Five Fantastic Duck Spreads
M. D. Johnson Clint Eastwood said these words in his movie, Heartbreak Ridge, as he attempted to ready his recruits for the rigors of combat. What Dirty Harry was spotlighting was…
M. D. Johnson Clint Eastwood said these words in his movie, Heartbreak Ridge, as he attempted to ready his recruits for the rigors of combat. What Dirty Harry was spotlighting was…
USA Staff Ballistic reticles have become all the rage. In some ways this is a good thing because it helps hunters hit at longer distances. It can be a bad…
M. D. Johnson Grunts, bleats, and rattles are elemental sounds in the grand scheme of things, regardless of the creature making the sounds. However, there might be a bit more…
Beau Beasley “You should have been there, Beau,” said my good friend, fishing guide Captain Tommy Mattioli of Matty-J-Charter Service. “The stripers were everywhere, breaking the surface of the water…
J. Guthrie I started bow hunting when I was 14 years old. Mom and dad picked up an old Ben Pearson recurve bow and a quiver full of mismatched arrows…
Tracy Breen After a long rain or a snow melt when waters are muddy is a great times to fish for walleyes. But according to professional angler and guide, Ernie…
David Hart Molly was on her third point of the morning and we were just 15 minutes into the hunt. The first two, however, were false points, nothing but fresh…
Tony Kinton Late in 1969 Remington added to its commercial line one of the grandest little rounds ever devised, the .25-06. The round dates back to 1920 with the work…
Capt. Bert Deener Big, bruiser redfish pull like a freight train and seem to never give up. Whether you call them spottail bass, channel bass, redfish, or the accepted common…
David Hart Hunters follow some pretty crazy theories when it comes to that mythical period known as the rut: A little cold weather and the rut will get going. It…
USA Staff WASHINGTON – In honor of the 150th birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, famed guide and fly tyer Craig Mathews and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership are teaming to introduce a…
M. D. Johnson There’s no denying it—treestands definitely have their place in the whitetail hunter’s arsenal of gear. However, if you’re like me and begin to have height-related issues about…
Lost at Sea I shot the first eland bull I ever saw. It was my first African safari and we were hunting along the southern edge of the Limpopo River…
Capt. Bert Deener Jigs, the rubber or hair-skirted, not-too-spectacular-looking lures, have been around almost since bass fishing began. Until recent years when anglers started winning big tournaments, they flew mostly…
Tony Kinton The buck took me by surprise. I knew he was there having seen him on several other occasions. But this morning I was taken aback. Before daylight I…
M. D. Johnson It’s a fact—nothing works all the time. And in no situation is this statement more valid than in goose hunting. Early season, mid-season, late season, it doesn’t…
David Hart Deer hunters in numerous states are being forced to shoot does before they can shoot bucks, a rule that doesn’t sit well with many hunters. Wisconsin, New Jersey,…
Tony Kinton The most overlooked fishing across the U.S. is that found in small streams. Small is a difficult designation to fully define, but for the purposes this writing small…
Lost at Sea It was over 30 years ago when I last caught a nice smallmouth bass. This may seem hard to believe, but not so much when you consider…
David Hart Teddy Carr had the perfect set-up—a fresh-cut cornfield, a couple dozen Carry Lite decoys and a well-hidden layout blinds for him and his clients. When the first flock…
M. D. Johnson Allow me an admittedly elemental statement—deer change. Specifically, the animals themselves don’t change as much as their habits, including their needs, daily requirements, and reproductive urges, fluctuate…
Beau Beasley I scanned the edges of a local farm pond and found what I was looking for—a small cedar shrub leaning into the pond, the victim no doubt of…