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Tomorrow is the opening of deer hunting in Minnesota. I lot of folks will be heading to “the shack”. Since my youth was spent in delinquency, I never did get into hunting, but thanks to a good friend, Larry, I did get a trip to “the shack”.

Larry knew that I had never taken up hunting, but he wanted my son and myself to experience a weekend of grouse hunting, up north at “the shack”. He invited our friend Ron and his son Matt, my son’s best friend, to join him and his son Danny. So there were three dads and three sons along with a black lab, “Bear”. We formed two teams and I was the “bird dog” on the dads team. Bear went with the boys.

The first day we brought back 17 grouse and Larry fixed a meal of grouse with wild rice and mushroom soup in the giant iron skillet that hung from a nail in “the shack”. It was one of the most memorable feasts of my life. I trust that you are doing something special with your family this weekend. If you want to see examples of other hunting and fishing experiences go to theoutdoorreport.com My son Erik is going to a hunting shack tomorrow to “shoot some footage”.

The APHC show this week is live from the Sanford Center in Bemidji, near the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Special guests include Elvin Bishop along with his Big Fun Trio will bring a little southern electric blues to the north woods. Dakota Dave Hull, from Fargo, adds his masterful acoustic guitar playing. A dentist, pilot, flight instructor, poet, writer, Marsh Muirhead will join the usual cast of characters. The News From Lake Wobegon may have a report on the opener. Enjoy the show.

“Remember, it is not about having time, it is about making time.” Erik Osberg “The Outdoor Report”