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News & Tips: Product Review: St. Croix Legend Ice Fishing Rods...
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Product Review: St. Croix Legend Ice Fishing Rods

The author loves St. Croix's coil spring bobber system. Ice fishing season is quickly approaching and I’m looking forward to focusing a lot of my blog content on hard-water topics. This entry gets…
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Fall Fishing in Dallas-Fort Worth

October through November in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex marks the beginning of some very unique fishing opportunities. First and foremost, the big lakes will be producing good limits of bass…
News & Tips: How I Scratch the Itch to Fish in Winter?...
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How I Scratch the Itch to Fish in Winter?

There are two days I look forward to – the day I get my boat out in April and the day I put it away in November. You probably wonder why I would look forward to putting my rig away for the winter.…
News & Tips: Scouting for Opening Day
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Scouting for Opening Day

Fall hunting, especially up in the colder regions of the country, would pay off a lot better if we actually practiced what we preached. We all know better but work, family and other obligations turn…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: Creek Chub Surfster
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Classic Lures: Creek Chub Surfster

Creek Chub lures have a rich history. Formed in 1906, this company created a plug called the Wigglefish that caught the world record largemouth, a bass weighing 22 pounds, 4 ounces. It also produced…
News & Tips: Getting Out of the "Rut"
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Hunting the Fall Deer Cycle

The more time we spend around whitetails, the more we realize they are cyclical animals. Nature has a certain rhythm and symmetry to it and whitetails are an integral part of it. They respond to the…
News & Tips: Recipes: Fig Stuffed Specklebelly Goose Breast (video)...
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Recipes: Fig Stuffed Specklebelly Goose Breast (video)

This Goose recipe stuffed with fig, cream cheese and pecans can be fancied up for the most elegant dinner party, or camped down to impress the toughest critics at the lodge. It should take one hour…
News & Tips: Tips for Hunting Deer in the Rain
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Tips for Hunting Deer in the Rain

Light to moderate rain has very little effect on deer and they go about their business in the same manner as they would on a sunny day. Heavy rains or thunderstorms will cause deer to bed down in a…
News & Tips: Turn to Dead Bait for Hardwater Pike
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Turn to Dead Bait for Hardwater Pike

Snow-covered landscapes and frozen bodies of water have a deliberate way of changing a pike angler's methods and routines. Gone are the oversized spinnerbaits, cranks and spoons — the familiar tools…
Two ice fishing anglers fishing over a hole in the ice
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Choosing the Perfect Ice Fishing Rod

A 28-inch long, medium-action jigging rod is a standard piece of gear for most ice anglers. Other options do exist, but today's rods are so sophisticated and plentiful that selecting the right ice-…
News & Tips: Cold Weather Tent Camping Tips
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Cold Weather Tent Camping Tips

The leaves have completed their fall, exposing the tree skeleton; sure sign cold temps are on the horizon. A small percentage of avid tent campers are not intimidated by the chilling weather and keep…
News & Tips: Indiana Deer Hunt
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Indiana Deer Hunt

I just made it back from my Indiana deer hunt. I hunted with Archery Extreme Outfitters in Vevay, Ind., right on the Ohio River. Vevay is a small Indiana town with beautiful scenery. Months before…