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News & Tips: Canoe and Kayak Trolling Tactics
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Canoe and Kayak Trolling Tactics

  Calm conditions are a prime time to troll from a canoe, kayak or rowboat. The Mechanics of a Rowboat, Canoe or Kayak The manual propulsion of a rowboat, canoe or kayak makes for a great trolling…
News & Tips: Fancy Minnows, Specialty Heads for Fickle Walleye...
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Fancy Minnows, Specialty Heads for Fickle Walleye

Although the walleye season has just begun, I've been able to get away on a few outings, despite dozens of duties that come with the excitement of being a new dad. Fish that have hit my landing net…
News & Tips: How to Keep Your Hunting Dog Fit Through the Summer...
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How to Keep Your Hunting Dog Fit Through the Summer

During summer, your hunting dog will be less active than during fall and winter. There will be no quail to point, no squirrels or raccoons to tree, no rabbits or deer to chase, no ducks or doves to…
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Private Land Conservation Programs

Steven discusses the importance of private lands conservation programs in the Farm Bill and their role in ensuring hunting and fishing opportunities in the Driftless Area of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois…
News & Tips: Line Coils and Twists? Try These Tips
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Line Coils and Twists? Try These Tips

Line issues are a prevalent problem that can be downright frustrating. Twists and coils can lead to knots and breaks, ultimately effecting both the action of your lure and the ease in which you can…
News & Tips: Sorting Out Swimbaits: A Buyer's Guide...
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Sorting Out Swimbaits: A Buyer's Guide

Swimbaits have taken the angling world by storm. Although most of the buzz focuses on trophy largemouth, many of these fishing lure styles are just as deadly for walleye, stripers, pike and other…
News & Tips: Tips for Advanced Food Plots
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Tips for Advanced Food Plots

It seems like everyone is planting food plots for deer these days. That's OK by me because even a basic food plot will provide valuable nutrition to deer and add important biodiversity to most…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap
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Classic Lures: Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap

Anglers have long known the importance of shad in the diet of gamefish such as bass and stripers. But for a long time nothing on the lure market had quite captured the exact shape and sound of a shad…
News & Tips: Avoiding the Camping Crowds
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Avoiding the Camping Crowds

Getting away from "it all" is the intention of most campers who break free of their daily routines. The summer camping season has started and this weekend, the Memorial Day holiday, thousands of…
News & Tips: Understanding the Different Types of Weather Instruments...
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Understanding the Different Types of Weather Instruments

Outdoors enthusiasts always keep an eye on the weather. That's because they know that a hard rain, heavy snowfall or shift in wind direction or velocity can change everything. So, too, can sweltering…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Honors U.S. Troops at Coca-Cola 600...
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Bass Pro Shops Honors U.S. Troops at Coca-Cola 600

(Springfield, MO)—May 23, 2013— As we head into Memorial Day weekend, Bass Pro Shops would like to again say thank you to all of the men and women in our armed forces and their families who serve our…
News & Tips: Bowfishing Basics: How to Get Started
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Bowfishing Basics: How to Get Started

The author's first bowfishing trophy, a nice 13-pound carp shot within five feet of the boat. Despite over 20 years of bowhunting experience, I still hadn't ever taken to the water with my bow. I'd…