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When Baitfish Transition from Deep to Shallow Water - Fishing Tip

September is often the time of year when baitfish transition from deep to shallow water and bass often follow and so should you. Clumps of baitfish can be located by sonar. Look for pieces of…
News & Tips: Wild, Natural Foods to Supplement Food Plot Plantings...
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Wild, Natural Foods to Supplement Food Plot Plantings

The food plot business in the United States has grown to gargantuan proportions in the last decade. Thousands of hunters and landowners spend untold millions of dollars every year locating, clearing…
News & Tips: Venison - America's Original Meat
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Venison - America's Original Meat

Deer hunters often say that the hard work begins after the hunt is over—but with delicious wildgame recipes like these, the reward is well worth it. The distinctive taste of venison is as much a part…
News & Tips: 8 Types of Confidence Decoys for Duck Hunting...
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8 Types of Confidence Decoys for Duck Hunting

In the half-light of a winter morning, we set the duck decoys. "This one goes here," my hunting companion says, a thoughtful decision born of careful observation and past experience. Line, anchor and…
News & Tips: How Close is the Rut? Here are 6 Ways to Tell...
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How Close is the Rut? Here are 6 Ways to Tell

You know about rubs and scrapes. Here are some other clues. Article by Bill Vaznis. When does the rut peak in your area? You can check last year’s dates, talk with a deer biologist, or consult moon…
News & Tips: Ant Flies for Trout
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Ant Flies for Trout

Everyone loves to fish a thick hatch of aquatic insects where trout become frenzied in their feeding. But if the truth be known, finding a good hatch is not a common event on many waters throughout…
News & Tips: Elk By the Numbers, 10 Steps to Hunting Success...
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Elk By the Numbers, 10 Steps to Hunting Success

According to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, approximately 1 million elk freely roam in parts of North America. Right behind those elk herds are hunters — hoards of orange-clad hunters who seek to…
News & Tips: Strategies for Off-Shore Slop
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Strategies for Off-Shore Slop

After two weeks of inconsistent fishing, due to an overabundance of weather fronts, the bass are once again biting. Typical shoreline haunts, such as docks, cane and pads are holding fish, but it is…
News & Tips: 3 Great Hard Baits for Late Summer Panfish...
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3 Great Hard Baits for Late Summer Panfish

Putting a few panfish in the livewell during mid to late summer is a different matter than the springtime, when spawning activities have fish in predictable locations. Warm weather success with…
News & Tips: Canada Goose Hunting Basics, How & Where to Hunt...
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Canada Goose Hunting Basics, How & Where to Hunt

We waited in the middle of a plowed corn field, scanning the early morning skies above a small spread of hunting decoys. All was quiet for many minutes, and then in the distance, we heard the first…
News & Tips: How To Use Structure for Dove Hunting
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How To Use Structure for Dove Hunting

Doves frustrate the most experienced wingshots. They're fast. They're small. They're hard to hit. If you can down one bird for every three shots fired, you've earned a nickname like "Deadeye" or "…
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Conservation in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Located on Alaska’s North Slope, the 22.8 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve comprise the largest single block of federally managed land in the United States. • The habitat provided by…