Eric Morken

This year’s Minnesota State High School Clay Target League Trap Shooting Championship will run June 15-23.

It was about an hour later when a mature nine-pointer appeared from the bedding area I had kayaked past, offering a perfect 15-yard shot.

Coaches and student-athletes from the Ortonville trap shooting program pose for a photo from the Class 3A championship in Alexandria on June 17. Ortonville has 25 kids on the team this spring and eight of those shooters finished the regular season among the top 100 shooters in the state, including five among the top 10. (Contributed photo)

A survey of turkey hunters authored by the DNR from the 2024 fall season and 2025 spring season shows that the majority of Minnesota hunters are largely satisfied with their overall turkey hunting experience right now. Many also supported a two-bird bag limit during the spring season. (Photo by Eric Morken)

Proctor’s Laine Graves (right) shakes hands with second-place finisher Colton Ronnenberg of Rushford Peterson after the second round of their shoot-off that decided the state championship at the Minneapolis Gun Club. (Photo by Drew Tri/USA Clay Target League)

In the latest Wisconsin Cuffs and Collars section there are several interesting reports from state wardens. Listen here for details.

Eric Morken goes through the three main ingredients that come together to create a great setup within security cover on a river bottom property he hunts.

Here is some hunting gear that stood out from this past year after hundreds of hours in the field hunting whitetails, pheasants and turkeys.

“Mr. Walleye” Gary Roach says too many anglers move right past the important things they see on their sonar. Tim Lesmeister explains why you shouldn’t let a prior plan keep you from adjusting to what you see in real time.

“Not only is this data good for Minnesota information, but we’re also providing it to that national effort so that we can get a better understanding of what’s going on with turkeys across the nation."