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Wisconsin family deer camp carries 50-year heritage
The Welke family’s deer camp moved from the scrub oaks of northern Marinette County, Wis., to the stately oaks of north-central Crawford County over the past 50 years.
Somewhere along the way, Carl and Kurt
Hunting with flintlocks: Why loading the maximum charge might not be the best course of action
While not able to handle the same amount of gunpowder that inline muzzleloaders can safely fire, many flintlock shooters caught the “more powder is better” craze in the mid-1980s, when inline units hit the market.<br
In search of a perfect electric ice auger? Here’s what to consider
Deer seasons are over for many of us, so as December returns, so too does our interest in ice fishing. If you’re like me, that starts with some equipment review and accounting.
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Ohio sauger fishing is a challenge; here are some tips
I needed time to think it over.
I thought I knew what I was doing. Fishing for saugeye turned out not like I expected. I figured it to be the same as the Lake
Winterizing your boat means more than just focusing on mechanical parts
A spring “shakedown cruise,” is normal practice for many boaters. This is when they go to the lake specifically to check to make sure everything is working as it should be after a winter of
December deer hunting: Unconventional warm weather calls for unconventional tactics
I distinctly remember the weather that day. It was a lackluster December day – slightly overcast, with temps at least five degrees above normal. Sure, there was snow on the ground, but nothing about the
Well-hidden whitetails: Here are three types of cover that hold late-season deer
The bulk of the bow deer season is in the rearview mirror. General rifle and shotgun seasons are over, as well. This leaves a bit of muzzleloader season and the final weeks of the archery
Fishing stays hot until ice covers the water of Michigan’s Lake St. Clair
Sometimes you have to change your game plan.
Originally, we were going to fish the Detroit River, which is almost as outstanding in the fall as it is in the spring, but my brother,
James Lindner: Get back to the basics for early-ice panfish
In our neck of the woods, the open-water fishing season officially has ended. As I’m writing this, my boat has been winterized and is in storage for the foreseeable future.
In general, early ice
