Was in the woods NW of Bemidji two weeks ago and my hunting partner found just under a dozen deer ticks crawling on him. I had treated my pants and gaiters with permethrin and did not pick up any. The dog is on Bravecto and has a Seresto collar, flicked a couple off of him and did not find any attac...

Senate tabled bill. From MPR "After at times emotional testimony, the Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee on Thursday voted to table a proposal to transfer White Earth State Forest land to the White Earth Nation, a tribal nation located east of Fargo. Because the bill was laid on t...

From the Bemidji paper: The bill (Senate File 3480 and House File 4304) was sponsored by state Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, and Rep. Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis. “The bill is changing as we speak,” Nelson said. “They are now wanting first right of refusal on (the sale of) private property ht...

Apologies, I did not mean to derail the intent of the topic. Getting old sucks and I am not that old (59), crippling injuries added to the fun. Everyone has heard the mantra of 'do it now' before you get old, its pretty good advice. My plans of retiring and chasing birds on the prairie are pretty mu...

I hope to get out more this fall. Past 3 years I've only made it out for opener due to surgeries and resultant nerve damage in my right hand. Shooting is a challenge, cold makes it worse. Honestly, a little scared to be out on my own with a gimp hand, if I fell out of a boat it would be trouble. Eve...

Normally drink whiskey and I do not care for the spiced rums. However, I do enjoy a dark rum and coke. Try Lamb's Navy rum or Pusser's. I have had very good Tequila and enjoyed it straight, unfortunately don't recall the name. Too expensive to buy bottles and hope, have a couple that were not what I...

I thought farm raised Atlantic had better flavor than the Kings and Coho I caught in Lake MI. Started smoking all the lk MI salmon. Actually, for smoking I preferred lk MI Lake Trout over the salmon. In the NWT we used to fry Lake Trout and they were pretty tasty.

Friends stayed at a motel in Montevideo, can't recall name, said it was dog friendly.

Unique bird, congratulations.

Question about the stocking foot style, do you wear an extra pair of socks either inside or outside of the foot? Just wondering how the foot stands up to wear. Buddies son was talking about waders vs hip boots a couple weeks ago and had never heard of the wader pants.