Steve Galea News & Tips

News & Tips: Taking Tree Stand Safety Seriously
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Taking Tree Stand Safety Seriously

Two hunting seasons ago, I found myself doing a desperate and unexpected chin-up to pull myself back into the climber…
News & Tips: Give Your Squirrel Rifle & Shooting Skills a Tune-up...
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Give Your Squirrel Rifle & Shooting Skills a Tune-up

When it comes to squirrel hunting, I'm a rifleman. Sure I see the practicality in using a shotgun, especially in the…
News & Tips: Wood Duck Wisdom
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Wood Duck Wisdom

Wood duck hunting has a special place in my heart. The first bird I ever shot was a drake woody that catapulted out of…
News & Tips: Topwater Fly Fishing for Bass
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Topwater Fly Fishing for Bass

The deer-hair popper landed beside the lily pads with an audible splat. It bobbed for a second and, before the ripples…
News & Tips: Visualizing the Shot
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Visualizing the Shot

It's been my experience that, in some ways, the act of arrowing at a deer is actually anti-climatic. Sure it's exciting…
News & Tips: Flat Water Blues
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Flat Water Blues

Yesterday, I went fly fishing for bass on a lake that holds a good population of largemouth and smallmouth bass.…
Grouse hunter and dog
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Ten Hunting Tips for More Grouse

It was one of those perfect upland hunting moments. The ruffed grouse flushed from the wild grapes with Callie, my…
News & Tips: A Guide to Choosing Bow Sights
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A Guide to Choosing Bow Sights

Anyone who shoots a compound bow knows that a good sight is critical. Without it, you stand less of a chance of…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing and the Canoe
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Fly Fishing and the Canoe

People associate fly fishing with wading and river floats in pontoon boats or larger craft, but they are often…
News & Tips: How Stump Shooting Improves Archery Skills...
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How Stump Shooting Improves Archery Skills

With the bow season for deer just about 7 weeks away, I'm kicking my archery practice into high gear. Part of that…
News & Tips: The Catch and Release Debate
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The Catch and Release Debate

If the catch and release ethic has any roots, it lies in fly fishing. Somewhere along the way, forward thinking anglers…
News & Tips: Hunting Waders: A Buyer's Guide
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Hunting Waders: A Buyer's Guide

The difference between a serious waterfowler and a casual one can be found not only in skill level but also in the gear…