Tips & Features
Take your bluegills on the rocks in late summer
My slip bobber floated in the olive-green current, swirling around a large pile of pumpkin-sized rocks in the Mississippi River. Nearby, a large fish of an unknown species rose to the surface, giving my buddy
Do waterfowlers, turkey hunters really need a 3½-inch shell with today’s loads? Examining the tradeoffs
Do hunters really need a 3½-inch shell? Well, you do if you want more. A 3½-inch shell gives you more of everything. More is better when you’re talking about pellets downrange.
Those 3½-inch shells
Oak Duke: 10-pointers to monitor in New York, but first a doe
There is just something about 10-point bucks…
And this summer, three of the properties I monitor have 10-pointers crowding SIM card space! Feels like a lottery win. Never seen anything like it. One 10
Steve Piatt: Planning – and shooting – for success this hunting season
It happens every year, usually when the calendar turns to August. I suddenly realize I haven’t done nearly enough fishing this summer; that both the dogs and I need to get in shape for the
The September shift: What happens in a buck’s life when he goes from velvet to hard antlered?
Back in turkey season, bucks started to show the first signs of antler growth. As the summer progressed, their future racks began to take shape.
Now, we are in the time period when they’ll
Jeremiah Haas: Dare to be different to find success in the woods and on the water
Hunting and fishing are always full of new innovations.
One person might say it is to conquer the game or fish we chase. Others may say it is to conquer the hunter’s and fisherman’s
A night looking for poachers with an Illinois Conservation Police officer
The woods do not go to sleep when the sun goes down.
Most recreational outdoor enthusiasts pack up their gear, dock their boats, and head for the warmth of a cabin or truck the
The geese are getting smarter; here’s a few tricks to outwit them
I’m an avid golfer, but I believe that we should shut down all the golf courses in the upper tier of the country when the goose season opens so we can put out some big
High ground, steady wind, close-range bucks: Tips for hunting whitetails in hill country
Hunting rutting whitetails can be exciting because otherwise-slow days can turn into dynamic action in seconds when a hot doe courses through your hunting area.
While there are so many things that can go
