Tips & Features
New York stripers on the fly just what the doctor ordered
Like so many outdoor adventures, this one started with a chance encounter. What some call serendipity. Or just good luck.
“What do you do?” the doctor asked.
“I’m a sailboat captain on Lake
Jeremiah Haas: Time to get your boat ready for the open-water season
As we begin getting some open water around the Quad Cities area, the itch to get out and chase those early-season walleyes is starting to get tougher to ignore.
While we assume everything was
Ryan Rothstein: Be ready to burn more boot leather to find sheds this year
I’d be lying if I said I’m a diehard shed hunter, but I’ve also done it enough to know a thing or two about locating bone discarded this winter by whitetail bucks. Every spring, I
James Lindner: Catfish and whitefish are great options on late ice
Although game-fish seasons are closed across much of the Ice Belt, there are still plenty of opportunities left for ice fishing. Panfish, including crappies, bluegills, and perch, certainly receive the lion’s share of fishing pressure
Glenn Sapir: There was something special about a New York trout opener
I’ll admit that black bass are my favorite freshwater fish to pursue. It wasn’t always like that. At one time, stream trout fishing was tops on my list, and it was about now, in early
A day behind a beagle hunting bunnies is hard to beat
“This is kind of a gentleman’s hunt,” said houndsman Mark Beres, a grin spanning ear-to-ear. “Though no one ever accused me of being a gentleman.”
It’s a crisp February day at Walking Iron County
Steve Carney: Singing the big-perch blues from Minnesota, and a pike nails a transducer
There is no doubt that Minnesota’s perch fishing is below average when compared with that of some other states. Some social media posts of huge perch that I see often are from Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Knowing the right and wrong time to shoot is vital for turkey hunters
As soon as I pulled the trigger on the head-bobbing tom, I knew I had missed – again! Over the years I’ve missed a total of five longbeards. Not bad for more than four decades
Christine Thomas: Running with the ‘red bulls’ is great fun
“Jack said it was 40 inches,” Teresa Keating texted me. “It was a beast.”
This story starts when I was making travel arrangements to go to the Ducks Unlimited (DU) winter board meeting in
