Tips & Features
Two turkey tags filled in Wisconsin, but via very different hunts
One of the intriguing aspects of hunting turkeys is never knowing how the next bird will react to your calling efforts.
Will it respond immediately or hang up out of range? Will it attack
Understanding these four shotgun myths can make you a better shooter
You rarely, if ever, see shotgun pellets in the air. You only know if you hit the target or missed. Shooting patterns at paper helps you understand what’s going on, but it’s still a 2-D
New York 16-year-old making a name for himself in the lure-making business
Entrepreneurial spirit isn’t defined by age. At 16 years old, AJ Cardinale has a business acumen that many adults would envy. With his hand-painted Reel Cool Lures making sales in 25 states, the young angler
Here’s how to lay eyes on your target deer in midsummer so you can build a fall hunting plan
It wasn’t that long ago that the word “hit-lister” didn’t exist in the whitetail-hunting lexicon.
With the growing-deer movement, that has all changed. It’s no longer just the power couples on hunting shows who
Brush-busting deer guns: Still useful, increasingly popular
Grandpa and great grandpa loved their brush busting, lever-action .30-30s, .35 Remingtons, and .32 Winchester Specials, but should you?
Yes. But not for the brush busting.
Because the bullets aren’t all that good
Steve Carney: With hair jigs, leave the live bait at home
It’s always a pleasure to meet anglers on the water and exchange information and offer tips. The most-asked question I get is, “Should I tip my hair jigs with live bait?”
My answer is
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Be prepared before getting on the water
This tip goes out to all avid river and stream anglers, particularly in the wake of this year’s exceptionally wet spring. Leveraging the National Water Prediction Service from NOAA can enhance your fishing experience.
British versus all-American Labs: Both beloved, but with some differences hunters should understand
He was a wealth of knowledge and exceedingly patient and kind in how he dispensed his waterfowling wisdom. We hunted together a handful of times, all water hunts with his stunning American black Lab –
Understand a river’s flow to catch more fish
Rivers are seen by many anglers as mysterious and complicated places to fish – especially, where to find fish. They’re quite different from lakes. And if you tally the factors or conditions that affect rivers
