Pro Tip of the Week: Hunt your style for spring gobblers
Aaron Hebeisen
April 15, 2026
Turkey hunting is all about having fun and shaking off the cabin dust. Use turkey hunting to mimic your favorite hunting styles.
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Great-granddaughter, 4, inspires 87-year-old Wisconsin deer hunter
Dave Zeug
April 15, 2026
Ask any deer hunter – especially one with a few seasons under the belt – what’s looked forward to most during the hunt, and there’s a good chance the reply will have something to do
Want to pursue pike that pack a punch? Here’s what to focus on
Steve Heiting
April 15, 2026
The eyes of the first big northern pike I ever saw looked to be a foot apart.
Just moments before, I thought my grandfather was trying to free his line from weeds, but now
Turkey-talking tips from a Grand National calling champion
Steve Piatt
April 14, 2026
There’s nothing more exciting to a hunter in the spring than the thunderous gobble of a wild turkey. It’s the reason we drag ourselves out of bed in what is technically the middle of the
Backtrolling for walleyes: An old-school, vintage technique that still shines?
Glen Schmitt
April 14, 2026
Somewhere in the late 1960s, pretty much about the same time Al and Ron Lindner introduced their famous Lindy Rig to the fishing public, walleye anglers added backtrolling to their bag of tricks. Lindy Rigs
Chasing trophy bass? Here are six ways to catch them more consistently
Louie Stout
April 13, 2026
Have you ever noticed that the same anglers seem to be catching big bass all the time? And you’re not?
Sure, some anglers are lucky. But those who are catching big ’uns consistently put
Mike Schoonveld: Here’s how to effectively run a lure down the chute on your next Great Lakes outing
Mike Schoonveld
April 12, 2026
The first time I ventured out on a Great Lake to troll for salmon was on a small boat with a small outboard.
There were three of us, each of us had brought our
When calling turkeys, understand how to close the deal
Tom Hindman
April 11, 2026
When answering a gobbler’s call, sometimes success in closing the deal requires reverse psychology.
The auditory experience afforded by a lusty gobble is electric, intensely resonant and emotionally charged. A hunter’s call in response
Spring combat fishing on Minnesota waters of the Mississippi River
Chris Kolbert
April 11, 2026
It was well after 8 a.m. when my buddy Eric and I launched my boat below a lock and dam on the Mississippi River and motored across the channel to target pre-spawn walleyes and saugers.<br
