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Targeting bucketmouths through the ice? Think spoons

November 30, 2025
I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon ...
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I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.” Honestly, an elderly ice fisherman repeated that joke while the Frozen Chozen shivered on a thickened lake. The only thing that ...

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Levi Gerow, 9, of Rockford, MI caught and released this 19-inch largemouth bass near Gowen on Oct. 9, 2025 while fishing with grandpa.

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Levi Gerow, 9, of Rockford, MI caught and released this 19-inch largemouth bass near Gowen on Oct. 9, 2025 while fishing with grandpa.

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Habitat help on the way for waterfowl? New Delta initiative focuses on refuges, WMAs

November 28, 2025 2 Comments
Delta Waterfowl has launched an ambitious new program to improve waterfowl hunting across the United States by advocating for increased habitat-improvement funding for federal and ...
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