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News & Tips: Protect Yourself from a Zombie Apocalypse...
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Protect Yourself from a Zombie Apocalypse

Have repeat viewings of “The Walking Dead,” “World War Z” and “Night of the Living Dead” prompted you to wonder: What if? What if some sort of zombie apocalypse ever came to be? What if I needed to…
News & Tips: Hunting Late Season Deer
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Hunting Late Season Deer

The late season is by far our favorite time to kill a big buck. The rut is over, and with it, the randomness of the hunt. Late season bucks are a pretty "beat up" crowd. They have been fighting for 2…
News & Tips: The Oft-Overlooked .30-06 Cartridge
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The Oft-Overlooked .30-06 Cartridge

I was recently making a list of gear to take with me on upcoming deer hunts this November, first to Texas and then to northwestern Ontario. For both hunts, I debated between at least a couple of…
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December Bass, Falling Temperatures, Look for Shad

In parts of the country where lakes don’t ice over, you can still catch bass in December. Shad should be dying because of the falling water temperatures and that’s something the bass key on, so start…
News & Tips: On the Trail:  4 Invasive Species You Should Know About...
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On the Trail: 4 Invasive Species You Should Know About

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my? Please. The most dangerous species around today aren’t the stuff of a child’s imagination. Instead, they are the more insidious invasive species, which wreak…
News & Tips: Product Review: Frabill Pro-Thermal Tip-UP...
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Product Review: Frabill Pro-Thermal Tip-UP

In the age of modern ice fishing, set-line strategies tend to get overlooked. This is a mistake. Using extra lines (where legal) to soak a live or a dead minnow is one of the best ways to cover water…
News & Tips: On the Water: 4 Invasive Species You Should Know About...
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On the Water: 4 Invasive Species You Should Know About

They’re storming our banks, shores and water, and costing our economy billions of dollars: aquatic invasive species. You’ve probably heard about Asian carp and zebra mussels. But here are four lesser…
News & Tips: A Guide to Buying Tip-Ups for Ice Fishing...
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A Guide to Buying Tip-Ups for Ice Fishing

Anglers should never head to the ice to fish without taking a tip-up with them. In the most basic sense, a tip-up is one of the basic tools used when ice fishing. Tip-ups allow anglers to…
News & Tips: Deep Woods Protection During Winter
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Deep Woods Protection During Winter

My first winter jamboree with the Boy Scouts was a misery. Oh boy, do I remember it well. Despite what I thought at the time was a sufficiently well rated sleeping bag for colder temperatures and…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: Hopkins No=EQL Lures
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Classic Lures: Hopkins No=EQL Lures

Two goals were foremost in Robert Hopkins' mind when he set out to build a new fishing spoon in the early 1940's. He wanted a lure that would cast for long distances to reach far away gamefish. And…
News & Tips: Tinker With Ice Lures for Added Success...
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Tinker With Ice Lures for Added Success

Do a little DIY with your ice lures this season and pull a few extra fish through the hole. Put On Some Prism Prism or foil-sided tape is a nifty invention that can dramatically alter you lures…
News & Tips: A Patient Hunter Tags Her Biggest Buck!...
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A Patient Hunter Tags Her Biggest Buck!

Grant's daughter Raleigh experiences the lesson that most deer hunters understand: patience is necessary to get your reward. Watch this video for the complete story of how after hunting many days, on…