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News & Tips: Low Impact Deer Hunting
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Low Impact Deer Hunting

September 18, 2013
The key to growing, and for that matter, hunting mature bucks, can be boiled down to two words: "low" and "impact." Alone they mean little; together they are the Rosetta Stone of big buck hunting. If…
News & Tips: Fall Muskie Strategies
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Fall Muskie Strategies

September 16, 2013
  The author releasing a muskie caught on a perch-colored Hughey glidebait. Fall is trophy time for muskies. Hard-core anglers launch boats through ice, brave freezing wind chills and snowy…
News & Tips: Autumn Fishing Safety Tips
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Autumn Fishing Safety Tips

September 16, 2013
Fall is almost here, which means that some of the year's best fishing is just around the corner. Cold winds and cooling water temperatures are another reality of autumn fishing. Most anglers I know…
News & Tips: How to Read Three Types of Rub Signs
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How to Read Three Types of Rub Signs

September 16, 2013
It’s almost hunting season, and that means it’s time to clean your gun, overhaul your supplies and spruce up your treestand. We’ve put together three types of rub-signs that could help you bag that…
News & Tips: Give Your Squirrel Rifle & Shooting Skills a Tune-up...
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Give Your Squirrel Rifle & Shooting Skills a Tune-up

September 15, 2013
When it comes to squirrel hunting, I'm a rifleman. Sure I see the practicality in using a shotgun, especially in the early season when the foliage is up and the squirrels are in the trees; but, the…
News & Tips: For the Best Fall Fly Fishing Use the Egg Pattern Fly...
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For the Best Fall Fly Fishing Use the Egg Pattern Fly

September 14, 2013
In the fall season, many changes in the environment have begun to take place — especially in the rivers and streams. Subtle cues such as water temperature, level and clarity trigger a massive…
News & Tips: Cook Your Goose With These Three Recipes...
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Cook Your Goose With These Three Recipes

September 14, 2013
"You take them." "No, you take them." "But I took them last time." "That's OK. Take them anyway." "I'd rather not." "But I insist." "I'll be glad to take them if you all don't want 'em." "Whaaat?" A…
News & Tips: Wood Duck Wisdom
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Wood Duck Wisdom

September 13, 2013
Wood duck hunting has a special place in my heart. The first bird I ever shot was a drake woody that catapulted out of the pickerel weeds just ahead of my canoe. The memory of that duck, rising…
News & Tips: 5 Calling Tricks for Chase-Phase Bucks...
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5 Calling Tricks for Chase-Phase Bucks

September 13, 2013
Article by Bill Vaznis.In that frantic period just before the peak rut, when does are running in every direction from prying noses, calling bucks away from their playing-hard-to-get girlfriends may…
News & Tips: Basics of Launching a Boat (video)
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Basics of Launching a Boat

September 13, 2013
Boat launch activity can range from placid to pandemonium — or anywhere in between. Line-ups and on-the-ramp mishaps can send impatient individual's stress-levels soaring; conversely a vacant launch…
News & Tips: Bucks in Velvet: Anticipating Deer Season in a Big Way...
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Pre-Season Scouting Tips for Deer Hunters

September 12, 2013
Archery season is happening or about to begin for many deer hunters across the nation. In this episode:  tips on scouting out the big bucks and how to decide where to hang your stand.  Plus…
News & Tips: How to Catch Catfish: Fishing for Catfish Tips & Trophy Flatheads...
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How to Catch Catfish: Fishing for Catfish Tips & Trophy Flatheads

September 12, 2013
Flatheads are the sumos of fresh water fishing . Ten- to 20-pounders are common, and catfish 5 feet long weighing 140 pounds have been caught in recent times. In North America, only blue cats, white…