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Pennsylvania’s Lake Wallenpaupack yields 40-inch inland striped bass
Darren Maria admits he’s not a trophy angler, but rather more of a catch-and-fillet type of fisherman.
But a fish he hooked into last October at Pennsylvania’s Lake Wallenpaupack changed his angling approach. In

Late-summer glassing tips to help you find your buck
The weeks are winding down to the bow-season opener on Sept. 16 in Minnesota. Bucks are framed up, and while still in velvet, that won’t last much longer. Soon, they’ll be hard-antlered and not as

Here’s how to build a safe bullet-stopping structure at home or camp
Having taught hunter education classes for more than 20 years now, we always cover just how far a bullet is able to travel from various caliber guns. Some of the so-called backstops on these home

Shooting foam: Here’s how to make sure you’re ready for bow opener
As I espied the elk, I figured he was pushing 35 yards away.
Upon releasing my arrow, however, I quickly realized that he was much further away. The carbon shaft struck noticeably low, barely

Here are the ‘must-haves’ for public land deer hunters
If you’ve never hunted deer on public land, there are plenty of small items you’d never think to bring if you’re used to hunting on the back 40, when all of your gear is a

An Alaskan moose-hunting saga, Part 2: Finding Gene Lake
Taking the west route to Gene Lake, I’d have to pass through Campers Lake and Swanson Lake. According to what I’d read, this area had good moose habitat.

Chain sinkers for walleyes – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using a bait-casting reel with 10-pound fluorocarbon line and using live bait rigs with nightcrawlers or leeches.

Focus on flatheads: Big fish are waiting in Pennsylvania’s warm-water rivers
It was too darn hot to fish during the day.
So we waited and waited. Sitting under the shade of an aging sycamore, with the boat already launched and pulled back up to shore,

After a down stretch, Michigan’s Lake St. Clair giving up limits of walleyes again
Back in the 1960s, Lake St. Clair was the place to go to fish for walleyes in southeast Michigan. Lake Erie? It was unaffectionately known as the Dead Sea, a polluted sump that caught fire