Tips & Features
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Downsizing for the dog days
Every spring, baitfish make their annual migration to the shallows to spawn. Through the early summer, the fish fry grow into minnows, and eventually they’re pushed off the shorelines and into the main lake. On
High-volume, low-regulation, big fun… we’re talking pigeon hunting
They offer high-volume shooting. They decoy like champs. They’re naturally sporting winged acrobats. They’re incredibly abundant and, in the right hands, delicious to eat.
Blue-winged teal? Mourning doves? Mallards? Nope. Wild pigeons – rock
Apostles’ Outer Island lake trout cooperating this summer on Lake Superior
Active lake trout have been rewarding fishermen this summer who are willing to run the more than 20 miles from Bayfield, Wis., to the Outer Island area of the Apostle Islands archipelago.
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The .300 Blackout: Accurate, lethal, quiet, and just plain fun to shoot
With federal legislation pending to finally allow the over-the-counter-sale of firearm suppressors, the .300 Blackout cartridge, already popular, will undoubtedly become even more popular.
The .300 Blackout is one of the only cartridges specifically
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin has fine options for finishing off any hunting, fishing trip with a good meal
One of the best things about traveling around Wisconsin to do some hunting and fishing is discovering places where friendly faces serve outstanding food. I think that’s the main reason my kids were willing to
Why such a love for dove hunting? The reasons are many
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Neither could my young, spry, and overly eager black Lab, whose long, powerful tail was fanning the matted grass next to me like a windshield wiper gone wild, his eyes
Patience is a virtue in the squirrel game
Come September, I wanted to go hunting more than anything else. Getting a license at age 10, I hunted every week. Squirrel season opened first, and lasted until the other big event in my young
Try using subtle baits boldly for late-summer bass
Among my fondest fishing memories are late summer days catching bass on some of Pennsylvania’s clearest waters. Keystone Power Dam and East Branch Dam are still bodies that come to mind, along with flows such
Shoot better with ammo customized for your rifle
I decided to hunt deer in an unfamiliar portion of a Mercer County, Pa., state game land. Darkness greeted me when I pulled into the parking area. With my favorite, 270 caliber, Model 70 Featherweight
