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Deer camp to-dos: Getting things ready for opening day can be time well spent together
As the sweltering, sweat-inducing days of summer begin to fade and fall slowly creeps closer and closer, it is that time of year when many deer hunting camps schedule their annual work weekends, in preparation

The Happy Prepper: The joys of readying for bird hunting season
If my bird-hunting friends were a composite character, the passing of the Fourth of July holiday would mark the end of summer fishing and the beginning of bird-hunting preparation.

Jeremiah Haas: Shared experiences is what the outdoors is about
Outdoor users have been known to get black eyes over the how and why we go into the woods or onto the water. Whether it is the latest cheating scandal at a fishing tournament, or

Scouting tip: Never underestimate the power of natural foods to pull in whitetails
Late in the day of July 23, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision and headed afield. That action paid off with information that I’m confident could help me this early archery deer season.
My wife

Dan Ladd: Getting back to the reloading bench
When deer season concluded at the end of 2023 my initial intentions were to spend more time at the reloading bench. The shooting club I belong to, however, was undergoing some much needed repairs and

Christine Thomas: Luck of the draw – Wyoming antelope hunt on deck
I should have purchased a Powerball ticket on June 18. It was truly my lucky day.
That was the day that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department released the results of some of their

Ryan Rothstein: Native prairies are made for whitetails (and many other critters)
I’ve been pretty hard to get ahold of (or even find) in the past month. I’m sure by now my better half probably thinks I’m avoiding her, but I’ve been aloof for an honest reason.

Steve Sarley: Some of my ‘must have’ lures for the tackle box
I have been told that the lures I tend to talk about are usually the old tried-and-true fish catchers. I even got a letter that accused me, “What’s the deal Sarley, you dinosaur? Haven’t you

Pond-hopping for summer bass in the Catskills of New York
If you’re like me, lucky enough to live in the Catskill Mountain region, you’ve long since become a party to some of the most pristine wilderness trout streams that any angler could enjoy.