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Wisconsin learn-to-hunt program welcomes first-time turkey hunters of all ages
Nate Harms grew up in Clark County, a hotbed of hunting activity in west-central Wisconsin.
Harms, who recently retired after teaching fifth grade at Waupaca Middle School for several years, never hunted while attending

May walleye tips that work – video
Six simple but important tips that will help you find and catch more walleyes this May so you can stop guessing and start putting more fish in the boat.

New York Outdoor News’ Great Lakes preview: Amazing fisheries continue to produce
When it comes to freshwater fishing in New York State, the best one-two combination in the Empire State, as well as the Great Lakes, if not the country, is the dynamic duo of Lake Ontario

Mastering muskie fishing’s art of the figure eight
Ask someone why they fish muskies, and the big esox’s willingness to follow lures and hit at boatside comes up almost immediately. With good reason.
Seeing a muskie suddenly materialize behind a lure as

Five big-bass sweetspots in the Great Lakes
It’s no secret that the Great Lakes have produced a lot of big smallmouth bass in recent years.
The smallmouth always have been there, but the influx of protein heavy, non-native gobies as a

Seeking story behind 100-year-old unique rack on this Wisconsin buck
Central Wisconsin real estate agent Brian Ruesch specializes in buying and selling hunting land, so he knows more than a little about deer. That’s why he didn’t hesitate to buy the mounted head hanging on

Dean Bortz: Young Wisconsin turkey hunter puts it all together
This thing we call hunting never gets old (nor does the fishing and trapping, but we’re talking hunting today). No, it never gets old. Only the hunters get old.
Good thing there are some

Here’s where to find big bluegills in Michigan this May
I avoid Michigan’s Traverse City in the summertime like the plague. About as close as I get is a concert at Interlochen. Once I get that far, I turn around. About the only other reason

How to catch Minnesota’s overlooked brookies of mid-May
Brook trout are aggressive feeders, but also quick to clam up if you spook them. This necessitates careful casts, with the best bet to work the bottom end of a pool or run first, and