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News & Tips: Five Wingshooting Tips for Bird Hunting Success...
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Five Wingshooting Tips for Bird Hunting Success

October 24, 2013
Far too few gunners spend appropriate amounts of time practice shooting their shotgun mimicking actual hunting conditions. Don't think that wingshooting is much like riding a bicycle: once you learn…
News & Tips: Rope Knot Library: How to Tie a Bowline Rope Knot...
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Rope Knot Library: How to Tie a Bowline Rope Knot

October 23, 2013
How to Tie a Bowline Rope Knot One of the most useful rope knots you can know. The Bowline knot forms a secure loop that will not jam and is easy to tie and untie. The Bowline is most commonly used…
News & Tips: Float Hunting Ducks
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Float Hunting Ducks

October 22, 2013
The canoe slides like a whisper on the river, just inches from a slick, muddy bank. Its two occupants are on high alert. The man in the front cradles a shotgun at port arms. The one in the back…
News & Tips: Dry and Wet-Fly Line Mending Techniques...
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Dry and Wet-Fly Line Mending Techniques

October 22, 2013
Dry-Fly Line Mending To the beginning dry-fly angler, the ability to present a drag-free drift probably doesn't seem all that important or difficult compared to the numerous skills needed for a…
7 fishing knots tying guide
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Fishing Knots: The Professional Fishing Guide (infographic)

October 22, 2013
Learn to Tie Fishing Knots With This Handy Step by Step Picture Guide Get knot tying tips from the professionals on the loop, palomar, uni and more! We asked some of the Bass Pro Shops fishing pros…
News & Tips: Fishing Underwater Humps Hold Fish
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Fishing Underwater Humps Hold Fish

October 22, 2013
Humps hold a tremendous amount of potential, and are certainly capable of coughing up a true trophy. Out from shore, hidden from the naked eye, lies a fish-holding factory that is jam-packed with…
News & Tips: The Wonders of Worm Weights & Sinkers
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The Wonders of Worm Weights & Sinkers

October 20, 2013
When it comes to fishing plastic worms, craws or lizards, a weight is necessary to get your presentation down to the level of the fish, and smack dab in their strike zone. Unless specifically…
News & Tips: Urban Deer Hunting Strategies
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Urban Deer Hunting Strategies

October 19, 2013
I'd covered a lot of real estate hunting whitetails over the years, and no question, I was now studying the biggest buck I'd ever seen. He was a giant, with a wide, extremely heavy 10-point rack. His…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing for Snook
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Fly Fishing for Snook

October 18, 2013
Fishermen have long been dazzled by the incredible beauty of the slender silver, black and yellow bodies of snook. Their sporting qualities have been argued by the best anglers on earth, thus their…
News & Tips: 10 of The World's Meanest & Ugliest Game Fish...
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10 of The World's Meanest & Ugliest Game Fish

October 18, 2013
Websites and magazines often publish lists of the world's toughest or most dangerous game fish. But this is the first time anyone created a list of the world's meanest and ugliest fish.   You won't…
News & Tips: Asian Carp Invasion? Make Chowder
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Asian Carp Invasion? Make Chowder

October 17, 2013
The Asian carp invasion has swept over the United States like the Biblical plaque of locusts. In a mere 30 years the invasive species has spread from a few individuals in an Arkansas pond to millions…
News & Tips: Big River Waterfowl Hunting Tips
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Big River Waterfowl Hunting Tips

October 17, 2013
In the South, some tornadoes are to be feared; others are to be welcomed.   This tornado was in the latter category. It was a cyclone of ducks — a vortex of rushing noise and wind. There were 500 or…