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Have a seat: Lawn chair fishing is just plain fun
Andrew Hendrickson is a charter boat skipper. He mostly fishes for walleyes, largely in the Michigan’s Saginaw Bay system.
But when I met up with him recently for a day of angling near his

These streams stand out in southeast Pennsylvania during the early season
It’ll soon be time for trout fishing. Good-bye winter, hurray spring!
While Pennsylvania now has a unified opener on Saturday, April 6, many of us enjoyed those years when we had a two-tier start.

Understand turkey habits to tag a gobbler this spring
Hunters eventually learn mature gobblers are tough to tag. If you haven’t already, you will encounter extremely wary birds. Pressured gobblers become shy of hunter sounds, shapes, and movements. Their mysterious actions can be conquered,

Spring skies deliver memorable spring goose hunt in South Dakota
To most folks, “March madness” embodies the craziness that is the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Steve Pollick: Get a leg up now on next deer season
For many outdoors folks in Ohio, March and the coming of spring means the running of walleyes, white bass, and steelhead up various Lake Erie tributaries, or walleye jigging on the western Erie reefs. But

Michigan Reader Stories: An elk hunt 40 Years in the making
My Michigan elk hunt actually started back in the 1960s when I first applied for an elk permit. I applied for two years and then hunting was stopped due to poaching and low elk numbers.<br

Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Top areas for springtime fishing
It’s common knowledge that water temperature plays a critical role in spring fishing.
Large concentrations of fish will position themselves in the warmest water available. This often will be the farthest point upstream in a

Steve Carney: For Missouri River’s spring walleyes, think small jigs
My first fishing trip to the Missouri River in central South Dakota was a successful one, with two days of magnificent weather. Highs both days were in the 70s, and there was no wind. I

Simplifying duck identification using size and shape
Of all the types of hunting, waterfowl hunting may well be my favorite – it’s got all my favorite things like water, mud, cold and unexpected expenses. When it all comes together, few spectacles are