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Joe Martino

Out-of-the-ordinary tactics to tip the turkey odds in your favor

Let’s face it, most of us end up having to hunt pressured turkeys sooner or later.
Whether you are hunting public land, small patches of private land, with neighbors who like to over-call and educate the birds that frequent your hunting property, too, you’ve missed or blown it on a bird or two and now they’re on to you.

Out-of-the-ordinary tactics to tip the turkey odds in your favor Read More »

Tips to make it a memorable youth turkey hunt this spring

Believe it or not, the spring youth turkey season in Ohio is barreling down on us quickly.
If you plan on taking a child out, hopefully you are getting everything in order. But whether you have or have not yet, there are some things you can do to help put the odds in his or her favor against a wily longbeard this year.

Tips to make it a memorable youth turkey hunt this spring Read More »

Shed hunting season comes with some added bonuses

If this time of year has you yearning for spring so you can get outdoors as the first fish of open water angling season begin to bite, there is no reason to sit around and wait for the water temperatures to rise if you find yourself itching to get outdoors amidst a severe case of cabin fever.
If you are a deer hunter, there can sometimes be no better feeling than knowing the big buck that eluded you last fall is still alive and kicking, giving you renewed hope of wrapping your tag around his leg this fall.

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Looking for open water in winter? From crappies, walleyes and catfish, here’s where to target in Ohio

Yes, it’s cold. Yes, it’s still winter. Yes, you can still hunt for rabbits and geese. But you can also break out the long rods. The walleye – and believe it or not – even the channel catfish bite can already be underway in Ohio.

Looking for open water in winter? From crappies, walleyes and catfish, here’s where to target in Ohio Read More »

These tips can put you safely on ice during Ohio’s sometimes brief window of angling opportunity

This winter has been quite generous in Ohio with colder temps and the availability of ice for those who enjoy my favorite winter activity. Ice fishing is in full-swing, and with that, comes the fun, bounties, and dangers that accompany it.
But it doesn’t have to be dangerous. Taking precautions and using common sense can go a long way toward making this your best season on the ice yet.

These tips can put you safely on ice during Ohio’s sometimes brief window of angling opportunity Read More »

Ohio’s late muzzleloader season calls for a change in tactics

There is no doubt that by now most of the deer in your hunting area have become quite reclusive after being hunted for a solid week by a barrage of gun hunters.
After opening day, the general firearms deer season can be one of the hardest times to take a deer. The good news, however, is that once the general firearms season has ended, most of the hunters are out of the woods for what could be one of the best times to tag a great buck.

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Sometimes, a break from the deer-hunting grind is necessary

Things do not always work out like you plan. A lot of times, you envision a particular outcome to an event and it ends up turning out quite differently, sometimes for the better, and sometimes for the worse. A particular week last year was just such a situation for me.
I had the week off to focus solely on deer hunting during the final week of the early archery season.

Sometimes, a break from the deer-hunting grind is necessary Read More »

Fall season offers the best for both hunters and anglers

With the days getting shorter and the mornings a little crisper, it leaves little doubt that fall is upon us. All across Ohio, many bows are being shot and fine-tuned, treestands are being hung, and hunting gear is being readied. There are also groups of friends and families gathering around the television getting primed by watching some of the many hunting videos that abound out there. 
This is hunting season in Ohio, and whether you are after waterfowl, deer, or small game, the time is nearly here to get out into the woods, swamps, and marshes.

Fall season offers the best for both hunters and anglers Read More »

Squirrel hunting is a stepping stone to outdoors

Squirrel season is here in Ohio and many other states, and frankly my son and I couldn’t be more excited. 
Sadly, though, you don’t see many people getting excited over squirrel hunting anymore. That’s too bad because some of hunting’s most enjoyable moments can come while sitting at the base of a tree scouring the tree tops for bushytails.

Squirrel hunting is a stepping stone to outdoors Read More »

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