
Targeting bucketmouths through the ice? Think spoons
I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.”

I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.”

It’s nearly time to start singing the Foreigner hit “Cold as Ice.”
Ice fishing season is fast approaching, and hard water anglers hope it’s sooner rather than later when it comes to walking on

Just in time for Black Friday, a hot new sale is popping up that’s too good to miss: an entire arsenal of deer-hunting gear acquired over the course of a decade or more.
Most

Putting a late season buck on the ground is a challenging task. But when I do, it’s usually been in snow. And over the years, I have found that usually, the same old…same old… has

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I rarely write about catfish because I rarely fish for them. My mistake.
There are two kinds of cats that we normally fish for here in Illinois, and really across the Midwest. Everyone sees

Peering out the picture window and waiting with keen interest to see the line of cars and trucks I knew would be pulling into the driveway, I silently hoped my father would be the one

Owners of hunting dogs are rightfully proud of them; at least they should be. My wife, Paula, and I fit that mold, always happy to have a fellow hunter – and probably a better shot

As anglers across Minnesota wait patiently or eagerly for ice to solidify on their favored lakes, now could be the time to reflect on how the open-water season went to prepare for success next year.
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