Eric Morken is a writer and editor at Outdoor News, specializing in outdoor sports and activities. With a focus on local news in the Alexandria, Minnesota area, Eric covers a range of topics including hunting, fishing, and outdoor conservation. His work has been featured in various publications including the Echo Press Newspaper, Prairie Business magazine, and The Dickinson Press.
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By: Eric Morken
Lance Klersy, left, of Monticello High School, and Ross Huper of Alden-Conger High School both shot perfect 100s to tie for first in the male division during the individual championship at the Minnesota State High School League’s State Tournament on June 21. (Photo by Drew Tri/USA Clay Target League)
By: Eric Morken
While a location for the 2024 Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener in Minnesota has not yet been made official, a representative with the DNR told Outdoor News that the agency is seeking a location north of the Twin Cities for this year’s event. The 2024 firearms deer opener will be on Nov. 9. (Stock photo)
By: Eric Morken
Many flashlights and headlamps used by hunters today feature multiple-color settings that allow a person to use white light to make a recovery of an animal like this, while having the option to use a more subtle light setting, like a red light, for getting in and out of the woods before and after hunts. (Photo courtesy of Sitka Gear)
These bucks were part of more than a dozen deer that Morken watched with his spotting scope on the evening of July 23. They were all feeding in a field full of natural forbs and grasses. (Photo by Eric Morken)
A buck stands at attention while feeding on forbs in a field this summer. In the video below, Eric Morken breaks down what he is looking for from an early-season archery setup. (Photo by Eric Morken)
Pictured is an Iron Will single-bevel broadhead with bleeder blades. Morken has become a believer in the effectiveness of single bevels after seeing the results of many quick kills of whitetails during the past four years. (Photo by Eric Morken)
The duck hunting station at this year’s Youth Outdoor Activity Day in Alexandria, Minn., was one of the more popular activities as kids popped up out of blinds and shot nerf guns at a picture of incoming mallards after a calling sequence. This year’s Youth Day, which is an entirely-free event that lets kids take part in more than 50 activities, drew 2,112 kids for a fun-filled day outdoors. (Photo courtesy of Angie Krebs)
The author practices his shooting from his hunting saddle this August. Morken says hunting out of a saddle instead of a hang-on stand is at the top of the list in terms of gear that has made mobile hunting more enjoyable for him. (Photo courtesy of Eric Morken)
From left to right, Hunter Krebs, Ryker Johnson, Macoy Denny, and Wyatt Krebs, along with the Krebs’ hunting dog, Winnie, celebrate a successful morning in the marsh during a Minnesota youth waterfowl hunting season. (Photo courtesy of Dean Krebs)
A buck slips into a bed two hours after daylight during a hunt Morken had on the morning of Sept. 1, 2024, in North Dakota. If you have setups that provide great access opportunities into security cover with good natural vegetation for deer to feed on, then you have a chance at success during early-season morning hunts. (Photos courtesy of Eric Morken)
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