Tips for maximizing first-ice success
Tim Lesmeister
November 5, 2020
Use all the tools at your disposal, locate new hot-spots, and above all, be on the ice.
Opinion
After icy October, bonus November ducks
Tony Peterson
November 5, 2020
With another shot of cold hitting next week, the waterfowl window is closing, so get out now.
A fresh look at young hunters – and young deer
Dan Ladd
November 4, 2020
Opening morning of the Northern Zone crossbow season found me sitting in the same spot where I had brought Joey, age 14, on the first two mornings of New York’s Columbus Day weekend youth big
It’s not magic: The recipe for being successful on ice or open water
Site Staff
November 1, 2020
Always start by surveying a given water body to understand wind, weeds, clarity, depths, fronts, structure, and fishing pressure.
A haunting we will go
Mike Raykovicz
October 27, 2020
For a variety of reasons, hunting with my friend Jonathon was a memorable experience each time we went and, that was nearly every day after work. Jonathon and I both worked at the same high
What lurks beneath the waters of Lake Ontario?
Bill Hilts
October 20, 2020
Many bodies of water have their own scary stories involving mysterious sightings and unexplained creatures. Lake Ontario is no different. However, I have personal knowledge through a couple friends that will leave you shaking your
Scary stuff for Halloween
Dan Ladd
October 15, 2020
This Halloween is going to be different, even for those of us who spend time outdoors. It falls on a Saturday this year, which is always fun, and it’s also the second weekend of the
The most fun you’ll ever have turkey hunting: busting up a flock in the fall
Tony Peterson
October 13, 2020
It’s hard to get folks to ditch other October pastimes to try this technique, but one busted flock done right is all it takes to understand the fun of fall turkey hunting.
A shot too far
Mike Raykovicz
October 12, 2020
I spoke to a good friend who has never hunted with a bow and arrow until he bought a crossbow two years ago. We discussed how the season played out and he told me he
