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December 25, 2023

Dean Bortz: “Cracky” leaving big shoes to fill in southern Ashland County, Wis., town

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, Opinion, Wisconsin /

Friends and family packed the Catholic church in a very small town in southern Ashland County right to the rafters on the morning of Dec. 16 to say farewell to a good man.
Cracky.
He was so well known locally he didn’t need to use the last name of Weinberger. Cracky. That’s all anyone ever knew him by, for the most part.

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Steve Piatt: Adventures from ‘The American Sportsman’ were the stuff of a kid’s dreams

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, National Fishing, National Hunting, New York /

These days there are countless hunting, fishing and trapping shows on TV, on stations such as The Outdoor Channel, The Pursuit Channel, The Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network and others. And, oh yes, don’t forget YouTube and its maze of options. Some shows are better than others; some are much better. I watch a few and avoid most.
But when I was growing up, there was only one hunting and fishing show. And every Sunday at 3 p.m. I was glued to the TV, watching “The American Sportsman.”

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Winter steelhead fishing: Lake Erie-area tributaries surprisingly accessible this time of year

Featured, Features, Fishing, Fishing, Home Page News, National Fishing, Ohio, Pennsylvania /

The air temperature hovered near 35 degrees when my buddy, Jim, and I waded into the cold waters of a Lake Erie tributary, appreciating the protection of our waders, which kept us dry and comfortable.
Jim caught the first fish. He brought it to the shallows before hoisting his trophy so I could snap a couple of photos before he released it back into the pool. Soon after, a large steelie accepted my sucker spawn imitation.

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