Tips & Features
Christine Thomas: Gotta love a great Airedale hunting story
In honor of National Dog Day, my friend, outdoor writer Jim Zumbo, challenged his Facebook friends to post their favorite stories about a canine companion making a spectacular game bird retrieve. I thought that would
There are quiet lakes and good fishing to be had across Michigan in the fall
Fall fishing is fantastic. In the past I spent a lot of time hunting waterfowl in the fall, but I’m backing off my waterfowl hunts this year and getting serious about fall fishing.
What
John Tertuliani: A brief history on reloading ammunition
As long as I can remember, reloading presses stood in the basement. Two for shotgun shells and the single-stage for rifle cartridges.
Dad let me reload as soon as I was man enough to
Dog injuries occur afield: Here’s how to be prepared this season
If you’re a serious bird hunter who hunts regularly over flushers and/or pointers, you know that injuries happen to your canine companion more frequently than you ever thought possible.
In fact, it’s a good
Fishing for crappies in unsettled weather requires finesse
The daytime thermometer readings had dropped some 15 degrees, not all in one day thankfully but over the course of two weeks that feature two thunderstorm-sparking fronts.
At the same time, the water temperature
Looking for a fun, laid-back style of hunting? It’s hard to beat doves
Unlike big game hunting, for the most part hunting small game offers participants the opportunity to enjoy each other’s company in a less restrictive atmosphere and to talk, laugh, and just generally cut up and
Mike Schoonveld: Four steps to get out of messes that come with trolling
Trolling used to be simple. Each person in the boat would select a lure, drop it into the lake and let out some line.
Once the right amount of line was uncoiled off the
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Squirrel hunting not near what it used to be in Ohio
Before the day of the deer and before the time of the turkey, Ohio’s hunters pursued small game critters.
The numbers were not insignificant, either. Hundreds of thousands of sportsmen donned heavy-canvas pants and
Bob Gwizdz: Last minute flush saves slow opening day of Michigan’s bird seasons
We’d all had enough before noon on opening day of Michigan’s grouse and woodcock seasons. The temperature was already into the upper 80s and we were gassed. The dogs were at least as beat, and
