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Finesse crankbaits for bass and walleyes during the hot-bite days of late autumn
Don’t store the reels and long rods yet – fall angling opportunities for large fish still exist as October transitions into a cool early November.

Fall fishing tip for walleyes and crappies: First find food, and the predatory gamefish will be nearby
Finding walleyes and crappies can be simple if you locate their primary food source in fall: schools of baitfish.

Targeting open-water season-ending largemouth and smallmouth bass
Mid- to late-autumn bucketmouths and bronzebacks can run lunker-huge and produce some of the boat-fishing season’s most vigorous action.
Choosing a knife: It’s all about the task at hand
I recently attended the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers conference at Sportsman’s Lodge on Lake of the Woods. Outdoor communicators from all over the country were on hand. While there, I delivered a cardboard

Not yet, but not far off: Get ready to winterize those boats, outboards
Yamaha’s Landry and Meeler share winterization tips with Outdoor News’ Kristen Monroe.

How to make the most of your trail cameras
In the deer woods, the trail camera doesn’t lie.

A painful lesson in getting bow ready for the season
Traditional arrow-strings will stretch with use, so you need to pay attention to fistmele, or brace-height, on your bow. And I need to follow my own advice.

Waterfowl hunting time: scouting small-water ducks
Break out the binoculars and find the waterholes that wood ducks and blue-winged teal prefer during the early waterfowl season.

How to salvage an old 3-D archery target
Practice makes perfect for bowhunters in Pennsylvania.