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10 Awesome Videos of Bears Gone Wild

Those silly bears. To them, it's their world and we're just living in it. From late spring through summer, bear sightings caught on camera show us the cuteness, strength, determination and sometimes…
News & Tips: Take Your Kids on Night Hikes & Open Whole New World to Hiking...
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Take Your Kids on Night Hikes & Open Whole New World to Hiking

Several years ago, me, the wife and our two kids attended an organized night hike at a nearby arboretum. The kids were only in their single digit years but were no stranger to hiking. Most of their…
News & Tips: Booked Your Caribou Hunt? Now Make Sure You Have This Gear...
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Booked Your Caribou Hunt? Now Make Sure You Have This Gear

  Caribou inhabit some of the most deceptively rugged country in North America. From a distance, the tundra looks flat and featureless, but as soon as you set foot on it you quickly realize that…
Wheeler Winns Elite BASSfest by Wheeler Winns Elite BASSfest...
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Jacob Wheeler Wins Inaugural Elite BASSfest

Wheeler owns BASSfest Let there be no doubt that the top pros fishing the FLW Tour can go toe-to-toe with the best the Bassmaster Elite Series have to offer. Today, Plano pro Jacob Wheeler proved…
News & Tips: What You Need to Know for Fly Fishing the Popular Brook Trout...
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What You Need to Know for Fly Fishing the Popular Brook Trout

I first read about brook trout in Outdoor Life magazine when I was 8 years old. Dazzling red, yellow, orange and cream spots scattered across a slate gray body painted a picture of the most…
News & Tips: The Legend of Ethel: How a Mega-Bass Became a Megastar...
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The Legend of Ethel: How a Mega-Bass Became a Megastar

It's a fishing story unlike any other: How a mega-bass became a megastar and how that fostered the idea of catch-and-release fishing. YouTube screen grab   In a YouTube video released by Texas Parks…
News & Tips: 5 Ways to Have Fun With Archery Practice (and Still Hone Your Skills)...
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5 Ways to Have Fun With Archery Practice (and Still Hone Your Skills)

Over the course of this blog's history, I've suggested all sorts of techniques that might be helpful when practicing with traditional bows like longbows and recurve bows. I've written about tricks…
News & Tips: 3 Tips for Successfully Fly Fishing in the Rain...
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3 Tips for Successfully Fly Fishing in the Rain

If you only have limited time to fish, such as weekends, then fishing in bad weather and rain is sometimes unavoidable. Personally I like fly fishing in the rain and have had several great days on…
News & Tips: This Two-fly Setup Proved its Worth for Rainbow Trout...
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This Two-fly Setup Proved its Worth for Rainbow Trout

Jeff Blood with a steelhead caught on an egg-imitating fly.   Though they lack the glamour of a dry fly and the rich tradition of a wet fly or nymph, egg-imitating flies are one of a fly fisher's…
News & Tips: 3 Awesome Vacation Adventures to See and Do in the Ozarks...
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3 Awesome Vacation Adventures to See and Do in the Ozarks

I have family coming in from out of state this summer so I’ll be showing off the neat things to see and do in the Ozarks.  Lucky for us and just in time for their summer vacations and my personal…
News & Tips: 4 Great Seatrout Rigs and How to Fish Them...
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4 Great Seatrout Rigs and How to Fish Them

The spotted seatrout is the most popular marine inshore game fish from the Carolinas to Texas. Not only are they delicious table fare, but they are relatively easy to catch on a few basic rigs. Let's…
News & Tips: Land-Based Game Fishing: An Up-close Look at This Extreme Sport...
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Land-Based Game Fishing: An Up-close Look at This Extreme Sport

YouTube screen grab   If you're looking for some extreme fishing, the crew at MorningTide Fishing brings you a breathtaking look at land-based game fishing. If you've never heard of land-based game…