Everyone likes to fish. I can’t say that I know anyone who does not like to go fishing, especially in the springtime. The springtime is a favorite time period because the big bass are active, very…
Bowhunting takes skill and practice, but if you're ready to ramp up your turkey season, challenge yourself to arrow a longbeard this year! Making a few adjustments in your spring prep work and bow…
Fishing line is arguably the single most important equipment item for fishermen. It plays a key role in bait and lure presentation, in hooking fish and in landing the fish one hooks. Yet most anglers…
All of us have had tough days on the water — bad weather, equipment failure and fish that refuse to bite. Walleye fishing is often a game of chance, and when these fish shut down, you'll find…
Waking your boat from a long hibernation is a chore we all eagerly await. There's no better feeling come spring than hearing the engine purr smoothly for the first time, ready to breathe life into…
If turkey season opened tomorrow, would you be ready? Have you been out shooting your bow or making sure your shotgun is patterned? How about your turkey calls, camo clothes, boots, decoys and…
There was a time when hunting blinds were a luxury. Making a blind was difficult work: building the framework, cutting foliage to match the area and securing the foliage to the frame — not to mention…
Catching bass during the prespawn period is often a hit-or-miss proposition. One day they're there, the next they're not. Bass enter a period of stress and instability as winter changes to spring,…
With spring on its way it's time to begin thinking about planting food plots. Food plots provide deer and other wildlife with excellent nutrition and lots of it. Most wildlife experts would like to…
Even some of our best trout streams across America — those that are supposed to be a sure bet for catching trophy trout — aren't always able to live up to the expectations we place on them. This is…
Imagine yourself exploring and fishing a small, tranquil stream — lost in your own world, yet in the thick of trout country. Cascading waterfalls, riverbank critters and satisfying solitude are yours…
When bass fishing legend Ray Scott began experimenting with seeds to improve the health and antler growth of the deer on his property many years ago, his efforts took him ultimately to one type of…