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Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Prepare for a successful walleye outing
A major change I made when preparing for a walleye-fishing outing is how I prepare my snells for rigging.
Gone are the days of tangled messes of line. I’ve worked with every device for

Dean Bortz: Turkeys get the best of me, but 2024 season was no disappointment
I guess if my only point or objective to turkey hunting was bagging a beard-swinging bird bellering in my face, then I’d have given up the sport a long time ago and gone back to

Take this training approach to embolden your puppy
There’s a common path a lot of puppy owners take. It begins with big hopes and dreams, as well as elaborate training plans, when the pup is really young. By the time the dog is

Here are some summertime sunfish lakes to consider in Ohio
My fondest bluegill story came from Milton Trautman. I met him at Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie in 1981. A student and teaching assistant at the time, I was told to pick up Dr. Trautman

Try these three trout gems of Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier during the late spring
Early June is a joyous time on Pennsylvania’s north-central trout waters. Mayflies and caddis galore pretty much guarantee hot trout action from bottom hugging, emerging and floating insects alike.
While the region close to

June means exceptional fishing in Michigan; here’s where to target for walleyes, trout
June is the official start of summer and exceptional Michigan fishing. Every conceivable angling opportunity around the state kicks into high gear after May 31.
Walleyes steal the show in many locations; panfish are

John Tertuliani: Looking into the incredible history of the venerable bowie knife
History has a way of growing larger than life. The 220-year-old story of Jim Bowie is a mystery to me. Believed to have been born in Logan County, Ky., in 1796, his life ended at

The walk-off tom: Be in position and ready should he return
Hunt turkeys enough, and you start to see some patterns develop, especially in the case of eager gobblers. Each year in the woods, I do my best to think like a gobbler. I fly down

Sportsman profile: Dan Kimmel is Michigan’s bass fishing ambassador
Bass fishing – especially tournament bass fishing – is extremely popular in Michigan. Driven in large part by its tremendous smallmouth bass fishery (especially in the Great Lakes and connected waters) nearly 65,000 anglers participated