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Three tips for better trail camera setups that will help your scouting
Trail cameras are nearly ubiquitous across deer-hunting circles. It seems as though everyone owns at least one, and as we get into prime summer scouting season, most of them will end up in the woods.

Big groups, big fish, big fun on Michigan’s Great Lakes
Fishing is many things to many people. That’s one of the allures of the sport.
For some, the solitude of the game is what’s important. It’s man against fish. The angler chooses when, where,

Film, “Mending the Line,” spotlights redemptive value of fishing
It isn’t so much that life imitates art – or vice-versa – as it is that both are parallel tracks headed in the same direction.
And when you look at them out to the

Rimfire groundhogs: Get in on this overlooked action of summer
There was a time when hunting groundhogs was a very active part of the summertime for hunters. Not so these days, as it is often hard to see any hunters out in the heat. <br

Tungsten jigs and plastic lures for crappies – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using different plastics, varying their size, color, length, and vibration pattern. Use a firm rod to get a good hook set.

What you need to know to be ready for Ohio’s fall dove season
Dove season provides hunters an obvious opportunity display of wingshooting skill. The doves will be there, so will the misses, which is why I go I suppose. To show the birds how lucky they are,

Here’s how to catch salmon without downriggers
You don’t need downriggers to catch salmon in the spring and fall when they are shallow. Plenty of salmon can be caught then using just divers and deep-diving stickbaits behind in-line planer boards. Salmon are

July means it’s time for ‘underspin’ jigs: Here’s how to use them
As July arrives, fishing strategies change as the water warms and, more importantly, young-of-the-year minnow hatches have begun. Insect hatches also are becoming more common, giving game fish more feeding opportunities than at any other

Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Catch and release big walleyes? A couple things to think about
But keep in mind that releasing big fish isn’t only a case for reproduction, but for the simple fact that it provides another angler the opportunity to catch that fish and experience a catch of