Tips & Features
The best turkey hunters learn from their mistakes
“Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.”
As I read this quote by Rita Mae Brown in an issue of Reader’s Digest recently, I instantly thought of how
Steve Carney: Protect yourself from accidental hooking this season
In reviewing my logbooks from years past, I see that I’ve been to various hospitals statewide about six times in my career due to hooks embedded in my body. Most of the time, I get
A Q-and-A with pro angler and Ohioan Bill Lowen in the midst of a bounce-back season
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bill Lowen entered the 2025 tournament season carrying the memory of his disappointing performance on the 2024 Bassmaster Elite tour. Instead of focusing on a bass on the end of his
Tips to get your boat ready for New York’s open water season
Open water signals the start of New York State’s annual boating season. To make sure you’re ready when the open water arrives, here are a few suggestions and sources to get you dressed for success
Here’s how to properly hold fish in the catch/release era
Is there a right way and a wrong way to hold a fish?
During a time when fisheries conservation demands regular catch-and-release, the answer is a resounding yes. Once it’s out of the water,
Patience is often the right approach in turkey hunting
As a new turkey hunter, the minute I heard a gobble in the distance, my first instinct was to get up and head towards the bird, cutting the distance between us.
The second
Steve Piatt: The sounds, and feelings, mark the true start of spring
Sure, the calendar said March 20 was officially the first day of spring, but like any other year, I paid no attention to that designation.
Neither, too, do many wildlife species. Spring isn’t a
Video: Scouting leads to a tom on Minnesota’s spring turkey opener
Eric Morken spent a lot of time looking for birds, talking to landowners and scouting new properties ahead of Minnesota’s turkey opener on April 16, 2025. It paid dividends with a filled tag on a
Want to kill a gobbler? Just like hunting whitetails, scouting ups your odds
As a mostly casual turkey hunter, it took me years to really grab onto the concept of scouting for turkeys. After all, they gobble, so they’ll tell you where they are, right? That’s true sometimes,
