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John Tertuliani: Tips to finding Ohio crappies after ice-out
I may someday reach it if there is such a thing as the Zen of crappie fishing. Will I live long enough to grasp the described level of calm attentiveness? Or is it the enlightenment

Got a new pup? Know key factors to keeping them safe and healthy
Puppies are a lot of work.
While we romanticize about the prospect of a new recruit, we often overlook the reality of adding a four-legged dependent to the family. We daydream of future days

Bob Gwizdz: A tip of the hat to warm and comfortable hats
Some people blame President John F. Kennedy, who had the audacity to show up for his inauguration bare-headed. And if you think about it, that’s about the time it started.

Brotherly love: 12-year-old Ohio hunter gets big buck the siblings were after on public land
What is perhaps more rewarding than harvesting the buck of your dreams is seeing a close brother do the same.
Alex Gingerich, 19, found this out close-hand during the recently completed deer season when

New ammo makes the 28 gauge shotgun more than a grouse, quail and dove gun
Last year, I turkey hunted with a 28 gauge. I shot a bunch of doves, a pheasant or two, a few ducks, and a pair of Canada geese with 28s as well.
The 28

Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Open-water prep starts with fishing line
Many anglers are putting their ice-fishing equipment away and preparing for the open water. With that in mind, it’s time to strip line off reels and get them ready.

Steve Carney: Invest time now on your ice-fishing gear to eliminate headaches next season
After a challenging ice-fishing season, it’s time to retire the ice gear for the season. Many ice anglers just throw their ice gear into a corner in a garage or other storage, only to find

Ohio teen scores a big double with whitetail, mule deer last fall
It was a Sweet Sixteenth birthday celebration in a deer way for Avery Semler.
The London, Ohio, teen harvested not one, but two trophy bucks last November – the month she legally became old

Minnesota Reader Stories: Restoring grandfather’s duck decoys conjure memories of past hunts
Many years ago, my grandpa took me aside at duck camp and handed me a few old and beat-up foam Herter’s diver decoys.
“These rode the waves many times, with me and your great