Tips & Features
These two sets will trap you coyotes this winter
There isn’t much of a coyote fur market and what coyotes you catch should be prime. They’re best in late November through late January. This is freezing weather conditions, deep snow and all-around tough weather
Oak Duke: Redemption in the deer woods
On the final day of the 2024 firearms deer season I cleanly blew a shot at a dandy buck at about 100 yards through big oaks. Upon examination, not a speck of blood, not a
Steve Piatt: Back to the challenge of hunting a big-woods buck
Our 16 years in the Adirondacks came to a close in 2013 when we returned to the flatlands of the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, straddling the state line and
No boat needed: Here’s how to surfcast the Sunshine State
Florida is blessed with 825 miles of sandy beaches. The southernmost state in the Lower 48 is a vacation destination for tourists searching for some wave riding, sun soaking, shell hunting and, of course, surfcasting.<br
Megan Plete: Beagles are built for rabbit hunting
My grandfather looked like Elvis Presley, if Elvis Presley had a mustache and fondness for wearing Johnson wool. He spoke slowly, often with a pipe dangling from the corner of his mouth.
He had the
Steve Carney: How to find success on the ice on western Minnesota’s Big Stone Lake
I always try to take a couple of winter trips to Big Stone Lake in western Minnesota because I rate this as one of the best ice-fishing destinations in the Midwest.
I recently returned
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: A water column search for wintertime crappies
The traditional sunset crappie bite has been slow the past 10 days or so. While it has been slow, we are moving a lot of fish, but that is just resulting in few bites.
New York hunter gets his buck, then the bear that followed
It was only a few hours into opening morning of rifle season in New York, Nov. 15, and Sullivan County hunter Andrew Ritz had filled both his buck and bear tag.
The 38-year-old had
Patrick Durkin: Homely, but tasty, burbot gaining respect
Vern Hacker has been dead since March 1989, but I recall his smiling face and deep respect for rough fish whenever someone makes news for catching a huge gar, burbot, sheepshead or another piscatorial pariah.<br
