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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: Expand Your Horizons
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Expand Your Horizons

Like most fly anglers who tie their own flies, I have favorite patterns. These are tried and true classics, like soft-hackled wet flies, PT nymphs, parachute patterns and wooly buggers, that are…
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.…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Charlotte Harbor, Florida...
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Travel Blog: Charlotte Harbor, Florida

Any marine angler who loves Florida's west coast and its abundant inshore and offshore fisheries should spend lots of angling time in Charlotte Harbor. This enormous watery expanse is etched into the…
News & Tips: Fringe Benefit Turkeys
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Fringe Benefit Turkeys

The following sequence occurs all too often on popular public hunting areas...         At dawn, a longbeard begins gobbling with anxious frequency. Several hunters hear him, race to the bird,…
News & Tips: Today's Air Rifles Not Just for Kids Anymore...
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Today's Air Rifles Not Just for Kids Anymore

Like so many other hunters, the first game I ever shot as a kid was with a Daisy BB and pellet rifle. I wreaked havoc on many a small furred or feathered critter with that pump air gun until it…
News & Tips: How to Treat Yourself for Hypothermia on Land...
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How to Treat Yourself for Hypothermia on Land

Hypothermia – which often sets in when the body must endure wet, windy conditions in cold weather –  occurs when one’s core body temperature is at 96 degrees F or below. The effects of hypothermia…
News & Tips: How to Cook and Can Fish
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How to Cook and Can Fish

Most recreational fisherman take trips out to their favorite waters, not to just to chase the big one, but rather to catch fish that they can bring home for dinner. Deep frying, baking and barbecuing…
News & Tips: Spring Wood Duck Box Maintenance Tips
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Wood Duck Nesting Box Spring Maintenance Tips

Especially in the southeastern states, the wood duck plays an important role as one of the top ducks in the hunter's bag. The federal limit per day per hunter for wood ducks was raised from two…