For those looking for the optimum taste and freshness of your catch, give these tips a try the next time you hit the ice — your tummy will most certainly thank you!
Fresh is Best
Harvesting some of…
I have been hunting for about 12 years now and truly enjoy every minute of it. Whether it is squirrel hunting, rabbit hunting, deer hunting or even mushroom hunting, I love it all. I am a self-taught…
Splake are a hybrid species of trout resulting from the crossing of a female lake trout with male brook trout.
When the rivers have become too iced up to fish and the weather is too cold to bear…
This season started with a bang! The pun is intended. As a member of the RedHead Field Staff hunting team, I look forward to waterfowl season all year long. As much as I love to fish, watching geese…
The international range of tarpon (megalops atlanticus) stretches from West Africa to the southeastern USA, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. In those locales…
How to Tie a Constrictor Rope Knot
A useful rope knot to tie up loose materials or the ends of bags. Simple to tie, it grips itself and will not work loose. Also known as the Miller’s Knot this knot…
By Dale D. Humburg, Ducks Unlimited chief scientist
The season's about half over. Ducks begin migrating south in late August and start northward in February. Late November is in fact about halfway…
The third part to this blog series on fly proportions has to deal with dry flies. Out of all the different patterns a fly tier has to play with, dry flies have to be the most standardized. The dry…
It had been far too long since I’d been to Sarasota. Places like Longboat Key, Siesta Key, St. Armands Circle, the Asolo Theater and the Ringling Complex tugged at my mind. But most of all, expansive…
I once had my mouth washed out with soap for swearing, but I’m going to take a chance anyway and use the “F-word” today: flinch. There, I said it.
Flinching is probably the number one cause of…
Hunters can sometimes get a bad rap.
Some paint us as selfish, as if we’re only in it for the kill. Others claim we pillage the land, damaging it beyond its ability to recover.
But when it comes to…
Today’s ice anglers are spoiled for choice when it comes to lure selection. As a tackle junkie, I own my fair share of baits. Carrying an assortment of lures is important as fish can be particular…