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News & Tips: 4 Hot Weather Fishing Tips
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4 Hot Weather Fishing Tips

When fishing slows on your local lake because of hot weather, use these tatics to improve your chances of catching more fish: 1. Fish the Current Head to the local smallmouth river and turn over…
Mark Zona (L) Jerry McKinnis (R) by Mark Zona (L) Jerry McKinnis (R)...
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Zona Picks Three Baits for Catching Late Summer Bass

It's getting to be that time of the year, late summer. Yep, talk of football and Mark Zona's beloved Chicago Bears predicted to be the worst team in the NFL this season. This according to USA Today.…
News & Tips: Why Do We Hunt?
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Why Do We Hunt?

Hunters have been lying. Or, at the very least, we haven’t been telling the full truth. I’m a hunter. I would know. We’ve been giving all sorts of reasons as to why we hunt. We have documented the $2…
News & Tips: Late Summer Walleye Fishing Strategies...
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Late Summer Walleye Fishing Strategies

Walleyes on Target So many situations come late summer and fall where if walleye are present, they are going to show up on marine electronics. When walleye start stacking up on rock reefs, deep…
News & Tips: Fish Weed Lines for Hungry Game Fish
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Fish Weed Lines for Hungry Game Fish

Any change in weed growth can create weed edges also known as weed lines and produced some good fishing. This is where the active fish like to gather. The weed line is a fish habitat. Game fish are…
Walleye angler holding walleye
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Walleye Fishing Tips: How to Find & Catch Big ‘Eyes

Take me to a walleye lake I’ve never fished before and I’m a happy angler. It’s always fun to solve the “where are the ‘eyes” puzzle. Here are 3 fundamentals I rely on when looking for ‘eyes in new…
Grant Woods shooting his bow
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Bow Hunting: Fine Tuning The Gear (video)

Bowhunting Whitetails means making sure your gear is on target! The GrowingDeer.tv team tests arrows to see which weight they will use: lighter and faster or heavy with more punch power. Watch to see…
News & Tips: Stay Shallow for Your Heaviest Stringer of the Summer...
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Stay Shallow for Your Heaviest Stringer of the Summer

Arizona fishing pro Josh Bertrand is never happier than when he’s staring at his graph, working a dropshot rig in water at least as deep as his Nitro boat is long. In a perfect world, he’d be looking…
News & Tips: Kid-Friendly Camp Cooking Ideas
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Kid-Friendly Fun and Delicious Camp Cooking Ideas

Cooking over an open flame is one of the joys of camping. After a long day outdoors, nothing gets the stomach growling like the sizzle of a great meal. While campfire cooking is fun, it can also be…
News & Tips: Don't Break The First Rule of Big Game Hunting...
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Don't Break The First Rule of Big Game Hunting

How often have we as hunters sat in our deer stand, wind blowing the wrong direction, hoping that the animals won’t pick up on us?  I have to admit, there have been more times than I can remember.…
News & Tips: Tips for Finding Walleye Summertime Hangouts...
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Tips for Finding Walleye Summertime Hangouts

A walleye’s metabolism rises with the water temperature in summer and that means they need to eat more, not less. Most walleye anglers fish with leeches and minnows on Lindy rigs in deeper water…
News & Tips: Quick Tips for Catching Summertime Catfish & Easy Recipes...
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Quick Tips for Catching Summertime Catfish & Easy Recipes

Summertime is channel catfish time across America. In lakes and reservoirs, fish the flat areas in 18 to 25 feet of water using shad, shrimp, dough balls, cheese, prepared baits, nightcrawlers, and…