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DNR hasn't printed Illinois fishing guide for 2012
Has anybody seen my 2012 Fishing Information Book? Spring is about to spring, but anglers expecting to get their hands on the 2012 Illinois Fishing Information booklet are out of luck. Word has it that
Earn-a-Buck (times two) proposal doesn’t go over well in hunting community
Remember that old TV commercial where the cracked egg going into a frying pan was used as an analogy for a “brain on drugs?” Well, my little brain has been in a similar pan long
Listen! Do You Smell Something?
Let me start by saying that I’m not the sort of fellow who sees the whole world through crosshairs, and I’m certainly not in the habit of trying to saw small creatures in half with
Crossbow movement takes shape
It’s no secret that I’m an ardent advocate for the crossbow in New York. I’ve used these tools for more than two decades and see them for what they truly are – a fun and
The buck stopped here
There’s a few of us deer hunters in mourning right now after learning that a real nice 8-point was whacked by a vehicle last month. We got wind of it the way we usually do;
Four fast-and-furious bloggy thoughts
High Lonesome Ranch. This week’s Outdoor News Radio contains an interview with Paul Vahldiek, Jr., the majority shareholder and CEO of the High Lonesome Ranch, a mixed use landscape in west-central Colorado. I visited the
Right-to-carry sales likely triggering recent gun sales
It seems there are a few that would label Barack Obama the best gun salesman in America. In this article there are statistics to show that last year Ruger’s firearm sales went from 117 million
Recently, they made the right choices…
It’s important for hunters, anglers and outdoor writers to serve as watch dogs and raise a concern when our state agencies make a decision that we feel will negatively impact hunting or fishing. As long
Hook-sets: The moment of truth
Too often today’s anglers, whether it’s walleye and perch fishermen, or even panfish chasers, feel fish bite lightly so they deliver a light hook-set.
