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Here are Ohio’s best winter steelhead bets
Drought conditions in 2024 hindered the start of the annual steelhead migration in Ohio. Anglers found fall-run fish staging along the Lake Erie shoreline more than they did moving upstream in the rivers.
The

Is your pup stressed? Learn to know the triggers
It’s by amazing coincidence that just about everyone who owns a hunting dog also happens to own the best dog on Earth. For many reasons, we are especially partial to our four-legged hunting buddies, but

Considering a hunt in Africa? Just go
My oldest son, Ira, called. “Hey Dad, I think you and Chris (his son) should go to Africa with me.”
Ira was the winning bidder for a ‘Plains Game’ safari donated to his local

5 live-bait alternatives that every ice angler should know – video
Options to give your ice fishing lures action, scent and taste that are just as good as (or better than) live bait.

Bobber systems – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma says using a bobber can be useful under tough bite conditions and when using a second hole. Use as small a bobber as possible to create minimal drag resistance. Also, you can

Anyone can hunt mule deer; here’s how to make it happen
It was 10 years ago when a friend suggested a do-it-yourself hunt for mule deer in Montana. Although I’d hunted whitetails all my life, I had never even seen a mule deer, nor had I

North Dakota’s Courtney Homan finds her passion as an adult-onset hunter
As Courtney Homan set out on her first solo hunt in eastern Montana in search of an antelope about two years ago, there was some trepidation in her step.
However, with each yard she

Ryan Rothstein: The start of a new year means preparing for a new deer season
As those who know me will happily inform you, I may have something wrong with my brain when it comes to deer and deer hunting.
I’m sitting here in early January, and I’m already

Jeremiah Haas: The experiences in 2024 that confirmed why I love the outdoors
As the seasons turn over, I find myself stuck inside the walls of my warm home, yet I find a longing to be back outdoors. Thinking back on 2024, I have probably spent the least