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News & Tips: Calling Deer Tips
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Calling Deer Tips

Some hunters think that calling whitetailed deer is basically limited to grunting and antler rattling during the rut, but this couldn't be further from the truth. The variety of deer calls available…
News & Tips: The Wonders of Worm Weights & Sinkers
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The Wonders of Worm Weights & Sinkers

When it comes to fishing plastic worms, craws or lizards, a weight is necessary to get your presentation down to the level of the fish, and smack dab in their strike zone. Unless specifically…
News & Tips: St. Croix pro Tommy Skarlis Wins Crappie Championship With Eyecon Trolling Rod...
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St. Croix pro Tommy Skarlis Wins Crappie Championship With Eyecon Trolling Rod

Park Falls, WI (October 17, 2013) - Some tournament goers may have never given Tommy Skarlis a second glance during takeoff on day one of the 2013 Crappie Master National Championship - held…
News & Tips: Classic Lures: The Plastic Worm
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Classic Lures: The Plastic Worm

No series on classic fishing lures that have stood the test of time could be complete without including the plastic worm. Although a patent had actually been secured for a rubber artificial worm as…
News & Tips: Urban Deer Hunting Strategies
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Urban Deer Hunting Strategies

I'd covered a lot of real estate hunting whitetails over the years, and no question, I was now studying the biggest buck I'd ever seen. He was a giant, with a wide, extremely heavy 10-point rack. His…
News & Tips: Toss a Football Jig for Bass
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Toss a Football Jig for Bass

Jigs are renowned for their fish catching abilities. And if I was to hazard a guess, no other lure garners more water time than these weighted bait systems throughout the course of a season. For…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing for Snook
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Fly Fishing for Snook

Fishermen have long been dazzled by the incredible beauty of the slender silver, black and yellow bodies of snook. Their sporting qualities have been argued by the best anglers on earth, thus their…
News & Tips: 10 of The World's Meanest & Ugliest Game Fish...
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10 of The World's Meanest & Ugliest Game Fish

Websites and magazines often publish lists of the world's toughest or most dangerous game fish. But this is the first time anyone created a list of the world's meanest and ugliest fish.   You won't…
News & Tips: Asian Carp Invasion? Make Chowder
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Asian Carp Invasion? Make Chowder

The Asian carp invasion has swept over the United States like the Biblical plaque of locusts. In a mere 30 years the invasive species has spread from a few individuals in an Arkansas pond to millions…
News & Tips: Teddy Roosevelt's Influence on Conservation in America...
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Teddy Roosevelt's Influence on Conservation in America

By Kelly Durbin For many, Theodore Roosevelt is best known as the 26th President of the United States. For outdoorsmen, hunters, and defenders of the wild, his most important contribution was the…
News & Tips: Hunting for Fly Materials
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Hunting for Fly Materials

Most people who tie flies spend an awful lot of time visiting their local fly shops or pouring over catalogues in search of material. For the most part, I'm no different. But come autumn, I also try…
News & Tips: Big River Waterfowl Hunting Tips
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Big River Waterfowl Hunting Tips

In the South, some tornadoes are to be feared; others are to be welcomed.   This tornado was in the latter category. It was a cyclone of ducks — a vortex of rushing noise and wind. There were 500 or…