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When most people hear about duck calling, they tend to think that it is literally calling the ducks. This is not the case. It basically means using an appliance specifically built to draw the ducks to the direction it is coming from. It may not sound challenging but the interesting thing is that there are hunters who have never fathomed the art of how to use it.
The duck calling resonance should be audible and obvious; this is the only way you can be sure that they will be drawn to you the hunter. With all the different noises that a hunter should learn, the most important is the most basic called the quack. The hunter should know when to use each noise if they to catch as many ducks as possible.
-By Brandon Wikman
 The state of Wisconsin is only a mere three days away from turning completely blaze orange. Thousands of diehard deer hunters from across the nation make their way north to participate in the annual nine-day deer firearm season. A time when families gather, jokes are passed and the sweet smell of chili lingers in the kitchen.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Nov. 11, 2008
Ted Kline and Ron Smith did what deer hunters are supposed to do — wait a few minutes before tracking a doe that Smith shot Monday morning near Culver.“]![A deer shot by hunters near Culver on Monday morning apparently was attacked by two cougars before hunters could retrieve the animal. This photo appears to show a cougar paw print on the deer’s neck. [Photo courtesy of Robert Parrott]](http://northlandhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/pxcoug1111_500px1-300x215.jpg "pxcoug1111_500px1")
But in the 30 minutes from the time Smith, of Lakeville, Minn., took his shot to when they found the downed deer, two hungry cougars had moved in on the kill.
“When we got there they had both been eating on it. We scared them off, but they kept circling us. They didn’t want to leave,” said Kline, who owns the land where the two were hunting along the Artichoke River, about 25 miles northwest of Duluth.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Nov. 6, 2008
 BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakotans who ate wild game killed with lead bullets appeared to have higher lead levels than those who ate little or no wild game, according to a study released Wednesday by the North Dakota Department of Health.
The study examined the lead levels in the blood of more than 700 state residents. The elevated lead levels were not considered dangerous, but North Dakota officials say pregnant women and children younger than 6 should avoid eating venison killed using lead bullets. Those groups are considered most at risk from lead poisoning, which can cause learning problems and convulsions, and in severe cases can lead to brain damage and death.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Nov. 2, 2008
Hunters in Minnesota’s upcoming firearms deer season will have the opportunity to use smaller-caliber rifles than in past years, although the number of hunters expected to do so is expected to be small.
Among several changes in the state’s deer-hunting framework, new regulations allow the use of firearms at least .22 caliber with center-fire ignition. Formerly, the law required hunters to use at least .23-caliber weapons, but several other cartridges were allowed as exceptions.
Popular loads now permitted in.22-caliber center-fire include the .22-250, the .220 Swift and the .223.
Scott VanValkenburg at Fisherman’s Corner in Pike Lake says a minority of hunters will use the smaller-caliber weapons.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Nov. 2, 2008
Alex Spencer may get the chance to shoot at a whitetail buck sometime during Minnesota’s firearms deer season, which opens Saturday. Alex is 10 years old.
Under a change made by the Minnesota Legislature this past spring, hunters ages 10 and 11 are permitted to hunt big game this fall before taking firearms safety classes, although they must be under direct supervision and within immediate reach of a parent or guardian.
Alex, who lives in Rice Lake Township, already has hunted deer once. During this fall’s early antlerless firearms season Oct. 11 and 12 in areas north of Duluth, he sat beside his dad, Darrell Spencer, in a double tree-stand or in a ground blind. Alex had a chance to shoot at a doe but passed it up because he didn’t have a clear enough shot, Darrell said.
From the Duluth News Tribune
published Nov. 2, 2008
About half of Minnesota moose hunters successful
Minnesota’s moose hunters took 111 bull moose in this fall’s Northeastern Minnesota moose season, which ran Oct. 4 to 19.
Tags were issued to 237 parties hunting in 30 zones. Hunting success was 47 percent. Last year, moose hunters took 115 moose for a 50 percent success rate. For the second year, the hunt was for bulls only.
Several thousand parties apply for Minnesota moose licenses each year. Since 1991, the hunt has been a once-in-a-lifetime hunt. This year, 2,706 parties applied for moose hunting permits. Minnesota’s moose population is estimated at 7,600.
Corn coming out slowly
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![A deer shot by hunters near Culver on Monday morning apparently was attacked by two cougars before hunters could retrieve the animal. This photo appears to show a cougar paw print on the deer’s neck. [Photo courtesy of Robert Parrott]](http://northlandhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/pxcoug1111_500px1.jpg "pxcoug1111_500px1")
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