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Understand these signs to better gauge when and where to be in the turkey woods
Hunters might argue that any day and all days are good days for getting outside and turkey hunting. I get that if a person is limited to one tag and seven days of hunting, but

Ron Schara: If I could do it all over again, what would I change?
If I could do it over again? It’s something to think about. Oh, I have a few examples. Who doesn’t? I mean, I’m kinda glad I did what I did, but I had no clue

Dan Ladd: March ice-fishing trip to New York’s Fulton County better late than never
Here it is early April, and I’m looking back a month to early March, which found me doing something I typically do around the Christmas holiday: getting my ice fishing gear in order.
Actually,

Al Lindner: Spring river action is the ultimate walleye window
With game-fish seasons closed on inland lakes across much of the Midwest, anglers flock to river systems in hopes of setting the hook. Mass migrations of walleyes are making their way to spawning areas, and

Video: Tips for hunting whitetails in the bottoms of hill country
Anyone who hunts whitetails in hill country, even in smaller, more rolling hills, knows it is challenging to get away with hunting in the bottoms within this kind of terrain.
So many factors come

Tagging a ‘ghost gobbler’ a memorable way to wrap up 40 years hunting Wisconsin turkeys
Rain was a continual pest during last year’s turkey season during the second week in May in Wisconsin. Enduring a wet afternoon and evening left a person wondering where to set up the next morning.<br

Ice-out baits that catch multiple fish species
What the heck are dual purpose baits? In my universe that translates to multi-species baits. Lures you cast that will reasonably catch more than one species of fish. For a dedicated angler, that’s exactly what

If you want to bag more gobblers, master mouth calls
The turkey-call market is full of options: Box calls, pot calls, push-button calls, and more all promise to lure in cruising longbeards.
While it’s up for debate on the diversity of calls anyone can

Here’s how to get the most out of your forward-facing sonar
Forward-facing sonar (FFS), while being a key tool in a growing number of anglers’ boats, is not exactly the magic bullet people (who don’t own a unit) think it is. It takes careful rigging, lots