If your significant other expresses interest in hunting, there are several ways you can make the experience a great one. (photo courtesy of queensofcamo.com)
I'm sure many guys wish that their "…
Many remember childhood fishing trips with friends or relatives, dunking worms in a pond or creek, and thrilling to the pulse of scrappy sunfish at the end of the line. Some recollect dogwoods…
Largemouth bass can be found in most lakes, rivers, streams and ponds across the continent. Due to their accessible nature and willingness to strike a wide range of lures, it's no wonder this feisty…
Food plots will not only improve the health of your deer herd, they'll also increase your hunting success in the fall. Once you've chosen a spot, cleared the ground, applied lime and fertilizer and…
The woods seemed to rattle when the tom bellowed back at me from his roost, barely 100 yards away. After that one response to my soft tree call on the diaphragm, I stopped calling. With a whoosh of…
Most people think the drag on a spinning reel should be set according to the size of the fish being caught. Actually, dragsshould be set to match the line test being used.
More good fish are lost to…
Panfish are exactly what their name implies — fish small enough to fit in a pan — a frying pan, that is. Among these are such beloved species as bluegills, crappie, redear sunfish, redbreast sunfish…
I watched and waited. My line twitched once, then started to move. I had just skipped a purple tube under a long dock and a largemouth bass quickly decided it was dinner. I set the hook, feeling the…
The circle of ripples on the smooth water had my undivided attention. Then, when a silvery trout broke through the river's calm surface and landed with a flashy splash, I had a much better idea of…
It was a tough challenge my partner and I faced that spring day in New York's Catskill Mountains. Conflicting schedules allowed us just one morning to hunt turkey together. The bird we located the…
Chills ran up my spine as sweat trickled down the small of my back. The chills erupted at the first predawn "singing" of el pavo ocellated, the ocellated turkey of Campeche, Mexico. Sweat beaded down…
Rabbit hunting is about as fun as it gets when it comes to hunting small game. Memories of my childhood days, when all I had to do was grab my single shot Stevens 12-gauge shotgun, head out the door…
