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News & Tips: Christmas List: Hunting Gear
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Bass Pro Shops Christmas Best Gifts for Hunters

If you have a hunter or three on your Christmas list, count yourself blessed.  At least you’ll never find yourself shopping for someone who “has everything.”  No hunter ever has enough of the gear,…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Christmas Gift Guide for Anglers...
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Bass Pro Shops Christmas Gift Guide for Anglers

The signs are pretty clear if you have an addicted angler on your Christmas list. This time of year, he or she goes around faintly singing “… jigging’s swell … jigging’s swell… ” and “… a largemouth…
News & Tips: Cool Weather Snooking in Venice, Florida...
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Cool Weather Snooking in Venice, Florida

The snook fishing on the west coast of Florida from Tampa south can be stupendous. One major key to finding lots of feeding linesiders is to follow their movements in response to weather and seasonal…
News & Tips: Pinpointing the Best Doe Group to Hunt Near During the Rut...
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Pinpointing the Best Doe Group to Hunt Near During the Rut

We’re told in countless articles and blogs to deer hunt near doe groups as the rut approaches. But the real key to success is to find the right doe group. You can tell when does are in estrous. They…
News & Tips: Bass Pro Shops Christmas Gift Guide for Target Shooters...
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Bass Pro Shops Christmas Gift Guide for Target Shooters

Across the country, the popularity of the shooting sports continues to grow.  Men, women, youngsters are all enjoying competitive, tactical, and recreational shooting in greater numbers than…
News & Tips: Bow Hunting: Three Deer Down! Doe, Doe, BUCK!  (video)...
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Bow Hunting: Three Deer Down! Doe, Doe, BUCK! (video)

Raleigh shoots her target buck, her first with a bow. Three deer kills in this video during bow season.   Grant is first up (0:07), then Adam (start 7:29), and they both get venison for the freezer…
News & Tips: Snap Jigging vs Finesse Fishing - More Than One Way to Jig a Jig...
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Snap Jigging vs Finesse Fishing - More Than One Way to Jig a Jig

Leadhead jigs are a mainstay of bass and walleye anglers, especially during the spring and fall, when the water is cold.  For river anglers like me, jigs becoming increasingly effective as fall…
News & Tips: 7 Late Deer Season Mistakes You Must Avoid If You Want to Tag Mr. Big...
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7 Late Deer Season Mistakes You Must Avoid If You Want to Tag Mr. Big

One of the best ways to improve your chances for a mature buck as deer season winds down is to eliminate tactical mistakes. More often than not, those mistakes are a matter of neglecting important…
News & Tips: Got the Deer Season Blues? Here’s 5 Tips to Help You Bag a Last Minute Buck...
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Got the Deer Season Blues? Here’s 5 Tips to Help You Bag a Last Minute Buck

The crowds of deer hunters are gone and the woods are again silent—and that terrain suddenly appears barren to most hunters. You’ve got an unfilled deer tag in your pocket, and you’d like to fill it…
News & Tips: 6 Low-Water Fly Fishing Tips for Great Lakes Steelhead...
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6 Low-Water Fly Fishing Tips for Great Lakes Steelhead

The southern shore of Lake Erie that stretches across portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, known by many anglers as Steelhead Alley, provides an exceptional opportunity to fish for quality-…
News & Tips: Do You Know How to Match a Fishing Hook to the Fly You’re Tying?...
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Do You Know How to Match a Fishing Hook to the Fly You’re Tying?

Just as the broadhead is the most important item in the bowhunter’s tool kit, the hook is what gets it done for anglers. Like all tools, you need the right fly fishing hook for the job. That’s…
News & Tips: 6 Must-Have Crankbaits for Largemouth Bass...
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6 Must-Have Crankbaits for Largemouth Bass

  You could spend hours trying to narrow down what crankbaits are most important for putting fish in the boat. Crankbaits are available in all styles and shapes, making narrowing down the options a…