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The drift looked perfect. I had cast a No. 12 Pheasant Tail bead-head nymph into the head of a small, dark pool on…
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Jiggin' White River Browns
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The White River of Arkansas is a world class trout fishery. Trout anglers from around the world come to fish the cold…
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Creature baits such as Zoom's Brush Hog are the ticket for hungry largemouth bass in river environments. I revel in…
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Pop Those Bedding Gills
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Pop, went the surface of the pond, as if I smacked my lips loudly. Simultaneously, the leader on my flyline raced…
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Frog Gigging and the Art of Catching Frogs (video)
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Jason Parsons sat on a camp stool on the bow of a 20-foot long narrow jon boat with his gig poised and ready for some…
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Pre-Season Smallmouth on the Gasconade River
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Will Rollins, of Vienna, Missouri, has spent his entire life in that little central Missouri hill town. Much of his…
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Bass Fishing: Best Baits for River Smallmouth Bass
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"I'll yank a good smallmouth from under this log coming up," said my long time fishing buddy Vern Clemens. We drifted…
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Youth Turkey Camps Teach Skills
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Over the last three decades I have conducted a dozen or more youth turkey hunting camps, most through the JAKES (…
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Getting Ready for Coyotes
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It is no secret among hunters that interest in coyote hunting has skyrocketed in the last decade. Why not? Coyotes are…
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Mighty Morels
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Morels are popping up. Grab your plastic bag, bucket or ball cap and get ready to fill it with tasty morels. Morels…
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Chills ran up my spine as sweat trickled down the small of my back. The chills erupted at the first predawn "singing"…
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Rabbit hunting is about as fun as it gets when it comes to hunting small game. Memories of my childhood days, when all…
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