Bill Cooper News & Tips

News & Tips: Pressured Fish? No Problem
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Bass Fishing: Best Baits for River Smallmouth Bass

"I'll yank a good smallmouth from under this log coming up," said my long time fishing buddy Vern Clemens.  We drifted…
News & Tips: Youth Turkey Camps Teach Skills
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Youth Turkey Camps Teach Skills

Over the last three decades I have conducted a dozen or more youth turkey hunting camps, most through the JAKES (…
News & Tips: Getting Ready for Coyotes
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Getting Ready for Coyotes

It is no secret among hunters that interest in coyote hunting has skyrocketed in the last decade. Why not? Coyotes are…
News & Tips: Late Season Tactics for Ocellated Turkey...
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Late Season Tactics for Ocellated Turkey

Chills ran up my spine as sweat trickled down the small of my back. The chills erupted at the first predawn "singing"…
Rabbit walking
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Steps to Prevent Rabbit Fever

Rabbit hunting is about as fun as it gets when it comes to hunting small game. Memories of my childhood days, when all…
News & Tips: Early Spring Browns on the White River...
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Early Spring Browns on the White River

The fabled White River, near Mountain Home, Ark., may well be the trout fishing capital of the world as claimed. The…
News & Tips: The Yucatan Loop Tarpon Adventure
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The Yucatan Loop Tarpon Adventure

If you draw a line straight, West to East, across the Yucatan Peninsula, about halfway down the map, you would connect…
News & Tips: KNAPS: Not Your Ordinary Outdoor Program...
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KNAPS: Not Your Ordinary Outdoor Program

Dennis Jasper identified a need among children of single parents and children with disabilities. Thus began the Kids…
News & Tips: Layout Blind Tips
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Layout Blind Tips

Use it and abuse it, but occasionally give it some TLC. Quality layout blinds are rough and rugged. However, like any…
News & Tips: Alley Spring and Mill
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Alley Spring and Mill

Alley Mill is said to be the most photographed spot in the Missouri Ozarks. And for good reason. The “Old Red Mill”…
News & Tips: Gun Show Mania
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Gun Show Mania

It is no secret that Americans are obsessed with firearms. The right to keep and bear arms has been a part of the…
News & Tips: Impact of Climate Change on Fishing
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Impact of Climate Change on Fishing

The ice caps are melting, the seas are rising and species are adapting and moving into new habitats. The warming world…