Eric Atherton
Post-Bulletin
Rochester, MN, United States
Contact Eric
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Eric:
Atherton: Hunting for pheasants and a magic number
The final pheasant hunt of the season was exhausting, exhilarating and successful. → Read More
Atherton: Beat the weeds with a crappie rod
Shore-fishing with a conventional rod is tough this time of year. With a long rod, however, you have a fighting chance. → Read More
Atherton: Big gamble, big gobbler — first-time turkey hunter makes it look easy
Turkey hunting can absolutely wreck you. It will leave you muttering, exhausted, cold, wet and occasionally furious. But sometimes everything works out, and that's what keeps us coming back for more. → Read More
Atherton: Persistence pays off in South Dakota pheasant hunt
Expectations were sky-high for columnist Eric Atherton's hunting trip to eastern South Dakota. The desired outcome just took a little longer than hoped. → Read More
Atherton: Before you shoot that deer, have a plan
Proper care of venison is a topic about which I could go on and on. When friends and acquaintances tell me that they hate venison, that it's “gamey” or “strong,” I assume that they've eaten meat from a deer that wasn't treated properly in the field. → Read More
Atherton: Declare war against noxious weeds
Is it accomplishing anything by trying to take on -- and take out -- Canada thistle? Post Bulletin outdoors columnist Eric Atherton is attempting to find out. → Read More
Atherton: Don't wait for spawn to target crappies
While plenty of anglers target spawning crappies in late April and early May, there is relatively little competition for anglers in late March and early April when targeting ice-out crappies. → Read More
Atherton: Small-game season ends with a flourish
Every year, as the end of February approaches, I get the itch for one last day afield before the small-game season ends. → Read More
Eric Atherton: New hunters don't have to be kids
Eric Atherton came to hunting relatively late in life. He'd like to see a lot more people take the same path. → Read More
Eric Atherton: New hunters don't have to be kids
Eric Atherton came to hunting relatively late in life. He'd like to see a lot more people take the same path. → Read More
Atherton: Summer is the time to solve shooting slumps
I've been trying to find spawning crappies for the past few weeks, and I've come up empty. When I arrived at my favorite Rochester-area fishing spot on Tuesday, I saw no other anglers, which told me that the fish probably weren't biting. → Read More
Billy Martin Jr. talks baseball at Mayo Field
On Wednesday, a baseball fan with some significant connections to the game’s history visited Mayo Field as the Honkers faced Mankato. Billy Martin Jr., son of the late Twins (and → Read More
Honkers bounce back in grand fashion
WILLMAR -- After the Honkers suffered their most crushing defeat of the season on Thursday against Willmar, the Honkers didn't hang their heads. On Friday, they went out and hammered → Read More
Honkers' bullpen collapses in loss to Willmar
WILLMAR -- The Rochester Honkers have trailed the Willmar Stingers in the Great Plains West standings since the early days of the season, and Thursday was their first chance to → Read More
Honkers hammer MoonDogs
The Rochester Honkers' pitching staff has done a great job of keeping the Honkers in games this season, but the offense hasn't always done its part. → Read More
Honkers have hit parade, rout Larks
The Rochester Honkers got rained out Saturday after a tough loss Friday night to St. Cloud. → Read More
Stewartville tops Red Wing, will defend state volleyball title
Stewartville head volleyball coach Scott Willenborg knew his team faced a tall task on Saturday in the Section 1AA title match against No. 4 seed Red Wing. That task was personified in Sydney Book, Red Wing's senior outside hitter who had 24 kills in the Wingers' upset win over P-E-M in the section semifinals. → Read More