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A Grouse Hunter’s Path

Posted by Joel Schnell on Oct 23, 2018 in Hunting, Minnesota Northwoods Life | No Comments
A Grouse Hunter’s Path

By Joel Schnell for Ruffed Grouse Minnesota The grouse hunter’s path is long and winding. We all learn and grow with our prowess of pursuing the most challenging game bird. My path started as a youngster hunting with my Dad and brothers. Not sure if I even knew what a grouse looked like back then, ...

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Building the Grouse Hunting Camp: The Vintage Shed

Posted by Joel Schnell on Aug 28, 2018 in Hunting, Minnesota Northwoods Life | No Comments
Building the Grouse Hunting Camp: The Vintage Shed

By Joel Schnell for Ruffedgrouseminnesota.com Traveling the backroads of grouse country, we catch a glimpse of the old working buildings of the Northwoods. The barns, sheds, chicken coops and farm houses tucked down an overgrown driveway edged with lilacs. In their day, a family scratched out a living in the woods and fields with daily ...

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Start with a Foundation for Building a Camp

Posted by Joel Schnell on Jun 20, 2018 in Hunting, Minnesota Northwoods Life | No Comments
Start with a Foundation for Building a Camp

When building my own hunting cabin, I wanted a low maintenance structure, and one that can be built on a site off the grid. We’ve all been in the hunting shack with the tilted floors and crooked door frames like the fun house at the fair. I didn’t want to spend my free time up ...

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Spring Habitat Projects for Ruffed Grouse

Posted by Joel Schnell on May 17, 2018 in Hunting, Minnesota Northwoods Life, Uncategorized | No Comments
Spring Habitat Projects for Ruffed Grouse

It’s been a busy spring. I had a Woodland Stewardship Plan for sustainable management of the land written and enrolled with the MN DNR. It comes with a number of benefits including property tax savings. The cost of hiring a certified forester to write the plan was three-quarters paid for by the state. Designing a management ...

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Tips for a Maintenance–Free Hunting Camp

Posted by Joel Schnell on Apr 19, 2018 in Minnesota Northwoods Life | No Comments
Tips for a Maintenance–Free Hunting Camp

So you want to build a hunting camp, but not be a slave to maintaining it all the time? A cabin sounds like a lot of work, on weekends that are supposed to be fun. In my travels to different camps I took note of things that can be done to keep the maintenance time ...

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