Tips & Features
Dated back to 1911, the “Nifty Minnie” was one mean lure
“Fish all day with one live minnow.” That was the marketing tag line for the Nifty Minnie. One source dated this unique lure back to 1911, when it was first available to fishermen.
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Oh, the weather: Where will walleyes be on the Minnesota Opener?
Several weeks ago, it looked like lake conditions were ahead of normal following a lengthy warm spell. But the past two weeks have been miserable, weather-wise. Now it appears lake water temperatures are below normal
Steve Sarley: Lake Michigan a good bet for spring coho action in Illinois
If you have never had the pleasure of going out on Lake Michigan to experience the great salmon and trout fishing that is available, I’d recommend that you book a trip right away.
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Call like you mean it to attract mid-season toms
There’s a reason you don’t see really good turkey callers shun mouth calls. While it’s possible to cover the turkey’s vocabulary with slates and box calls, the diaphragm call is the best option if you
Pennsylvania turkey hunters complete every slam recognized by the National Wild Turkey Federation
Two Luzerne County, Pa., residents recently accomplished one of the rarest feats in the world of turkey hunting, and they did it just 13 days apart.
Tony Hudak, of Noxen, and Alden resident Ed
Gene Kroupa: A heavy Iowa gobbler falls for some time-tested tactics
High winds, heavy rainfall, and a few tornadoes peppered the spring turkey woods and fields the day before Iowa’s third season opener.
Better yet, hens were already on the nest, according to my landowner
When is it time to be mobile for toms, and when is it best to stay put?
No doubt you’ve been a part of that’ll-never-work type of maneuvers in the turkey woods that end up paying dividends. Maybe it was a 20-yard reposition on some birds working around you. Or perhaps a
Ryan Rothstein: Turkeys not cooperating? Hunt them like deer
When I was younger, I made it an annual tradition to get absolutely spanked by wild turkeys. Every March, I would start practicing on my diaphragm calls, and I would read article upon article about
The latest strategies for controlling (or at least surviving) biting insects afield
It was last July and I was hiking on Stockton Island (Apostle Islands National Lakeshore) with my wife and Joan, a friend of ours. After criss-crossing through the forest on the well-worn trails, we returned
