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Turkey Guns

A 12-gauge shotgun with a 3-inch chamber is probably the favorite of most turkey hunters but a 20-gauge will also do agood job at reasonable ranges and its lighter weight and recoil make it better…
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Habitat Management for Alaska's Tongass National Forest

Steven emphasizes the value of undeveloped winter range for Sitka black-tailed deer in southeastern Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. • Created by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, the Tongass National…
News & Tips: Cold Weather, Hot Crappie
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Cold Weather, Hot Crappie

Coffee shops and work places in the Missouri, Ozarks, or any locale for that matter, are great places to pick up the latest fishing tips and hot action reports. Wherever fishermen gather, stories fly…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Things Squirrels Taught Me...
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Traditional Archery: Things Squirrels Taught Me

Where I live in Ontario, Canada, the small game hunting season for everything except varying hare is over in February. That season continues to June 15. Sadly, however, from February to about the end…
News & Tips: Giant Atlantic Ocean Stripers
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Giant Atlantic Ocean Stripers

Too many people associate fishing strictly with sunny days and shirtsleeve weather. The fact is, some of the most rewarding angling takes place in the dead of winter and early spring. Claude Bain…
News & Tips: Patterning Your Shotgun for Turkey
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Patterning Your Shotgun for Turkey

While most hunters and shooters regularly sight in their rifles, shotguns are the Rodney Dangerfield of firearms "getting no respect" often sitting in a safe until season rolls around. Though…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops to Open Utica, NY Store...
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Bass Pro Shops to Open Utica, NY Store

Bass Pro Shops Announces Plans to Open New Store in Utica, NY Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, has reached agreement to locate a new store in Utica, New York. The new 65,000…
News & Tips: Product Review: Frabill Stormsuit
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Product Review: Frabill Stormsuit

As most savvy anglers know, often the best fishing action happens when it's wet out. Typically, rain and wind aren't a problem if you're prepared for it with the good raingear. Raingear is a serious…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Tips For Light Tackle Tarpon Travel...
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Travel Blog: Tips For Light Tackle Tarpon Travel

My strike/hookup/release ratio on the silver king remains fairly high, compared to the fabled averages and there's been based on lots of years of traveling to different tarpon destinations and trying…
News & Tips: How to Choose the Right Kayak for Fishing...
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How to Choose the Right Kayak for Fishing

Kayak fishermen have taken their sport to a new level. Interest blossomed a decade ago, and the idea of fishing from a kayak has grown by leaps and bounds. However, making the right choice for a…
News & Tips: Make Your Dream Hunt a Reality
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Make Your Dream Hunt a Reality

  For many big game hunters, Africa is a dream destination, but that dream can be a reality. I'd dreamed of hunting Africa since I was a boy, and although I expected to get there "one day", I…
News & Tips: Picking the Right Scope
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Picking the Right Scope

So you've just picked up a fancy new rifle and you need a new scope to go with it. Or maybe your eyesight isn't what it used to be and you've decided that it might be time to finally put some glass…