The arrival of ice on your favorite lakes and ponds does not mean that you should store away your fly box for the winter. Ice fishing tackle is inundated with tiny jigs in every shape and color…
Ice season is here, and it's time to unpack and prepare!
While looking through your fishing gear you pick up and test your ice rods. You remember the fish you iced on them last year, especially that…
As the blur of brown fur exploded out of the brush pile, the shotgun seemed to leap to my shoulder on its own. A quick squeeze of the trigger and my first cottontail of the day was in the bag.
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I heard the unmistakable roar of a rifle halfway through the drive. When I reached the top of the hollow, I was thrilled to find my buddy kneeling next to a big-bodied eight-pointer.
The most…
It’s cold. A heavy frost rests solidly on the ground, covering every leaf with a crunchy film that even a mouse couldn’t tread across quietly. Deer season is in the heat of the rut and you’ve left…
Instead of following all the other waterfowl hunters to areas where pressure is heavy on ducks, geese and other acquatic game birds., search for out-of-the- way waters where there is very little…
There Is More Than One Way to Skin a Buck
For hundreds of years deer have lost their coats to an old fashioned skinning post and a sharp knife, but that doesn't stop hunters from striving to make…
Like a mad scientist obsessed with creating the magic potion, Kevin VanDam’s mind doesn’t rest. According to Mark Copley, Strike King Lures Marketing Relationship Manager, the KVD 8.0 Magnum Square…
Anglers in Texas, Alabama, and Florida have it easy. There’s never an “off-season” from fishing. Half the time it seems like you’re filling up my November and December social media feeds with photos…
Regardless of your abilities, there are some shotgun shooting basics to always remember when busting clays, upland game hunting, or waterfowl hunting. These basic tips will help you develop your…
During the fall, bass in reservoirs tend to move from deep to shallow water using submerged ditches. Ditches are narrow, winding and sometimes hard to locate—but it is worthwhile to look for them and…
Derek Strub is one of Canada’s foremost authorities on all things smallmouth. Through years of experience, he’s identified a period in the fall when smallmouths will only key in on blade baits and…
