Tips & Features
Calling bird to bird can change your turkey-hunting fortunes, which means knowing gobbler calls
It’s been many years since turkey-hunting legend Ray Eye blew my mind by saying that, of all the spring gobblers he calls in, maybe 60% come to investigate the sounds of another gobbler – this
So, you want to kill a spring gobbler? Here’s what you need to know as a beginner
If there’s one common trait I hear from new or would-be turkey hunters, it is that they know little about it and are often unsure where to begin the learning process. If you fit this
Tom Bahti: Examining high deer numbers on a farm in Wisconsin’s Waupaca County
Since the late 1970s I’ve been extremely fortunate to have deer hunting access to the Hill farm in northeast Waupaca County. The farm was owned by Allie and Lulabelle Hill. Lulabelle was a childhood friend
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Catch a monster sturgeon on the river
If you’ve ever wanted to catch the largest species of fish in Minnesota, from now until the season ends May 15 is prime time! The lake sturgeon are currently making their seasonal spawning moves from
Glenn Sapir: Learn from my mistakes in the turkey woods
Some people might consider me an expert turkey hunter. I’ve hunted them for some 45 years. I’ve shared the woods with some of the greatest turkey hunters of our time. I’ve hunted turkeys in 11
Christine Thomas: Luck is a lady in the turkey woods
I started the 2024 turkey season by taking a youth hunter out on the Saturday morning of the youth season. He had a truncated opportunity for hunting due to the first baseball practice of his
2024 New York Great Lakes Preview: Lake Ontario full of promise and choices
Lake Ontario, a shared natural resource between two countries, may have been named after the Iroquois Native American word meaning “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water.” The name appeared on maps for the first time as
Fish facts that are sure to impress your buddies on opener
A lifetime of being a “fish geek,” as the late Roland Sigurdson put it to me, blessed me with inexhaustible curiosity of all things fish and fishing. That passion for fish translated into a career
New York archer from Washington County pursuing Paralympic dream
Chris Hall has never let his disability stand in the way of his hunting and fishing desires. The 28-year-old accomplished archer from Greenwich, in Washington County, N.Y., is primarily wheelchair bound due to a rare
