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News & Tips: How to Protect Yourself from West Nile Virus (video)...
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How to Protect Yourself from West Nile Virus (video)

When summer is gone, and fall is here many outdoors enthusiasts trade a fishing rod for a hunting rifle and muggy mornings on the lake for cooler mornings in the woods. One thing that doesn't change…
News & Tips: Spoons Stellar for Autumn Crappie
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Spoons Stellar for Autumn Crappie

Chasing crappie is one of my favorite autumn activities. Fish stack-up and are willing biters, most days anyways. There are many reliable tactics that work this time of year, but a spoon is tough to…
News & Tips: Redneck Bow Hunting Action
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Redneck Bow Hunting Action

Bow Hunting Whitetails at The Proving Grounds:  Dr. Woods and Adam climbed into a Redneck Hunting Blind with a giant white oak raining acorns right outside the front window. They're ready if a…
News & Tips: The Muskie Bite Is On!
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The Muskie Bite Is On!

Every time I leave the launch on Lake St. Clair, I can't help stopping to wonder why more people don't take advantage of the Great Lakes' largest predator. St. Clair's enormous ecosystem produces…
News & Tips: Product Review: Z-Man ChatterBaits
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Product Review: Z-Man ChatterBaits

One of the newest and deadliest spinnerbaits to "splash" the market recently for a wide range of freshwater species is Z-Man's ChatterBait lures. From first-hand experience in south Louisiana, and…
News & Tips: The Truth About Fishing Apparel: Buyers Guide...
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The Truth About Fishing Apparel: Buyers Guide

Here is the scenario. It's 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning. The boat is hitched to the truck, the fishing hooks have all been sharpened and the cooler is brimming with snacks and beverages to get you…
News & Tips: Hunting Doe Bedding Areas for Trophy Bucks...
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Hunting Doe Bedding Areas for Trophy Bucks

Last week we looked at how to identify doe bedding areas. To recap briefly, does claim the best habitat possible in semi-open areas that offer some cover near prime feed sources. These might be corn…
News & Tips: Goggle-Eye or Rock Bass Fishing Tactics...
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Goggle-Eye or Rock Bass Fishing Tactics

I can still remember the first goggle-eye I ever caught. I plunked a big minnow next to the gnarly roots of a huge swamp white oak along the banks of a borrow pit that encases the lake at Big Oak…
News & Tips: Filming Your Outdoor Experience
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Filming Your Outdoor Experience

Reliving our outdoor experiences, whether it be fishing, hunting or wildlife encounters, is a common practice for those with a camera. These one dimensional images help take us back to those special…
News & Tips: Avoiding Trail Hazard Surprises
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Avoiding Trail Hazard Surprises

Surprises come in two flavors: good and bad. Regarding hiking trails, both types of surprises exist. Rounding a bend on the side of a ridge to be welcomed by a breathtaking, panoramic view is a great…
News & Tips: Easy Camp Cookery
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Easy Camp Cookery

Food never tastes better than when cooked outdoors. And nothing quite highlights a fun campout like your favorite foods prepared using special outdoor cooking methods.       Modern camp cooking can…
News & Tips: Deer Hunting Strategies: Food Plots, Acorns, & Dead Deer!...
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Deer Hunting Strategies: Food Plots, Acorns, & Dead Deer!

In this episode the team puts together a plan for hunting whitetails using MRI (Most Recent Information). Watch this video for tips on how to know when to hunt food plots vs. acorns as well as tips…