,” Campbell said. “�ey always say we’re going to make it, and we never do.”

�eir buckets full, the girls and grand-parents piled into an ATV that Terry uses to haul families around the property. �ey roared away, the young ones lick-ing their �ngers.

“A lot of �elds don’t let kids in,” Terry said. “We ca-ter to them.”

At Ter-Lee, chil-dren get their own

pails. �ey’re told to pick ahead of their adult representation -- “to pick the big ones,” Terry said.

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added, “I tell them they’re too old for that.”

Terry and Loralee used to have help from their own children around the farm. �eir three kids, now grown and graduated from college, sometimes prod their par-ents about scaling back.

“We always say it will be the next year,” Loralee said. “And then it gets bigger.”

�is year, the Nennichs had an excuse: Terry retired in April from the University of Minne-sota, where he worked 31 years as a professor focusing on fruit and vegetable production.

“Now, it’s kind of our retire-ment project,” Loralee said.

Away from the �elds and back toward the house, a homemade trailer with a striped awning sleeps in wait for its next trip to the market. Around the yard sits a series of high tunnels -- a type of

long, low greenhouse.Before plants reach the high

tunnels, the Nennichs pore over seed catalogs. �ey begin seeding in February and plant their straw-berries about April. In the fall, Lo-ralee brings pumpkins -- orange and white, warty and smooth -- to the farmers market through the end of October.

“I think this has to be in your blood,” Terry said. “If you’re in it just for the money, you’re going to get bored real quick.”

Leaning back, scanning the farm from the front row of their ATV, the Nennichs charted their week ahead.

“We do -- what? -- �ve farmers markets a week now?” Terry said.

“No. Four,” Loralee corrected. “�ere’s Bagley ….” Terry

trailed o�.“And I do Bemidji Sunday,

Tuesday, �ursday,” Loralee said.“But we have two on �ursday.”“But that’s one day,” Loralee

said, and Terry smiled.“Oh, whatever,” he said.

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: Reports appear as they were written by conservation officers.)

ing with too many lines, �shing without a license and keeping �sh out of season.One case was �nished up that involved an angler that couldn’t help but show o� his �shing success by posting pic-tures online. �e suspect posted pho-tographs that included smiling for the camera while holding up a sturgeon that was caught and kept out of season. �e suspect posing for the photos also didn’t bother to purchase an angling license.

June 29CO Paul Kuske (Pierz) ran into a

group of parents at a gas station. �ey joked with the O�cer, “Don’t come to our lake.” Later CO Kuske did go to “their” lake and found one of “their” kids illegally operating a jet ski. Enforce-ment action taken for allowing illegal juvenile operation and expired registra-tion. CO Kuske received another claim for compensation when a wolf killed a mature beef cow at an area ranch. While on patrol a person was cited for hav-ing three young kids as passengers in a class 2 ATV, none of which were wear-ing helmets or seat belts. CO Kuske and CO Musatov assisted the Army’s 189th Infantry Brigade at Camp Ripley, pro-viding safe boat coverage while troops conducted a training exercise on the Mississippi River. Assistance was pro-vided to District 3 o�cers in executing a search warrant.

July 7CO Mark Fredin (Aurora) worked a

busy week with lots of people up enjoying the weather on area lakes. Fredin started the week by performing a tra�c stop on a vehicle that went through a stop sign, driv-ing into opposing lane and speeding. Ap-proached the expecting an intoxicated driv-er instead was surprised by �nding a 13 year old child behind the wheel. Lots of boating activity was observed with some �shing. Violations for no angling license in posses-sion, fail to transfer boat title, expired boat registration, and Jet Ski operating at high speeds within 150� of docks. Fredin also took care of a bear that was shot by a home-owner and issued nuisance beaver permit.

CO Bret Grundmeier (Hinckley) worked a very busy 4th of July holiday week. A lot of boating and ATVing complaints were taken and violations found included illegal operation of jet-skis, unregistered watercra� and numerous ATVing viola-

tions. Time was also spent in Banning State Park a�er a hiker slipped o� a ledge and fell 20 feet down a cli�, in a remote area of the park. �e fall resulted in multiple injuries that included a broken leg. With the help of 20 other �rst responders from several com-munities, and ropes and pulleys, the hiker was strapped into a rescue sled and carried out. Other activity included manning the Turn In Poachers Wall of Shame at the Fin-layson Fourth of July Celebration.

CO Jim Robinson (Slayton) spent the week working boat and ATV safety. In-dependence Day Weekend brought great numbers of boaters to area lakes. Assis-tance was given Murray County Sheri� ’s Department when a complaint was re-ceived a�er some parents dropped their three children o� on one side of Lake Sarah, with PFDs, and allowed them to swim across the lake into 30 mph head-winds. �e three children were recov-ered safely by the parents and deputy.

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SSSome people refer to it as “�oating art.” �e Gull Lake Classic Boat Show, an annual event

at Bar Harbor, is considered by some to be the top vintage boat show in the country. At

least, that’s what Jim Wangard, of Classic Boating Magazine, has to say about the event.

“Gull Lake has probably gone to number one status,” Wangard said. “Maybe that’s why we return every August. You know it won’t disappoint.”

�e Gull Lake Classic Boat Show will be Aug. 29 at Bar Har-bor. �e show begins at 9 a.m. and concludes with a parade of vintage boats at around 4 p.m., weather permitting.

Wangard said the show is number one for many reasons. �e setting is beautiful, for one, as it’s not held an industrial wa-terfront as some shows are. Bar Harbor has actually expanded its docks this year, in part to prepare for the two boat shows it’s host-ing this summer- the Gull Lake Classic Boat Show and the Inter-

national Boat Show, which will be in September.

Jason Raasch, along with his wife, Melissa, and friend, Ted Rog-ers, started the Gull Lake Classic Boat Show in 2009. While they enjoyed the annual boat show at Moonlight Bay in Crosslake - the White�sh Antique and Classic Boat Show - they realized that there were enough vintage boats on the Gull Lake Chain alone for the area to have its own show. Plus, there would be far less transporta-tion necessary to show the boats.

Raasch owns Wood Boat Shop, which is located north of Bar Harbor. He repairs, re�nish-es and restores wood boats. �e boat show was also a way to show the community his work. But the

show ended up getting much big-ger than Raasch ever expected.

“It’s in the top �ve boat shows for sure,” Raasch said. “�at’s due to the major collectors in the area who bring quality boats. Most shows have one or two exotic boats, but over half our show is exotic stu�.”

Wangard agreed that the Gull Lake Classic Boat Show has a number of high quality boats, and a large number of boats in general. He contacted Hagerty Marine Insurance regarding the show, which reported that based on insured value of the boats at the event, it would easily be the number-one show in the country.

With monetary value, Wan-gard said, comes rarity. �e Gull Lake show not only features

History On The Water

Gull Lake Classic Boat Show One Of Best In The Country

History On The WaterKermit Sutton is pictured in “Ondine,” his 1926 Belle Isle Super Bearcat, a 30-foot runabout with a Hispano-Suiza V-12 engine. Boats like this one will be on display Aug. 29 at Bar Harbor for the annual Gull Lake Classic Boat Show.

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many rare boats but also rotates the boats every year - so visitors aren’t seeing the same watercra� time and again. Many varieties are represented: Chris-Cra�s, Gar Woods, Hacker-Cra�s, Dodges and Canadian boats.

Dave Bortner, who owns Freedom Boat Service and also specializes in wood boats, of-fered some history of the era of wood boats. Few wood boats were built in comparison to how many boats are manufactured to-day. In part, that was due to the great depression, which in some cases forced major boat builders to build only 20-30 boats a year. Of all the boats made in the era, only around 30 percent are still in existence today.

�e boats were also made with an incredible amount of cra�smanship, Bortner said, because at the time la-bor was less expensive than materi-als. �e opposite is true today.

Larger wood boats are espe-cially rare because most of them were built before World War II. �ey were built larger and grand-er, and today there are few to go around. A�er WWII, the boats were made smaller and simpler, Wangard said.

One of the largest collectors on the Gull Lake Chain is Lee Anderson, who owns 36 vintage boats. He plans to bring around �ve of them to the Gull Lake

Classic Boat Show. One of those is a 33-foot Baby Gar - but don’t take the name too seriously. �e boat seats 12-14 people and has six mahogany cocktail tables.

“�ere’s nothing baby about Baby Gars,” Anderson said. “�ey’re huge.” Anderson’s is called the Johnny Johnson IV and was made in 1926. It has a 1917 Liberty V12 inverted aircra� engine in it, and it’s one of only nine Baby Gars that are still in existence.

Anderson said that the 1917 Liberty V12 is a 400 horsepow-er engine. It replaced the earlier engines that were usually only around 200 horsepower.

A�er the �rst World War, Raas-ch said, there was a surplus of air-cra� motors. “�ey were put into boats for major speed and were seriously dangerous,” he said.

Many of the vintage boats that will be at the show were made at a time when speed records were constantly challenged and bro-ken. One of the most famous races was the Gold Cup Race, and Anderson plans to bring two Gold Cup winning boats to the Gull Lake Classic Boat Show.

Bortner said the engines in the boats were, at the time, the abso-lute cutting edge of technology. Advancements were being made in the internal combustion en-gine and in aluminum alloys.

“�ere were constant speed

records and e�orts to go faster on the water,” Bortner said.

In many ways, vintage boat owners and collectors are preserv-ing a fascinating era of history, and the boats on display will o�er a glimpse into that period of time.

�e Gull Lake Classic Boat Show on Aug. 29 will include free boat rides provided by a boat mu-seum from Alexandria, Minn., beginning at 11 a.m. Awards, a serious source of pride in the vintage boat owning commu-nity, will be presented in the af-ternoon, followed by a parade of boats around the Gull Chain of Lakes, if weather permits.

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Anxiously I sat in my recliner watching the forecast. �e weath-

er for tonight was forecasted to bring snow! I was as giddy as a

school boy as visions of spot and stalk whitetails danced in my

head. For me, good ingredients for a spot and stalk hunt are ei-

ther a so� fresh snow or a light rain and a consistent wind, pro-

vided it isn’t too hard. Tomorrow according to the forecaster

promised to bring just that.

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promised to bring just that.

Indeed it did snow and given the temperatures the snow would remain quiet underfoot. Snow can be a funny thing; if the temperatures don’t coop-erate snow can begin to sound about as bad as walking over the top of dried oak leaves. If you hit the weather cor-rectly, snow can be a very big bonus for spot and stalk deer hunting. It can be very quiet under foot, a de�nite advan-tage given the whitetails excellent hear-ing. Other good weather to hope for is a light rain. If it rains the night before, conditions are perfect. �e undercover is quiet and usually brush and grasses you bump into aren’t all that wet. A light rain during the hunt is good, too, provided you have good optics and clothing to handle the moisture.

�e next ingredient for a good spot and stalk hunt is wind. Wind like snow can be good or bad. No wind can be bad as it seems to make the woods eerily quiet. Too much wind is typi-cally bad as it makes deer nervous and jumpy. Get that perfect wind, say around 10-12 mph, and now you have something to work with. �is type of wind helps mask some noise and al-lows you to tell the wind direction, a key component for any deer hunt.

Now let us take a look at non-weather factors. I tend to prefer a spot and stalk hunt a�er my morning sit. I have several reasons I do this. First o� is that the good hours for natural deer movement seem to be in that �rst

hour of light, with deer heading from feeding to bedding areas. �at being the case, I prefer to sit this time period out in hopes of catching a deer mov-ing. Typically around 10 a.m. I begin my spot and stalk hunt. By this time the deer have usually settled down as have other hunters giving you an idea of hunter locations.

Before taking my �rst steps, though, a few things have to be in order. First and foremost is my footwear. Spot and stalk means stealth and cover-ing some ground. I don’t need a heavy boot with a wide footprint. What I do need is something lightweight giving me the quietest foot drop possible and a good feel. By feel I mean being able to feel sticks underfoot before putting your entire weight down. �e second order of business is apparel. When on the move, even on a cold day, it is im-portant to not overdress, which causes several problems. Sweating is the �rst problem caused by wearing too many clothes. Not only can the deer smell this but it also can end up making you chilled when you stop moving. �e second thing about overdressing is marshmallow man syndrome. Too many clothes make you bulky. A large amount of clothes increases your visu-al footprint and also makes it harder to weave in between trees and branches without bumping into them. �is leads me to my next point about clothing — wear quiet fabric! Loud fabrics such Sp

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Next is optics. When spot and stalk whitetail hunting good op-tics are a must! �is type of hunt-ing relies on you being quiet and seeing the deer before it sees you. �is is very important and good binoculars should never be for-gotten. Do not use your scope to scan for deer, this is a danger-ous practice and could �nd you pointing your muzzle towards another hunter!

It now seems like we are ready to start right? Well, not quite yet! It is now time to map your route. �ings to consider are: what way is the wind blowing? Where am I comfortable walking without get-ting turned around? What way is out to the nearest point I rec-ognize? Where is the sun? What route provides the quietest walk-ing? A good spot and stalk hunt will take these questions and use them to their advantage. Let us �rst examine the wind. A spot and stalk hunt is probably over before it starts if you hunt with the wind to your back. A deer has an excellent sense of smell; in fact it is believed to be 100 times bet-ter than humans. �at said, even with good scent control products, there is a good chance of being picked o� by a deer’s nose before you ever know the deer is there if you don’t keep the wind in your favor. Next is the sun. �is is o�en not thought about but it should be. �e sun can help you keep track of your direction but it also helps camou�age the hunter. By keeping the sun to your back

the hunter is o�en hidden, es-pecially in early or late hours of the day. �ink about the last time you looked into the sun, I bet you didn’t see a whole lot else. Finally plan your route. �is will help in not getting lost and taking the quietest path ahead. Take the perimeter of that slash don’t go down the middle. Go around that downed tree not over it. �is goes on and on, but planning your route can make a big di�erence in not making noise or being seen.

Now it is �nally time to hunt. �e sun is to your back, the breeze is in your face. Your route is planned. �e hunt has begun. �is is the time to remember the old saying, slow and steady wins the race. �is is not a fast walk game. Take slow steps, carefully watching and feeling for sticks underfoot, all the while scanning ahead. Stop frequently and scan the woods ahead and around you with your optics. Scan it twice. It is amazing how o�en we miss something the �rst time. Re-member movement is o�en what busts a hunter especially in low light conditions where a deer’s pupils open three times wider than our own. One last tip is al-ways look behind you when you stop. I have o�en passed deer without seeing them, despite my best e�orts, only to have them try and sneak away behind me a�er I have passed.

Spot and stalk deer hunting is a challenge but given the right gear, the right amount of patience and stealth and a little bit of luck, it can also be one of the most re-warding types of hunting to do. �at next morning proved to be every bit as good as I thought it would be. �e snow was so� and quiet, the wind light and steady, the sun was out to add some

extra cover and I quietly snuck along my favorite route. I hadn’t been hunting much more than an hour when I noticed a doe feed-ing along a windrow. I wanted to get a little closer as I had my muzzleloader with so I slowly crawled in an attempt to close the distance. As my head peered back over hill that separated us I was greeted with the site of a big buck. His antlers glowed in the sun and time seemed to stop for a mo-ment. When the smoke cleared and the evidence was examined, it appeared I got a little excited and missed, but that’s hunting and I will always remember sneaking to within 60 yards of that buck. It was a great hunt!


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We all know ru�ed grouse numbers have been down in recent years. �e Minnesota DNR con-ducts annual springtime ru�ed grouse drumming counts. �e good news is the spring counts revealed almost identical numbers to 2014 when the spring the counts were up 34 percent in the northern part of the state and stable in southern Minnesota. �e bad news is, well, the grouse population didn’t rise.

Ru�ed grouse populations peak roughly every 10 years, then fall dramatically before beginning a gradual upturn. Biologist still don’t fully understand the reason grouse populations cycle up and down. �e last ru�ed grouse population peak occurred in 2009. �e 2015 drumming appears to verify the population upturn has started.

Will the stable drumming counts result in more ru�ed grouse �ushes this fall? �at remains to be seen. Personally, I have not seen any broods of young grouse this summer.

But, favorable June weather may result in larger broods of young grouse this fall. �e tiny balls of �u� are vulnerable to wet weather and cold during their �rst week or so of life, and can easily succumb to hypothermia.

But all is not lost for those willing to stomp the forests on opening day. Despite a population that cycles up and down, Minnesota is usually the na-tions top producer of ru�ed grouse, even during low population cycles.

All through population lows, grouse hunters will want to concentrate their hunting e�orts in the ab-solute best habitat.

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Male ruffed grouse do drum in the fall. Follow the dull sounding, thump, thump, thump, and you may end up with a grouse in your game pouch.

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duces small, white or light green berries that ru�s �nd irresistible.

Gray dogwood grows in damp areas and is prevalent in the tran-sition zone where alder lowlands rise and meet an aspen forest. Also look for gray dogwood along creeks, especially those with an open canopy. Ru�ed grouse may be found feeding on dogwood fruit throughout the day, but the best time to hunt around food sources is during late a�ernoon, since grouse will �ll their crops before going to roost.

�is year there appears to be a bumper crop of gray dogwood berries, at least in central Minne-sota, I’ve noticed shrubs loaded with berries this summer. �e re-sult? Finding those grouse during their a�ernoon feeding session will be easier. Find the dogwood berries, and you’ll likely �nd grouse.

Opening day grouse hunt-ers can also �nd ru�ed grouse

by walking logging trails or the edges meadows and other for-est openings. Many plant spe-cies on which ru�ed grouse feed upon are sun-loving plants, and openings in the forest allow cer-tain plant species to prosper that would otherwise be unable to compete. Dogwood, chokecher-ry, hazel, high-bush cranberry, clover, wild strawberry and other grouse favorites grow along log-ging roads or on the edges of openings. Ru�s are further at-tracted to logging roads because there they can gather gravel for their gizzards, and take a dust bath in the sandy areas.

If there is such a thing as a clas-sic ru�ed grouse covert, it would have to include an area that was logged a decade or so ago and has since regenerated into thick aspen. If the area also has mature aspens, natural openings, and al-der lowlands nearby, so much the better.

Opening day grouse hunters should �nd at least a few birds if they focus on prime habitat.

BILL MARCHEL is a wildlife and outdoors photographer and writer whose work appears in many regional and national publications as well as the Brainerd Dispatch. He may be reached at [email protected].

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If you flush a grouse and don’t get a shot (or miss) it is usually a good idea to walk in the direction the grouse flew since early season birds typically don’t fly more than about 150 yards before landing. This is especially a good idea when grouse numbers are low.

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Find gray dogwood berries during early fall, and you’ll find ruffed grouse, especially as the sun is setting in the west.

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A well-trained hunting dog is invaluable to finding grouse, especially during early season before the leaves have fallen, and during times of low grouse numbers.


DNR CalendarAugust 14 Camp Ripley archery hunt application deadline. 14 Bear baiting start date. 27 Minnesota State Fair.

September 1 Crow hunting (third season) opens. 1 Mourning dove season opens. 1 Bear season opens. 1 Snipe and rail hunting season opens. 5 Early Canada goose season starts. 10 Anterless deer and special hunt lottery deadline. 12 Youth Waterfowl Day (tentative). 14 Smallmouth bass - 2015 late catch and release only

season-South and West of U.S. Hwy 53 from Duluth to International Falls except Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County.

14 Smallmouth bass - 2015 catch and release season only (statewide).

15 Stream trout (fall) SE - 2015 season catch and release season only.

19 Deer hunt-archery season opens. 19 Small game-rabbit, squirrel season opens. 19 Sharptail, ruffed and spruce grouse; Hungarian

Partridge; woodcock seasons open. 22 Early Canada goose season closes. 26 Waterfowl season opens (tentative). 26 Take-a-Kid Hunting weekend. 26 Prairie chicken season opens.

October 3 Fall turkey season opens. 4 Prairie chicken season closes. 10 Pheasant hunting season opens. 15 Stream trout (fall) SE - 2015 season catch and

release season only closes. 15 Camp Ripley archery deer hunt opens. 15 Special youth deer season opens.

16 Camp Ripley archery deer hunt closes. 17 Raccoon, red fox, gray fox, badger, opossum

(north) hunting and trapping season opens. 18 Bear season closes. 18 Special youth deer hunt season closes. 24 Furbearer trapping opens in the north zone for

beaver, mink, muskrat and otter. 24 Raccoon, red fox, gray fox, badger, opossum

(south) hunting and trapping season opens. 31 Crow hunting (third season) closes. 31 Camp Ripley archery deer hunt (second season)

opens. 31 Furbearer trapping opens in the south zone for

beaver, mink, muskrat and otter.

November 1 Camp Ripley archery deer hunt (second season)

closes. 1 Fall turkey season closes. 2 Snipe and rail hunting season closes. 2 Woodcock season closes. 7 Minnesota firearm deer hunting season opens. 9 Mourning dove season closes.

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can be heard throughout the summer around every lake in the Midwest, and the country for that matter. And when we play hard, we need gear that will play just as hard and be ready for it all over again the next day.

�e Fugoo Speaker system is a rug-ged, ready to rock and roll Bluetooth speaker system that is right at home in the rough and tumble outdoors. We had a chance to take it for a spin and put it to the test so we could bring you a compre-hensive review on if this speaker would be able to withstand the rigors of an ac-tive summer outing.

At its core is exactly that - a core. �e Fugoo core is built with six sym-metrical speakers including two tweet-ers, two mids and two passive radiators that provide a richer bass. Delivering up to 95 dB of clean sound, the Fugoo has the sound quality to match or beat any of the other similarly priced speak-ers that we’ve tested. �e placement of the speakers gives the Fugoo a true 360 degree sound spread and listeners at any angle will hear the total sound.

�e core itself is IPX67 rated, mean-ing it is dust-proof, mud-proof, shock-proof and waterproof. �e 6 portion of the 67 is the rating for solid particles, and it’s at the top of the range, meaning it has complete protection against solid par-ticles as small as dust specks. �e 7 por-tion is the water resistance, and means it will be waterproof in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. What this

really means is that this speaker system is right at home on the beach, on a hike, on the boat or on an ATV.

We took the liberty of actually test-ing this for ourselves and the speaker withstood water baths, being rolled around in the mud, and we also drove over it with a Chevy Envoy and dropped it o� the top of the Envoy’s roof while we drove away. �e Fugoo passed with �y-ing colors, still working �awlessly.

In order to give it the shock-proof and crush-proof superhero powers, we did have to use the Tough jacket. One way the Fugoo sets itself apart is by giv-ing you the options of using di�erent jackets with the core speaker system. �ink of it as having di�erent cases for your phone; di�erent cases are better for di�erent situations. �e Tough jacket is made of aluminum and �ber reinforced resin, enveloping the core speaker in im-penetrable armor.

�ere are other jackets that you can purchase for your Fugoo core, like the Sport jacket which is a little lighter, more streamlined and a little more stylish. �ere is also a Style jacket that is even more streamlined and would be right at home indoors in a library or study. What’s great about this is you can use the exact same speaker in each of these settings, and just change the jacket.

�e speakers also come with di�er-ent mounting options that you can pur-chase and these are really great. �ere is a tripod mount, a strap mount and a bike mount and, honestly, with these

three options we were able to mount this thing to just about anything. We took it out with the iStabilizer arm and it gave us even more options. �ere is also a remote control made for the Fugoo. Un-fortunately we weren’t able to get our hands on one of those.

�e sound quality of the speaker is amazing. It uses Bluetooth technology to pair with your device and it also has a mini jack input in case you have a device that doesn’t have Bluetooth technology. Fugoo recommends di�erent songs and artists from wildly di�erent genres to test the range of sound like Hotel Cali-fornia, Da� Punk and Lindsey Stirling. We tried them all and the Fugoo per-formed excellently.

�e speaker also incorporates a micro-phone so you can use it to make or take phone calls, which is a huge bene�t when you are on the go. �is also allows you to use Google Now or Siri for voice controls.

Battery life is another plus in the Fugoo’s favor. �e promo materials and website boasted a 40-hour battery life, and they delivered. Run in four to eight hour shi�s at a time the Fugoo lasts just a hair over 41 hours before automati-cally turning o� to preserve the settings. It only took a couple of hours to reach a full recharge. Partner this impressive battery life with a solar charger like the Eton BoostSolar and you’ve got a match made in musical heaven.

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