Hunting and Fishing

By THOM GABRUKIEWICZ
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The searing heat of summer has given way to the coolness of fall - and that means different opportunities for outdoor pursuits.

Less backpacking, sure, but more snowshoeing.

By BRIAN BLOMSTER
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
On a not-too-long stretch of a Northern California river, techniques varied; personalities, too. This was monotheism of many _ sometimes clashing _ denominations.

Despite the dogmatic differences, though, all agree the object of veneration is worth the liturgical conflict.

By PAUL MCHUGH
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The best procedure for inviting a crab to come home with you for dinner can be a wee bit hard to nail down. I discovered this as I simultaneously juggled a hoop net on my knees, tried to maintain balance in a kayak, to keep my grip on a wildly flailing red rock crab, and to hold a measuring stick across his back to see if he was legal.

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By BRYAN BRASHER
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Every hunting dog owner should carry a first-aid kit with standard medical supplies for treating injuries in the field. An Internet search on Google produces hundreds of results for K-9 first-aid kits that range from $20 to $400.

By BRYAN BRASHER
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Dr. Shannon McGee always draws chuckles when he tells people that two of the chief items in his hunting dog first-aid kit are Super Glue and duct tape.

By BRYAN BRASHER
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Later this year _ Nov. 26, to be exact _ I will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the day I killed my first whitetail deer.

Looking back on that day, about the only bad memory I have is the fit I threw when my father and grandfather refused to let me display the 80-pound spike buck on the tailgate of our truck for the ride home.

By RON SCHARA
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Colorful trails. Peaceful walks in a popple woods. The poetic motion of a bird dog with a nose full of scent. The whirr of wings from who knows where.

These are some of the special ingredients in the pursuit of ruffed grouse.

But they are not all what's special.

What's missing are the zealots.

By BOB HODGE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
It's been a tough year for fans of the USA when it comes to international sports competitions.

It doesn't matter if its Davis Cup tennis, Ryder Cup golf or World Cup soccer, the USA has been BAD.

By RON SCHARA
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Over the passing autumns, I've heard a thousand hunting stories and probably told just as many.

In the recently published Minneapolis Star Tribune hunting section, I read still more hunting stories _ great tales submitted by readers.

If anything, these yarns might prove that as a species we humans haven't changed much.