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News & Tips: River Walleyes in Transition
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River Walleyes in Transition

October 9, 2013
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: Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Uni Knot...
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Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie the Uni Knot

October 8, 2013
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: 6 Tips for Successfully Locating Downed Birds...
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6 Tips for Successfully Locating Downed Birds

October 8, 2013
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: Goggle-Eye or Rock Bass Fishing Tactics...
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Goggle-Eye or Rock Bass Fishing Tactics

October 5, 2013
I can still remember the first goggle-eye I ever caught. I plunked a big minnow next to the gnarly roots of a huge swamp white oak along the banks of a borrow pit that encases the lake at Big Oak…
News & Tips: 4 Basic Lure Retrieves and When to Use Them...
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4 Basic Lure Retrieves and When to Use Them

October 3, 2013
A trait of any successful angler is being able to put a pattern together that'll catch fish. One key component to a pattern is lure retrieve. Jigging, hopping, twitching, and jerking are some terms…
News & Tips: Fly Tying with Biots
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Fly Tying with Biots

October 1, 2013
One of the most interesting and unique materials to ever grace a fly has to be the biot feather. This one-of-a-kind material is actually a single feather barb from the lead edge of a primary wing…
News & Tips: Field Care of Your Wild Game Meat
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Field Care of Your Wild Game Meat

October 1, 2013
The Trophy Bag Kooler System is a great way to not only keep your game clean but also cool. For many hunters, a winter's supply of tasty, low-fat and healthy game meat for the family is the main…
News & Tips: 4 Tactics for Summer-to-Fall Transition Crappie...
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4 Tactics for Summer-to-Fall Transition Crappie

September 30, 2013
What's the toughest time of year to catch crappie? Survey your buddies who fish year-round and chances are good you'll find them in total agreement: finding and catching America's favorite panfish is…
News & Tips: Learn Why TV's Rick Kreuter Uses Rut Tactics in Mid-October...
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Make A Killer Scrape Line

September 27, 2013
Article by Scott Bestul. Minnesota whitetail nut Billy Jerowski is a fair-minded, modern husband—one whose manhood isn’t threatened by doing dishes or hanging laundry. But he never imagined his…
News & Tips: Walk Up a Buck
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Walk Up a Buck

September 27, 2013
Each year, more and more deer hunters are discovering that sometimes the best hunting strategy is to abandon the stand, get on the ground and go after your deer. Walk-and-stalk hunting can put a deer…
News & Tips: How to Choose What Fly Lines Work Best for Each Type of Fish...
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How to Choose What Fly Lines Work Best for Each Type of Fish

September 26, 2013
If you are new to fly fishing then you are probably overwhelmed with the amount of new tackle and terms you need to understand just to get started. Fly fishing, like most other types of fishing,…
News & Tips: Bushytail Basics & Squirrel Hunting Tips...
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Bushytail Basics & Squirrel Hunting Tips

September 24, 2013
Many thousands of words have been written about basic squirrel hunting techniques, and it's not my intention to rehash this information in great detail. My goals are, first, to share some basic…