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Fishing with forward-facing sonar offers a different perspective

No letters in bass fishing have caused more controversy than FFS. It stands for forward-facing sonar, but every company that produces these types of units ...

BassFishingOhio

Fishing with forward-facing sonar offers a different perspective

No letters in bass fishing have caused more controversy than FFS. It stands for forward-facing sonar, but every company that produces these types of units has its own name for it. While anglers have tried to solve underwater mysteries since the first anchor and rope dropped, this latest technology is a universe removed from the ...

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Outdoor Insights: On Minnesota deer tag sales and crossbows

Total 2025 Minnesota deer license sales (excluding archery) were running statistically flat with 2024 through the regular firearms opener weekend. Deer hunters carrying rifles, shotguns, ...
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Notes off a soiled cuff: Are Pennsylvania gun hunters getting the short end of the stick when it comes to bucks?

With the archery buck harvest surpassing the firearms buck harvest for the first time in Pennsylvania last year, a note I received recently made a ...
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Access lost to sweet spot for steelhead at Pennsylvania’s Manchester Hole on Walnut Creek

Public access to one of Erie’s most popular steelhead fishing spots appears to be gone or severely hampered because of repeated angler misconduct. A key ...
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