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Using leeches for walleyes and sunfish – video
Keep your leeches alive for a longer period of time before use to change out the water every other day and store them in non-chlorinated water. And keep them at around 34 degrees, making them

Should you shoot single-bevel broadheads? Here’s what to consider
It’d been a frustrating start to the whitetail rut in 2024, but anyone who has hunted long enough knows that fortunes can change quickly in November.
Time in the woods pays off. That’s what

Jeremiah Haas: The joy of the unknown is often the fun of fishing new waters
It’s the summer and families across the country are taking their vacations.
For me, it was a trip down to Jacksonville, Florida, to a home owned by a friend about a mile up

Catching up with the ‘jerk’ buck, a huge-bodied New York 10-pointer
It was in the fall of 2019 when my friend Laura said “I have this buck that is a real jerk (not her exact word), It needs to go. Can you get rid of it

Christine Thomas: Major steps up, captures barn hunt title
This is issue No. 14 of the 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. In issue No. 3, I introduced my readers to the dog sport of Barn Hunt when Major, and many Airedale friends, did

Take a new approach to catch big warm-water smallies
The days of hungry, shallow-swimming fish are over.
The spawn is long gone, the water temperatures are high, and the recreational boaters are out in swarms. If fishing smallmouths is your jam, this can

New York Reader Stories: A tribute in the form of hand-loads
For almost 30 years my father-in-law was part of our hunting camp. Getting to the outdoors and sharing those times were precious and very special. It really hits home when he’s no longer with us.<br

Pennsylvania House panel to study pay of conservation officers
The state House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee in late June unanimously approved a resolution to conduct a study of the salaries and benefits of conservation officers in Pennsylvania compared to conservation officers in

Fur prices slip in June despite encouraging report
Prices paid for most species of furbearers during the Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. March sale fueled speculation of renewed interest in wild fur.
Therefore, North America’s fur trappers and hunters were eager to