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News & Tips: Marine Fisheries Legislation Heats Up, Time to Revamp...
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Marine Fisheries Legislation Heats Up, Time to Revamp

Commission endorses enhanced fisheries conservation while upholding saltwater recreational fishing’s economic, social and conservation benefits. Read the commission's report, A vision for Managing…
Five doves sitting on a wire fence that surrounds a wheat field
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Planting Isn't the Only Way to Attract Doves

Mourning doves are, without question, the most popular game birds in the United States, and perhaps in the entire world. And more and more, dove hunters and landowners are looking for ways to attract…
News & Tips: 5 Ways to Organize Gear in Your Daypack...
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5 Ways to Organize Gear in Your Daypack

If you're a gear junkie like me, you know that rummaging through your daypack is part of the game. Although, a bit of organization of gear, including the dedication of specific pockets or pouches per…
News & Tips: Planer Board for Bass Stripers
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Planer Board for Bass Stripers

The Cumberland River Boys. Sounds like a bluegrass band, but that's what I call my inner circle of compadres who prowl the Cumberland River system of Kentucky and Tennessee for giant landlocked…
News & Tips: Calling for Tough Wild Turkeys - Part 2...
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Calling for Tough Wild Turkeys - Part 2

There weren't any turkey hunting experts around when Ray Eye first began turkey hunting. "I believe many hunters develop bad calling habits from listening to videos by the experts," Eye lamented. "…
News & Tips: BPS Outdoor World Radio: Women’s Growing Interest in the Outdoors April 5...
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BPS Outdoor World Radio Interviews ATA's Jay McAninch March 15

Interest in archery and bowhunting is skyrocketing and listeners tuning into Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World radio show can learn how the Archery Trade Association is nurturing that excitement   Kip…
News & Tips: The Cost of Speed
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The Cost of Speed

In archery, arrow speed is a big deal. Faster arrows have flatter trajectories. This means that small errors in range estimation are less of an issue. And, all other things being equal, if two arrows…
News & Tips: Fly Tying Beads
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Fly Tying Beads

If you were to look at my spring, summer or fall fly boxes you would notice that 95 percent of the flies that I use have beads. Whether they are shiny (gold, silver or copper) or natural (black,…
News & Tips: After Antlers: Shed Hunting Time
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After Antlers? Tips for Shed Hunting Time

Some consider the pursuit as an Easter Egg hunt for hunters and as a great cure for cabin fever; whatever your reason for heading outdoors to hunt shed antlers, it's always a good time. Finding a big…
News & Tips: Bar Hopping for Walleyes
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Bar Hopping for Walleyes

Rock bars and sandbar, typically formed where a feeder creek joins a medium- to large-sized river, draw walleyes year 'round, but especially during the early spring. These locations often provide…
News & Tips: ATV Safety
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ATV Safety

The latest studies show that the number of all-terrain vehicle injuries in 2011 surpassed 100,000, with 30 percent of those involving kids under 16, according to the United States Consumer Product…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: New Smyrna Beach, Florida...
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Travel Blog: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Like so many marine coastal anglers in the southeastern U.S. and Gulf States, I have a fierce addiction to fishing for redfish: small ones, big ones, on topwater plugs or on soft plastics. I simply…