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News & Tips: Quick Tips for Muskie Follows
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Quick Tips for Muskie Follows

Muskie fishing can be a tireless pursuit. An angler can spend many hours beating the water to a froth, only to have a muskie finally appear, lazily trailing the bait then slowly disappearing out of…
News & Tips: Geocaching Entertains
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Geocaching Entertains

Campers are finding out that geocaching is an entertaining activity to enjoy while camping. Numerous campground managers, geocaching clubs, and simply individuals continue to grow the sport that…
News & Tips: Know Thy Snakes
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Know Thy Snakes

According to the Chinese zodiac, it's the year of the snake. The year is said to be characterized by intelligence and a tendency for corruption. You be the judge. Regardless, it's a good excuse to…
News & Tips: How Stump Shooting Improves Archery Skills...
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How Stump Shooting Improves Archery Skills

With the bow season for deer just about 7 weeks away, I'm kicking my archery practice into high gear. Part of that process includes frequent stump shooting excursions. There's probably no need to…
News & Tips: The Perfect Roasted Marshmallow - Camping Tip...
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The Perfect Roasted Marshmallow - Camping Tip

What would camping be without roasting marshmallows around a campfire at night? It’s the perfect ending to a perfect day of camping or around a fire pit in your backyard. All too often though you end…
News & Tips: A Buyer's Guide to Hunting Tree Stands...
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A Buyer's Guide to Hunting Tree Stands

Hunting from a hunting tree stand is one of the most effective ways of bagging a big buck, especially for the bowhunter, but certain tree stands are better suited to certain hunting situations. Here'…
News & Tips: How to Find Those Summer Perch
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How to Find Those Summer Perch

Borrowing a page from walleye anglers' mobile approach can keep you on yellow perch throughout the summer and well into fall. A downsized spinner/crawler harness makes an ideal rig for checking out…
News & Tips: Bridge Fishing for Snook
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Bridge Fishing for Snook

Anglers new to snook fishing should realize that the "linesider" is a tropical species, more often found in the mangrove estuaries of central and northern South America. Over thousands of years,…
News & Tips: Preparing for Your First Elk Bowhunt
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Preparing for Your First Elk Bowhunt

Wapiti. Monarch of the Mountains. Cervus Canadensis. Elk. Whatever name you choose, dreaming about an elk bowhunt sends chills and waves of adrenaline throughout a bowhunter's body. And that's just…
News & Tips: Travel: Puerto Rico's Fabulous Tarpon
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Travel: Puerto Rico's Fabulous Tarpon

My journey in the sleek silvery jet from Miami was nearing completion. The pilot announced that he'd begun our descent, which would take us over Old San Juan and the lakes that surrounded the airport…
News & Tips: Importance of Mimicking Hatches
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Importance of Mimicking Hatches

On a recent fly fishing trip I was reminded of how important it is to be able to find out what is hatching and mimic it as close as possible. I know some people must be thinking that it is impossible…
News & Tips: Getting Along With Your Hunting Guide - Part 1...
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Getting Along With Your Hunting Guide - Part 1

I've been fortunate enough to spend a considerable amount of time over the years with hunting guides in a number of states and provinces and also Africa. This has allowed me to gain a bit of insight…