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Mineral Sites When it comes to being fully prepared for deer season, you must put in the time and effort during the off-season.  In addition to land management practices like food plots, the addition of mineral supplements are a simple and great way to improve you...

Mysterious Muskies A topic I do not cover much is that of muskie fishing.  But having targeted these fish numerous times over my years as an angler, I thought I would share a few early season tips. Not to mention muskie opener is rapidly approaching in my home state of...

Early Season Bass The time to dust off the rods, gas up the boat, and chase giant bronzebacks is almost upon us. I must say the attitude and fight of big smallmouth on the end of my line always seems to get my blood pumping. When chasing smallmouth early in the season...

Turkey Talk With the weather warming, one of my favorite times of the year is right around the corner, turkey season. I mean nothing gets my blood pumping like a gobbler strutting in and attacking my decoy, giving me a 20 yard shot. Boy am I getting excited. Any...

Spring Snows As winter loosens its grip and spring rolls around, an opportunity to harvest snow geese presents itself. While the weather during the spring months is ever changing and unpredictable, chasing spring snows presents a very unique challenge. From muddy...

Shed Hunting With winter dragging its feet and whitetails on my mind it is just about that time to get up off the couch and start searching the woods for sheds. Although many factors can play into the timing of deer dropping their antlers, majority will drop them...

Daydreaming About Crappies Call it spring fever and maybe I am jumping the gun, but lately I have been daydreaming of catching spawning crappies in the spring. I envision my bobber floating out there on the waters' surface, a minnow daggling below on my favorite colored jig, t...

Changing Things Up For Coyotes Many predator hunters pursue coyotes form locations that offer easy access by truck or ATV. Easy access may be convenient but like many other species, after hearing various calls from nearby county roads, coyotes can become educated rather than foole...

Chasing Roosters In December As Pheasant opener has come and gone, the preferred destinations that many hunters flocked to early in the season are now left barren. Many people over look the excellent opportunity of chasing roosters in December presents. With temperatures hoverin...

Plastics For Panfish Over the past few years, small, soft plastics have really taken off in popularity among anglers, especially during the winter months. With old man winter officially here, many lakes across the Midwest have been glazed with ice, ceasing growth of aqua...

Tackling a New Body Of Water When learning to fish a new body of water, it can definitely seem like a daunting task. But do not let the task of learning a new lake deter you from giving it a try. If you're anything like me and love exploring new lakes, you will see that this tas...

Chasing Roosters In December As Pheasant opener has come and gone, the preferred destinations that many hunters flocked to early in the season are now left barren. Many people over look the excellent opportunity of chasing roosters in December presents. With temperatures hoverin...

Plastics For Panfish Over the past few years, small, soft plastics have really taken off in popularity among anglers, especially during the winter months. With old man winter officially here, many lakes across the Midwest have been glazed with ice, ceasing growth of aqua...

Ramping Up For The Rut The word "rut" will get any deer hunters' blood pumping and with the rut rapidly approaching, skyrocketing anticipation of a true trophy whitetail to present himself is upon each and everyone of us. While gold and crimson leaves continue falling and ...

Fall Feeding Bass With temperatures continuing to fall, both air and water; we start to sense that old man winter is right around the corner. But lets not jump too far ahead as many great opportunities still remain in the dwindling days of fall. The opportunity I am t...

Early Season Archery In just a few weeks many of you will be hitting the field in hopes of tagging an early season buck. Do not wait until the rut to try and bag a trophy buck. Early season archery can actually be your best chance as the woods have little pressure, b...

Lead Core Walleyes During the dog days of summer walleyes tend to relate to deep structure or scatter across basins and flats as they chase the bait fish. With scattered fish, locating them can be challenging and frustrating. When faced with this situation, I like ...

Finding Fall Crappies With the change of seasons from summer to fall many folks are packing their rods and reels away until next spring. Cooling weather and changing leaves push many of you into the woods to chase your favorite wild game leaving most lakes a barren pl...

Battling the October Lull As a hunter, you put hours, days, weeks, and even months into preparing for opening day of archery season. Well now that cooler weather is arriving and leaves are changing colors, so are a whitetails pattern. Many refer to this time period as the...