I knew I was going to hit a hot button when I brought up bait shops of the past. Everybody has great memories of shops that smelled like worms and minnows and were filled with
In all the times we’ve fished together, my son has lobbed untold thousands of questions. Only one has really stuck with me: “Dad, why don’t we ever catch any walleyes?”
“Because we don’t fish
While there’s always a bunch of new products every year in the ever-growing ice fishing marketplace, some tend to stand out a bit more than others. Such is the case heading into the 2025-26 winter
I’ve been fortunate to fish across the Upper Midwest for decades. With every season, there are some common themes, general observations, and lessons learned. While some years are on the good end of the spectrum,
Since I first started tackling public land, I’ve come to realize that I’m an eternal wanderer. When you realize the number of public parcels available to us and the diversity of habitat types covering them,
It seems as though flat tires and blown tires have become the bane of my hunting and fishing existence. It’s been, what, four years in a row now that we’ve dealt with some sort of
Youth deer season in Illinois can be a difficult season.
Depending on where you are located in the state, the weather can be less than hospitable for deer hunting. However, it’s a balance in
Hundreds of millions acres of public lands across the United States are open to hunting.
That type of accessibility sets the United States apart from most other countries and is key to the hunting
Rutting bucks are serious and on their feet during the daytime; hitting scrapes and signpost rubs, chasing does, and each other. This is the time we’ve been waiting for. Best time to waylay a big
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