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March 9, 2024

Perfect broadhead flight means finding the correct arrow; here’s how to do it

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Enter an online archery forum and request people’s opinions on the best hunting broadhead.
You’re going to get a long list of strong thoughts. You may even start a fight.
Are fixed blades or expandables the way to go? Single bevel or double bevel? How heavy? What may get overlooked in some of the ensuing chatter on broadhead performance is how important having the correct arrow is for each archer’s specific setup.

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An archer’s guide to outsmarting the wind

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Dealing with wind currents has to be at the top of a bowhunter’s checklist when choosing optimal stand locations. Failing to take wind direction, or hunting poor wind direction, will alert deer to a hunter’s presence long before they are seen or heard crunching leaves under hooves.
Deer, and all other big game, can discern human odor at incredible distances, sometimes more than a half mile.

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New York’s 2024 saltwater fishing outlook

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Boats still rest on the shore in their shrink-wrapped cocoons. The tackle shops are quiet, and the gas docks are closed. Nevertheless, along New York’s coast, the fishing season will soon begin.
Each year is different, as fish stocks wax and wane, and new regulations go into effect. What can New York’s saltwater anglers expect in 2024?

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Steve Sarley: What to choose when it’s time to hook up your reel with fresh line

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Happy March! What the heck happened? Did I sleep through the ice-fishing season?
It was the absolute shortest hard-water season I can ever remember. It’s a tough break for those guides and tackle and bait dealers who were counting on a much longer season. That said, we all need to get our open water gear ready much faster than we may have been planning.

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Histories Forgotten: Two game wardens, two brothers, and two murders in Illinois from the early 1900s (Part 1)

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The job of a conservation officer has always been considered a dangerous endeavor.
In the often solitary and secluded work environment, there are numerous deadly weapons available to those attempting to flee justice and a natural landscape that even the most skilled officer can find challenging. On February 11, 1902, Deputy Game Warden Gasper R. Ratto, 54, was at a local railroad depot carrying out his duties.

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