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Steve Carney: Store your boat properly, avoid spring headaches
Sadly, the open-water fishing season is over and it’s time to store our boats and accessories.
We were fortunate to have warm weather through November that kept a lot of us on the water

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Respect others’ tranquility on the early ice
First ice is exciting, but don’t be a dummy!
Yes, I’ve been a dummy, but I’ve been getting a little wiser with age. And this year I’m down a couple of pounds! You already

Willing to brave the cold? December means a great night bight for walleyes on these Michigan waters
If the calendar runs true to course, December provides anglers one last opportunity to pursue walleyes in open water. It can be a cold proposition, but some of the biggest walleye of the year are

Looking for some winter reading? These timeless American voices remind us why we still head afield
The woodstove hums, the Labrador snores, and the wind shakes a few stubborn oak leaves from their branches.
It’s that quiet stretch of the year when deer rifles are cased, ice augers are tuned,

Minnesota tribal member hunts to help his band’s elders
Mike Kornezos believes that helping others is the right thing to do, and this fall the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa member is doing his best to make life easier for his fellow Native American

Targeting bucketmouths through the ice? Think spoons
I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.”

Eight favorite waters for ice fishing in Western New York
It’s nearly time to start singing the Foreigner hit “Cold as Ice.”
Ice fishing season is fast approaching, and hard water anglers hope it’s sooner rather than later when it comes to walking on

Ryan Rothstein: Time to sell all my hunting gear? Tempting during this season, but not quite yet
Just in time for Black Friday, a hot new sale is popping up that’s too good to miss: an entire arsenal of deer-hunting gear acquired over the course of a decade or more.
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Oak Duke: Tips for hunting the tail end of the deer season
Putting a late season buck on the ground is a challenging task. But when I do, it’s usually been in snow. And over the years, I have found that usually, the same old…same old… has