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What about a mutt for your next bird dog? Get the most out of your mixed-breed in the field
You want a great hunting dog, but the only papers he came with were lining his kennel at the shelter. Think you still have a chance?
Absolutely, say trainers who have worked with mixed

Ron Schara: Fishing trips with legends of sport and cinema
My, my, that was an awesome 250th birthday party, America.
Wow, 250 years. Where’d that time go? Gosh, America was roughly only 200 years old went I went fishing for the first time with

Catfishing on Ohio’s Seneca Lake with a pair of ‘pros’
When the young man walked up to the Ohio Outdoor News booth at the National Fishing Expo in Columbus last January, he gave away his identity as soon as he smiled.
All the years removed

Jeff Frischkorn: Reel Recovery organization offers help after cancer diagnosis
Words create worlds.
Or so says 20th-century Hebrew philosopher and theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Words can install fear, provide comfort, change a person’s attitude, enlighten and encourage, or shred confidence and leave permanent

Steve Carney: The sweet lakes of Minnesota’s Becker County
Fishing typically slows as we head into mid-July, and many of us struggle on our home lakes. Not much you can do under those circumstances other than start prospecting some new water.
I decided

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dog days of summer smallmouth
In the dog days of summer when many bodies of water seem to feel stagnant and water temperatures rise into the high 70-degree range, shallow fast-moving rivers can offer some of the best fishing in

Tyler Frantz: Bringing home a new bird dog an adventure in the making
Losing my first bird dog of 13 years was a long, slow burn of hurt. It took me two years to get over it. But where one chapter ends, a new one must begin, so

Fishing Has No Boundaries removes barriers for disabled anglers
When Tim Cronemiller was a youngster, he used to join his folks on trips to Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake to take advantage of the hot walleye bite the lake offered during the spring and fall.

Old school ‘bobsticking’ for deep-water Superior lake trout still works
Bobsticking is a low-tech, low-cost tactic that’s popular among many lake trout anglers on Lake Superior. It works great for catching lots of eater-sized fish as well as some trophies.
It’s an especially popular