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In an undisclosed location, SW MN. On my official pheasant route.

The non-profits will need to band together and push for some legislative change. A couple key issues are: guests not being able to use debit cards for raffle tickets and the 50k cap on total prizes without a paid gambling manager. In between the advent of digital payment methods (Square, Venmo...

Very nice! Do you by chance remember the WIA unit number that was mowed or hayed? I'll let the right folks know so the WIA website gets updated :)

That's an interesting answer. I think you have to separate: 1)drainage ditches/buffers, 2)roadside ditches, and 3)land owned by a watershed district. And above all else, I'd ask a local enforcement officer if you have the chance. And also keep in mind, every state differs on this stuff so what...

I see them on public land at least once a year typically. I also know of 7-8 coveys in the area around my house that I've seen from the road periodically over the last 4-5 years. They're around, but they're mobile. They do not like thick or tall grass, generally speaking, so most public...

Hard to ask for better weather and conditions for a MN pheasant opener. I felt an incredible sense of gratitude being out on the prairie with my dogs again. At the end of the day I was grinning ear to ear watching the pup run through a patch of milkweed that was blowing like snow. Hope...

A new acquisition doesn't show up in the Rec Compass until the WMA has been designated by a Commissioner's Designation Order. Until that point, the land may be owned by the state and open to hunting, etc., but technically it's not a WMA. Typically those orders are only issued once or twice a...

OnX. Download offline maps in advance for the area you plan to hunt as TBear rec'd.

The Flush Season 9 Episode 2 MN sharpie-ruff-sprucie hunt

Here's my completely scattered MN dove primer: There are a small number of WMA foodplots in SW MN that are planted with small grains (wheat/oats/etc). Crop rotations vary by the year. Call the Marshall, Windom, or Slayton Area wildlife offices for more information. New prairie seedings that are...

Compared to 2019: - Hunted 33 days - 33 different public land units, 9 counties - Didn't track total flushes or hours hunted - Harvested 27 roosters - all public land

- Hunted 49 days - 57 total different public land units in 15 counties, primarily in South Central and South West MN - Total hours hunted was ~100. Most hunts were just an hour after work. - Total birds flushed 428 - Total birds harvested was 43 - all MN public land I don't count misses :)

You're right. Farmers do often get away with draining stuff not visible from the road, although regular aerial imagery makes this a lot more difficult. I guess my point was more - you don't need "marketing" to stop that activity, nor do you really need new laws - you need better enforcement.

The political will is simply not there to enforce anything with roadsides, even where the state does have jurisdiction (State highways). Buffer law enforcement proved that. The vast majority of the roads in rural MN are NOT under state jurisdiction or ownership so it's even less likely there...

Bob I believe Carl and Verna Schmidt donated both of those pieces of land (Bur Oak and Verna Schmidt WMA).

The State has occasionally accepted donations of land to be managed for wildlife as WMAs under the condition from the donors that they be closed to hunting. Bur Oak WMA in Le Sueur County is one that is closed to hunting but open to trapping. Other WMAs, like Talcot Lake, Walnut Lake, and Lac...

Long-time listener, first-time caller. Or whatever people say. I've noticed that there are a few WMAs in SW Minnesota that are completely landlocked (ie not even a skinny access lane). Most of these have judicial ditches that connect to the property from a public road. Can you walk down the...