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Muskie angler at Lake Shelbyville holding a muskie
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Best Places to Fish in Illinois: Lake Shelbyville

Lake Shelbyville is one of Illinois’ premier fishing resources and is recognized for its largemouth bass, crappie, white bass, muskie and walleye opportunities. Crappie are the main attraction on…
Nice bluegill
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Summer Bluegills in The North

Summer brings long days and ample opportunity to fish 7 days a week, and one of the most popular species in the upper Midwest is bluegill. They are not tough to find and catch in numbers, but the big…
Nice Top Water Muskie Boated By Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall
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June is Muskie Topwater Month!

by Pros4- 1Source Muskies are probably one of the least understood game fish for particularly good reason- they constantly seem to intentionally disprove what we are sure we as anglers think we ‘…
Cheddar Elk Bourbon Mushroom Onion Burger
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Best Cheddar Elk Burgers with Bourbon Mushrooms & Onions

Add extra flavor to your dinner with these amazing juicy Bourbon Mushroom Cheddar Elk Burgers. Ground elk meat never tasted so good! Recipe Bourbon Mushroom Cheddar Elk Burgers Ingredients 2 LB…
Venison Pastrami
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Tasty Venison Pastrami

Use about any cut of venison you'd like for this recipe, but I prefer the eye of round because it is thinner and requires less curing time. Any roast cut from the rear quarter or even a blade steak…
Three Kebabs recipes in a pan
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Three Easy Kebabs - Steak, Chicken & Shrimp Recipe

Everyone is into simplicity these days, and for good reason! There are fish to catch, deer to chase, mountains to climb so we can’t be trapped in a kitchen all day. Three different kebabs and all you…
Brined BBQ Chicken Legs
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Brined BBQ Chicken Legs Recipe

Summer days call for summer meals. These bbq chicken legs do an amazing job of encapsulating summer in every bite! Brine them the night before, throw them in the cooler and hit the lake. From there,…
Wacky worm rigged on a drop-shot weight
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How to Rig a Wacky-Rigger Worm on a Drop Shot

Make rigging a Wacky Stik-O worm easy in these 3 easy steps.   At Bass Pro Shops, we have a rig for every fishing situation and every skill level. Whether you're fishing shallow or deep, in warm…
Bread baked in a dutch over
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How to Cook Bread in a Dutch Oven

Steam is the Key to Baking the Perfect Loaf of Bread in a Dutch Oven To bake the perfect loaf of rustic, artisan-style bread, bakers need to create a hot, steam-filled environment for the first 10…
Wild turkey salad
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Wild Turkey Salad Recipe

Reminiscent of buffalo wings, pan-fried strips of wild turkey breast are coated with hot Sriracha-lime hot sauce and served atop a mixture of crisp, cool greens, blue cheese crumbles, thinly sliced…
Food grilling on an Adjust-a-grill
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The Portable Adjust-A-Grill

A Portable, Versatile Way to Cook Over a Campfire Searing a steak or burgers over a glowing bed of coals from a campfire is the ultimate in outdoor cooking experiences, but it takes the right setup…
Grinding venision meat
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Three Tips for Better Ground Venison

Ground venison can be eaten in a virtually limitless number of ways - from burgers to tacos to spaghetti to meat loaf, or in one of a million types of sausage. While backstraps and tenderloins get…