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Steve Carney: Seek out ‘shade’ for panfish under the ice
Every once in a while you learn something on the water (or the ice) that qualifies as revolutionary.
A buddy recently came across a pattern of locating crappies and bluegills under snow drifts. I

Nominee for BLM director faces pushback regarding his record on public lands
Former New Mexico congressman and Bureau of Land Management director nominee Stevan Pearce faced the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for a nomination hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 25 answering multiple rounds of targeted

Tom Pink: Checking its stomach will tell your fish’s story
Too many hours of staring into an empty spear hole in my ice shack lately has me wondering about what I can do to get more fish to appear. While the fishing was good in

Outdoor Insights: Proof that your voice matters when it comes to protecting public lands
At Pheasant Fest last Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, I monitored a seminar: “America’s Public Lands: Action, Advocacy and the Path Ahead.”
The session spent a solid chunk of time commending the nation’s

Pennsylvania pair wins calling titles at NWTF event
Bo Bartlebaugh was back in the winner’s circle again, this time in a new division.
For Hunter Wallis, it has been a while since he won a National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National turkey

Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Tom Cross reflects on a lifetime spent hunting and fishing
You know Tom Cross is a true outdoorsman when you learn that his mom and dad bought him a 12-foot jon boat for his high school graduation.
That was in 1972 and at the

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

There’s still time to catch steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries
The best steelhead fishermen understand the life cycle and tendencies of the fish from smolt to adult. They understand why the fish return to the tributaries each year and they are aware that many holdovers

Outdoor groups support new Department of the Interior funding for big game migratory habitat out West
On Feb. 11, the Department of the Interior announced the availability of some $8 million for big game migratory habitat conservation across the West, building on funding previously secured through the National Fish and Wildlife