Points North
The coming year is…predictable
By Shawn Perich
What will the New Year bring? A friend in the taconite industry offered a prediction.
“The crappie lakes on the Iron Range are gonna take a hit this winter,” he said.
It’s a wry take on a grim situation. Hundreds of laid off mine workers will have lots of time for ice fishing this
Are we doing enough to promote hunter safety?
By Shawn Perich
The hunter in the tree stand was over 100 yards away, across a plantation of waist high white spruce. Stepping out slow and quiet from the big timber, I saw him first. To be polite, I changed my course to skirt wide around him and not mess up his hunt.
When a hunter is unaware of your
Pittman-Robertson funding grows, meets new challenges
By Shawn Perich
Since it was signed into law in 1937 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Pittman-Robertson Act has been the cornerstone of American wildlife conservation. The original act took over an 11 percent excise tax on firearms and ammunition, which Department of the Interior distributed to state
As hunting season ends, another begins
By Shawn Perich
Last week I went grocery shopping for the first time since September. I’d stopped by the store to pick up perishables every week or two, but this was the first time I’d roamed the aisles with a shopping cart. Sure, I’m only buying for one (well one plus two large dogs) but even
With venison, preparation is the key to good flavor
By Shawn Perich
An alternative deer report
By Shawn Perich
It’s odd to spend the final weekend of deer season at home. Typically, I hunt to the bitter end, but this year there was enough venison in the freezer after the second weekend. The only reason to go hunting was to shoot a big one and, well, that wasn’t reason enough.
So I