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News & Tips: Guide to Bug Repellents
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Guide to Bug Repellents

As nice as it is to walk in the woods in early spring, it does not take long with the rising spring temperatures for ticks, black flies and mosquitoes to start hatching. In fact in most midwest…
News & Tips: Getting Started Tournament Fishing
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Getting Started Tournament Fishing

I still remember the moment rather vividly, even though I was just a teenager. I was watching my usual cavalcade of Saturday afternoon fishing shows. My mother happened to walk into the room just as…
News & Tips: North America's Best Catfishing Waters...
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North America's Best Catfishing Waters

North America encompasses thousands of lakes and rivers that produce catfish in extraordinary numbers and huge sizes. Coming up with a "best" fishing list is like trying to pick America's best…
News & Tips: Don't Miss the 2014 Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic!...
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Don't Miss the 2014 Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic!

Don't miss the free 17-day Bass Pro  fishing and boating Spring Fishing Classic event which runs from from Feb. 28 to March 16 at Bass Pro Shops stores in the United States and Vaughan, Ontario…
News & Tips: Fixed Blade Knives a Must for Hikers
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Fixed Blade Knives a Must for Hikers

A few decades ago, a specific knife style became popular for not only avid outdoorsmen and women, but also for thousands of youngsters and adults interested in a survival tool — the survival knife.…
News & Tips: Boating Safety: Getting it Right
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Boating Safety: Getting it Right

 While there are numerous safety and regulatory rules governing boats that focus on keeping everyone aboard safe, there are also many misunderstandings and myths. If you deviate into one of the gray…
News & Tips: Calling for Tough Wild Turkeys - Part 1...
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Calling for Tough Wild Turkeys - Part 1

Sometimes Eastern wild turkeys can be as hard to get as pulling hens' teeth. Renowned turkey hunter Ray Eye learned, through decades of turkey hunting, how to consistently kill wild turkeys under the…
News & Tips: Shed Hunting, Feeding Deer, Rare Piebald Deer Video & More!...
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Shed Hunting, Feeding Deer, Rare Piebald Deer Video & More!

In this episode: new whitetail research (00:44 -- 1:24), tell-tale signs to look for when there isn't enough food for the deer on your hunting property (1:46 -2:56), how to convert old logging decks…
News & Tips: Hot-Spot Flies
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Hot-Spot Flies

In case you haven't heard of it the term "hot spot" in fly tying, it simply means adding brightly colored fluorescent material (beads, thread collars or tails) to your fly. The Hot Spot technique…
News & Tips: Tools You Need to Properly Catch & Release Fish...
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Tools You Need to Properly Catch & Release Fish

Any job needs right tools to get done properly. For anglers, having the right lure can be critical to catching fish; however, it is just as important to carry the tools and gear needed to properly…
News & Tips: Drop Shot Rigs for River Walleyes
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Drop Shot Rigs for River Walleyes

Though lead head jigs excel when fishing for river walleyes, expert angler Keith Eshbaugh has found a niche for the drop shot rig. According to Eshbaugh, when baitfish stack up on man-made structure…
News & Tips: 5 Must-Have Early Season Crappie Baits...
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5 Must-Have Early Season Crappie Baits

Perhaps it's because of the long winter and high snow banks, but I'm itching — big time — for some spring crappie. I'm a bit of a fishing tackle junkie when it comes to baits, no matter the species.…