Learning to Live with Them
On the North Shore, a calendar month is little more than a series of small squares on the pages. Consider the month of June, which...
Shawn Perich
Dogs Have Good Advice
Sometimes it is wise to follow the advice of a dog, especially when slippery, spring snow is involved. Several inches of new snow from a...
The Future is in North Shore Anglers’ Hands
It’s hard to recall just when it started. I remember Dad picked me up after morning kindergarten on a spring day and we went to...
Protect Native Fish—Where They Remain
A couple of groups I follow on Facebook are devoted to native fish, primarily brook trout, but actually native fish of all species. The groups...
A Community of Mediocrity
Recently, a friend suggested a hunting-oriented podcast he enjoys. I gave a listen, but switched it off when the topic turned to Chronic Wasting Disease,...
A Sign of the Times?
Our 2021 rifle deer season came to a short and sweet end when my hunting partner Al Lutkevich killed a buck that was too large...
Commercializing wildlife lands
It appears the Minnesota DNR isn’t doing everything it ought to be in order to maintain and improve fish and wildlife habitat on state lands...
Is waterfowl conservation slipping away?
If you felt the ground shake recently, it wasn’t a minor earthquake. It was Minnesota’s deceased waterfowl biologists, lions of the 20th century conservation movement,...