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News & Tips: Chain Pickerel Fishing Basics
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Chain Pickerel Fishing Basics

  Chain pickerel will attack a variety of lures including crankbaits, stick baits, spinnerbaits and soft plastics. I have heard the same statement many times while fishing the Ozark Highlands of…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops to Open in Sayreville, NJ...
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Bass Pro Shops to Open in Sayreville, NJ

Bass Pro Shops Selected as Lead Retailer for the Largest New Retail Development in North America Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor retailer, will open a store at Luxury Point, one of…
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Balancing Natural Resource Extraction on Public Lands

Would you be concerned if some of the nation’s best public lands hunting and angling was jeopardized by irresponsible energy development? Find out what’s at risk in southwestern Montana’s Powder…
News & Tips: Camping and Hiking Gifts for Dad
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Camping and Hiking Gifts for Dad

Each Father's Day, gifts presented with good intentions end up finding a spot in dad's closet with the previous years' never-used offerings. Not that dad isn't thankful for the offspring's…
News & Tips: How to Sight-In a Rifle
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How to Sight-In a Rifle

Many new and even not-so new hunters and shooters believe that sighting in a rifle is difficult or complicated, but it really isn't. Whether you've purchased a new rifle, you're putting a new rifle…
News & Tips: Float Fishing the Current River
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Float Fishing the Current River

Floating downstream in a canoe or kayak and fishing along the way is a fun outdoor activity that most anyone can easily enjoy. The Current River, in Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic Riverways, is an…
News & Tips: Panfish and the Fly
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Panfish and the Fly

One of the great misconceptions that newcomers have about fly fishing is that it is merely about trout and flowing water. But most experienced anglers know that these things represent only one…
News & Tips: The Fishing Basics You Need to Know to Set a Hook...
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The Fishing Basics You Need to Know to Set a Hook

Properly setting a fish hook is a skill all anglers should strive to master.  There are many fishing rod movements anglers need to learn, like jigging or twitching, but when it's crunch-time you'll…
News & Tips: Flats Fishing for Barracuda
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Flats Fishing for Barracuda

Though the barracuda is not a member of the flat's "Big Three," an elite group consisting of bonefish, tarpon and permit, it undeniably deserves unique status on a shallow water totem extending from…
News & Tips: Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival...
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Emergency Fishing Techniques: Fishing for Survival

Should you ever find yourself thrust into a survival situation — you get hopelessly lost, your vehicle breaks down in the backcountry far from help, your bush plane crashes in remote territory, etc…
News & Tips: Prespawn Smallies
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Prespawn Smallies

Although any time of year is a good time to catch smallmouth bass the pre-spawn period is one of favorites for bass enthusiasts across the country. Fish in this period are aggressive, looking to feed…
News & Tips: Taking Care of Your Food Plots
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Taking Care of Your Food Plots

One of the more common food plot questions we're asked is, "How long will a food plot last"? The short answer is "It depends". It depends on a whole lot of factors, but most of all it depends upon…