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One smoothbore to rule them all: Five gun writers reveal their favorite shotgun
One of the best shots I’ve ever met uses one shotgun for everything. He does all his upland and waterfowl hunting with an old semi-auto, and it’s taken him to multiple berths on the all-state

Summer of kayaks: Go fish!
I laughed. The guy had a point. Those of you who have been following my kayak adventures know that my daughter, Shannon Honl, her husband, Dan Honl, and I bought Hobie pedal kayaks this spring.

Pre-season deer stand tweaks: A little work now means safe and silent hunting later
Some bucks you remember forever.
The Iowa 9-point was one I’d been after for weeks and, while he wasn’t one of the giants the Hawkeye State is known for, I wasn’t much of a

Making sense of GPS lingo among Great Lakes anglers
Due to the unprecedented spike in the birthrate after World War II, the next decade or so after the war was called the “baby boom.”
It could be that the boating industry someday will

An Alaskan moose-hunting saga, part 4: Getting the meat out
I’d planned the previous night to be out of this hell hole, but I’d lugged my canoe and its contents only a mile in 14 hours. I still had a quarter mile to go. Although

Here’s what to do now to be ready for Ohio’s fall steelhead action
Are you ready for your first steelhead trip of the season? It is easy to forget important gear. Just as bad is arriving to find waders that leak or boots coming undone.
You may

E-scouting for whitetails? Here is what to pinpoint
E-scouting has changed the whitetail-hunting game. This is most evident among the traveling, DIY crowd, but deer-hunting homebodies can also find plenty of value in taking an aerial view of their ground.
While there’s

A river’s appeal: A Q&A with Minnesota fishing guide Darren Troseth
Darren Troseth has been fishing for 20 years and has been a fishing guide for the past six years. He typically guides on the Minnesota, Mississippi, and St. Croix rivers.
Troseth said he doesn’t

One day showcases what Pennsylvania’s outdoor scene has to offer
I sense that even those of us who indulge in Pennsylvania’s outdoor assets sometimes forget how varied, appealing, and welcoming our woods and waters are. A recent day of mild adventure proved the Office of