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News & Tips: Prepare for Cold Weather Hikes
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Prepare for Cold Weather Hikes

Cold weather hiking and backpacking is a great way to spend a day in the winter outdoors. Grand vistas can be enjoyed through the leafless forest and the crowds are huddled inside watching TV.…
News & Tips: Product Review: ThermaCELL Heated Rechargeable Insoles...
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Product Review: ThermaCELL Heated Rechargeable Insoles

    The author likes the feel of the ThermaCELL Heated Rechargeable Insoles. My family is forever accusing me of being very difficult to shop for (I disagree and tell them that a Bass Pro Shops…
Hunter holding shotgun
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Guide to Shotgun Choke Tubes

Choke tubes can turn one gun into several specialized guns, depending on the choke tube that is in the barrel. If you hunt with shotguns try these tips on how to pick the right choke for your style…
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Favorite Food Plots: Wheat for Winter Bucks

Everyone who dabbles in food plots and deer habitat management develops favorite plants for the various seasons. After 30 years of experimenting I think I've tried about every seed imaginable, but in…
News & Tips: Product Review: Northland Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon...
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Product Review: Northland Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon

In this gear review I want to share one of the best year-round lures in my angling arsenal, the Northland Fishing Tackle Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon. Retailing for between $4.50 to $5.50 and available in…
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Feral Pigs and the Impacts of Invasive Species

Steven addresses the widespread problems created by exotic and invasive wild pig populations across the United States and how hunters are engaged in the effort to solve the problem.•  …
News & Tips: Slip-Bobbering Walleye
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Slip-Bobbering Walleye

Across North America, the walleye rates as one of the most sought after and favored game fish among anglers. Techniques for catching these critters may be well-known and elementary, and those include…
News & Tips: Fishing: During the Off Season
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Fishing: During the Off Season

This is the time of year that you can spend getting all your fishing gear prepared for the next fishing season.I clean everything out of my boat and bring it inside where I can sort through…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing for Carp from an Inner Tube...
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Fly Fishing for Carp from an Inner Tube

I know that most fishermen have come across a guy fishing from an inner tube, and many of the readers of this blog have probably fished from a tube. I am not one to criticize it, although I really…
News & Tips: A Beginner's Guide To Tournament Fishing: Part 1 of 2...
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Beginners Guide to Tournament Bass Fishing, Part 2 of 2

In Part 1 of Beginners Guide to Tournament Bass Fishing, we discussed some of the very basics on beginning tournament fishing. In this segment, we are going to cap it off as we discuss some of the…
News & Tips: Tarpon Fishing, Part 2 of 2
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Tarpon Fishing, Part 2 of 2

When we last saw the fisherman, he had just started his fight with the tarpon ... Meanwhile, the fisherman hangs on -- literally -- trying to gain some line back. He hears applause from the heavens…
News & Tips: Tips on Fishing Lakes, Rivers or Tidal Water...
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Tips on Fishing Lakes, Rivers or Tidal Water

It’s hot outside, and the fish are also feeling the heat. Thus, I want to think about the body of water I’m going to fish and look at its character. Is it a lake, river or tidal, and is it in the…