Tips & Features
Top-Notch Knots for Succeeding and Surviving Afield
Five essential knots for fishing, boating, hunting, and camping
Turkeys now, turkeys later: Early-season longbeards on a predictable pattern
With turkey opener just a few weeks away, start studying the habits of gobblers in your hunting area right now.
After initial ice-melt surge, think spring river walleyes
Border waters provide some the first opportunities to launch a boat and work the schools of pre-spawn walleyes and saugers.
Fishing protocol: It’s all about the details
Tournament anglers who win regularly and recreational fishermen who fill the live-well monitor the “little things.”
Eight Basic Tips for Catching Bass
Try these tips when the open water bass season arrives
Hunting cottontail rabbits in February: timing is everything
Plan out your winter brushpile forays, or your bunny hunting will be a bust.
Tips for using spoons to entice the wary walleyes of winter
There are definitely times when fish demand an increase in vibration and flash. But just the opposite can be the attractor, so bring an assortment of colors.
Some real early turkey talk: Match your strikers with the right pot call
Just when you’re ready to relegate one to a stash of calls in your camo bag, you connect with the right striker and you’re ready to put it in your vest for future action.
Ice fishing tip: Pay attention to detail during a tough walleye bite. Part 1: Set-lines
There’s been a hot bite but when you finally hit the ice, the weather changes and the action tanks. Pay attention to tiny details, and you’ll salvage your trip by tricking a few fish into
