Tips & Features
Locate weeds during low light for panfish
Green weeds attract blood leeches, bug larvae, and tiny perch and sunfish. You have food and overhead cover – two necessary ingredients for success on the ice.
Pro Tip of the Week: Cribs can lead to strong ice fishing
Lakes with cribs are better fished in a find-and-sit rather than run-and-gun style.
Michigan’s Lake St. Clair panfish bite is underrated
Michigan’s Lake St. Clair is a fantastic fishery for smallmouth bass, muskies and walleyes, but what you hear less about is the lake’s panfish angling. It can be just as outstanding as the predator fishing.
A primer for Western plains deer hunting
How far the mule deer buck stood from the rifle muzzle was anybody’s guess, because holding my rangefinder steady in the 25-mph crosswind was impossible. Even if the buck was within range, I still couldn’t
Tips for obtaining nonresident tags out west
Most Western states use points for nonresident hunters, including Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Here’s some tips on navigating point systems when applying for a Western big-game hunt.
10 tried-and-true tips for ice fishing with tip-ups
Especially if you’re using bait from a previous outing that has been sitting in a warm fish house, I cool the water slowly so the minnows don’t experience shock when they hit near-freezing water.
Crossbows as a matter of fact
The unjust criticisms I read directed toward crossbows and sometimes their users cause me sadness. I also feel a little guilty because, at one time, I foolishly criticized the use of crossbows.
A once-in-a-lifetime buck for Hunter
Ryker Bergo’s monster Minnesota buck is not only an amazing trophy, but it’s also a tribute to his late son, Hunter.
Always, change: The angling revolutions
Perhaps the most important modern advancements in fishing technology revolve around electronics. The development of sonar technologies such as side-imaging, down-imaging, and, most recently, forward-facing sonar, have forever changed fishing for many anglers.
