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News & Tips: Beginner Survival Skills: The Importance of a Campfire (video)...
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Beginner Survival Skills: The Importance of a Campfire (video)

As you’re beginning your foray into the world of learning survival skills, you’ll become familiar with tasks like building a shelter, performing first aid in the field and mastering navigation. Along…
News & Tips: Animal Trapping Safety
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Animal Trapping Safety

Animal trapping or using snares Is done for many reasons such as food, fur, pest control, pet trade, zoological specimens or wildlife management. Knowing how to construct simple snares or use the…
2 Broadheads
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Fixed vs Mechanical Broadheads

What’s the real difference between fixed and mechanical broadheads? For new bow hunters, knowing the difference is important so you can choose the right arrow point for your needs. Here is a quick…
News & Tips: Purchased Your First Compound Bow? Now Get These Accessories...
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Purchased Your First Compound Bow? Now Get These Accessories (video)

At last, you finally made the big purchase. You now own your very own compound bow! What's the next step? Adding accessories of course — no bow is complete without a few of the many accessories…
News & Tips: Coyote Hunting Basics
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Coyote Hunting Basics

Despite a long history of being hunted, trapped, poisoned and hated, coyotes are more abundant than ever. They readily adapted to the encroachments of mankind and are often the culprits behind the…
News & Tips: Choosing Saltwater Fishing Gear: Spinning or Baitcasting Reels...
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Choosing Saltwater Fishing Gear: Spinning or Baitcasting Reels

We choose many things about our saltwater fishing. The reel and rod combination is just one, but it is one of the most important. Off the shelf "big box" combos sell well, but for the most part, they…
News & Tips: Six Reasons to Fish for Freshwater Drum...
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Six Reasons to Fish for Freshwater Drum

It's tough nowadays to find an abundant, delicious, easy-to-catch, hard-fighting, heavyweight sportfish that doesn't draw a lot of attention. And drum fans would just as soon keep it that way. Drum…
News & Tips: Christmas-style Cooking Around the Campfire Plus Recipes...
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Christmas-style Cooking Around the Campfire Plus Recipes

Christmas is one of the best times of year to be with your family. It’s an opportunity to spend quality time with one another, expressing your love and appreciation for your family members and…
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WOW: Surprisingly Successful Winter Fishing in New Orleans

Wow.That’s the only word I can come up with to describe the last three months in Venice, Louisiana. We catch lots of fish every year down here, but Mother Nature blessed us this year with a low river…
News & Tips: Hounding Bunnies
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Hounding Bunnies

At the roar of my single-barrel 12-gauge Stevens shotgun, an enormous cloud of dry October dust enveloped the cottontail rabbit bounding full speed across my Dad's cut soybean field. Rowdy, the…
News & Tips: Tying the Foam Bass Popper
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Tying the Foam Bass Popper

Of all the different fly styles and patterns available for bass, none is more exhilarating to fish than the Foam Bass Popper. Just the thought of a largemouth breaking the surface for a popper makes…
News & Tips: Hunting Ducks on Small Waters
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Hunting Ducks on Small Waters

Big, open water is the domain of diver ducks like canvasbacks, redheads, bluebills, ringnecks, buffleheads and goldeneyes. However, seeking out smaller lakes and reservoirs and applying the right…