I do most of my crappie fishing in eastern Arkansas where clear waters are as rare as 5-pound crappie. I have no…

Headlamps are basically flashlights that provide the convenience of hands-free operation. Strapped on the head or…

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Fishing crankbaits for crappie needn't be a big-boat, multi-rod affair. You also can cast and retrieve a single lure…

He arrived like a ghost. One second there was nothing; the next he was there. I was hunting squirrels in woods behind…

Food never tastes better than when cooked outdoors. And nothing quite highlights a fun campout like favored foods…

The sight was chilling, to say the least. My tent and everything inside it had burned to the ground. Nothing was left…

A few decades ago, it would have been difficult to find an outdoorsman who couldn't start a campfire. Wood cookstoves…

Live minnows and fishing jigs are far and away the most popular enticements for crappie, and it's a rare occasion when…

Fast-paced fishing for jumbo crappie, beautiful scenery, a get-away-from-it-all atmosphere — these are some of the…

Aluminum foil is the outdoorsman's "kitchen in a pocket." Using foil allows the camp cook to dispense with carrying and…

The long rock wall jutted from the bank into the Mississippi River. At the wall's end, the river rolled around on…