Rods and reels for 2025 are smoother, cast better, and are probably cooler-looking than ever before. From the spools that help you cast further, to baitcasters that have you digging fewer backlashes, anglers will get in more casts per day. It’s a great year to be on the water.
Helping you choose a top-notch rod-and-reel setup for 2025 Read More »
The Osceola Chieftains ice-fishing team won its high school’s third Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association State Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse during the Feb. 14-15 event.
The WIFA held its state championship on Mississippi Pool 7 and Pool 8 with 79 of WIFA’s 150 teams competing. Osceola’s high school anglers won their third state trophy by taking top honors with 527.25 inches of fish. That mark edged out Slinger’s 516.25 inches (second place) and Winneconne’s third-place finish with 506.75 inches of fish.
Osceola ice fishing team wins high school’s third Wisconsin state title Read More »
Each year, new hunting, shooting, and archery-related products are introduced around the Archery Trade Association Show (ATA) and National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Shooting, Hunting, Outdoors Trade (SHOT) Show.
Here’s some of the hot items from this winter’s largest hunting trade shows Read More »
My dad used to say that only a dull knife would cut you, but I found out the hard way that that isn’t totally the case when I borrowed my grandpa Eli’s knife and attempted to whittle a stick and quickly sliced the top of my thumb.
Still, a good knife, whether in the butcher block on the counter or in a sheath on your hunting belt, is best used when it is as sharp as John Rambo liked them.
How to choose your next knife and how to keep it sharp Read More »
Anglers know the importance of a reliable, high-performance fishing boat to handle the region’s diverse waterways. From the expansive Great Lakes to hidden fishing spots on smaller rivers and reservoirs, the 2025 lineup offers options to suit every need, whether you’re chasing walleyes, bass, muskies or panfish.
Looking for a new fishing boat? There are great 2025 options Read More »
For 2025, multiple leading industry brands have introduced cutting-edge outboards and trolling motors, each designed to meet the diverse needs of anglers.
Regardless of what is pushing or pulling your boat on the water everything is getting lighter, quieter, and more efficient.
Tom Hart, a good buddy, former cop, and current Outdoor News advertising salesman has harvested a lot of big bucks from small urban spots to larger out-of-state leases. The thing is, he doesn’t claim to be a wildlife biologist, but has done a ton of research with experts, won and failed at certain plots, so he had some advice for anyone thinking of building a modest, small, food plot.
Below he lists a few tips to help get a hunter in the game for micro food plots in and around you.
These mini tools will have your mini food plots pulling in deer Read More »
Let’s face it. Does anyone need another lure, gadget, or gizmo for the outdoors? Well, maybe not, but we all want another lure, gadget, or gizmo that helps us in our outdoor lifestyle.
Below are a lot of options that will surely get a smile once the person unwraps them!
Holiday buyer’s guide: Here’s what outdoor enthusiasts want under the tree this year Read More »
The Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo will run Dec. 13-15 in a new location – the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) grounds, in Oshkosh.
Now in its second year, the expo venue change was needed because the show outgrew the previous facility its first year. This year’s show has many new vendors and free shuttles to ferry visitors from the parking areas.
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