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News & Tips: Experience a Peanuts™ Halloween at Bass Pro Shops...
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Experience a Peanuts™ Halloween at Bass Pro Shops

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Bass Pro Shops presents the Great Pumpkin event with the classic Peanuts™ characters, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Sally and Lucy for the Halloween holiday festivities Oct. 19-31…
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Dealing with Dominant Does

The warm sunshine of a late September afternoon had faded away. Cool air settled into the hillside flat where my ground blind stood. After scanning the area around my blind, I slowly stretched to…
News & Tips: Patterning Your Shotgun for Ducks
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Patterning Your Shotgun for Ducks

If you are like myself, getting ready for duck hunting season can be a little chaotic trying to get everything in finished up like decoys, dog training and scouting for birds. Even though these are…
News & Tips: Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Perfection Loop Fishing Knot...
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Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Perfection Loop Fishing Knot

How to Tie Fishing Line: Perfection Loop Fishing Knot Instructions Strong and effective, the Perfection Loop knot is a favorite for tying a loop at the end of the fishing line. Besides being strong…
News & Tips: River Walleyes in Transition
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River Walleyes in Transition

Throughout much of the walleyes' home range, river systems provide a significant though somewhat polarized angling resource. Due to shifts in location driven by propagation needs, forage…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: Fresh Creek, Andros Island, Bahamas...
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Travel Blog: Fresh Creek, Andros Island, Bahamas

Thanks, Facebook! In the last few years, the world has grown profoundly more interrelated and accessible due in no small measure to the social networking web sites. During that span, I refocused my…
News & Tips: Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Uni Knot...
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Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Uni Knot

How to Tie Fishing Line: Uni Fishing Knot Instructions Also known as the Grinner Knot, the Uni Knot is a good and dependable fishing knot for monofilament to terminal tackle connections. Some…
News & Tips: Picking the Right Camo
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Picking the Right Camo

Camouflage hunting clothing is hugely popular across North America, especially among bowhunters and those who hunt waterfowl, turkeys and predators. Waterfowl and turkeys are able to see colors,…
News & Tips: 6 Tips for Successfully Locating Downed Birds...
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6 Tips for Successfully Locating Downed Birds

Every bird hunter dreams of the perfect day afield with crisp, cool fall mornings and antsy dogs anxious to wind that first bird of the new season. Picture perfect points, flushes, shots and…
News & Tips: Spoons Stellar for Autumn Crappie
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Spoons Stellar for Autumn Crappie

Chasing crappie is one of my favorite autumn activities. Fish stack-up and are willing biters, most days anyways. There are many reliable tactics that work this time of year, but a spoon is tough to…
News & Tips: The Muskie Bite Is On!
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The Muskie Bite Is On!

Every time I leave the launch on Lake St. Clair, I can't help stopping to wonder why more people don't take advantage of the Great Lakes' largest predator. St. Clair's enormous ecosystem produces…
News & Tips: Product Review: Z-Man ChatterBaits
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Product Review: Z-Man ChatterBaits

One of the newest and deadliest spinnerbaits to "splash" the market recently for a wide range of freshwater species is Z-Man's ChatterBait lures. From first-hand experience in south Louisiana, and…