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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: 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…
First Ice Bluegill by First Ice Bluegill
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Early Ice Bluegills

Early Iced Bluegills With OutdoorsFIRST Media As the ice forms early this year because of an anomaly called the ‘polar vortex’, ice anglers across North America are getting ready to chase down their…
News & Tips: High-Tech Hunting Gear Every Backcountry Hunter Secretly Wants...
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High-Tech Hunting Gear Every Backcountry Hunter Secretly Wants

From the time humans started hunting for food, they have been improving technology to increase their chance of success.  We each develop our own creed as to what works for us. A Garmin handheld GPS…
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Stop Shouting At Your Hunting Dog!

Dog Training Tips Minus the Drama   Hunters who try to control their dog’s every move by shouting commands end up confusing the dog and setting it up for failure. Instead, allow a young dog to work…
News & Tips: Hunting From a Treestand? Arguments That Will Convince You to Wear a Safety Harness....
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Hunting From a Treestand? Arguments That Will Convince You to Wear a Safety Harness.

Talk to enough bowhunters and you’ll eventually hear one sheepishly admit that, at one time or another, he or she has hunted from a treestand while not wearing a full-body safety harness. When that…
Der Hunting Safety Tips by Der Hunting Safety Tips
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Hunter and Non Hunter Basic Safety Tips During Hunting Season

When it comes to hunter safety, learn it, preach it, and - most of all - practice it yourself, because it's easy to get overconfident and become careless. Always remain conscious of safety when you…