Submitted By: Gary Brooks – USA Guest Author Look at that bass. Can’t see it? Even when you are perched high atop the front deck of your bass boat wearing…
Peter B. Mathiesen Although salmonids are not the most common fish to cast a line to in the United State, you could be closer to salmon fishing than you realize.…
Babe Winkelman Basic hunting ethics mandate that every hunter must strive for clean, humane kills. Indeed, we hunters must do everything we can to prevent wounding losses in the field.…
J. Wayne Fears as seen on the Outdoor Wire The accurate weather information is an important part of the hunting, angling and shooting world, especially in remote locations. Knowing when…
Ted Pilgrim Among bass-heads, few phrases turn heads faster than “secret rig” or “hot bait.” Authentic bass catching gold-nuggets are rare commodities these days, but tricks do exist, especially in…
Paul Markel Scanning the wood line with your compact binoculars you pick up movement in the thicket. Your heart begins to race and you make out what appears to be…
Dan Beily There are several ways I could start this story, and it wouldn’t change the ending. Since I need someplace to start, I will go back eight years and…
Ken Cook When developing fishing patterns, I take into account every possible variable – especially latitude. Latitude is important in the spring months when bass in lower latitude regions like…
David Draper Think a Canadian fishing vacation is out of reach? Think again. Anyone can DIY – do-it-yourself – with an unguided fly-in trip to one of Canada’s many outpost…
Craig Boddington Roy Weatherby was a savvy gun guy. He was also a marketing genius and a true zealot who believed in his theories about high velocity and his own…
Luke Clausen Before professional anglers were considered the definitive sources for angling advice, back when money was tight and things like new fishing tackle were considered a luxury, I was…
Bob Jensen Early in the summer, fish of different species will spread out in a body of water. Earlier in the year, they were in shallow water getting ready to…
J. Wayne Fears as seen on the Outdoor Wire Truth be told, there aren’t a lot of deer hunters out there that can make a 200-yard or longer, one-shot kill,…
Melven Parscal, UA Local 441 In memory of Ray Edward Parscal (father) and Roy Lee Parscal (brother). Our annual fishing trips to Norton Lake in northern Kansas have left me with…
Submitted By: Brent Ehrler, FLW Champion and USA Guest Author Growing up in California, I like to think that I know a thing or two about fishing with swimbaits. In…
Ron Ghighi On August 1st, after jogging two miles every other day all summer, I suddenly started having mild pains in my chest while jogging, but it stopped when I…
David Draper For many years, I thought camp cooking meant hot dogs impaled on a stick and roasted until one side was black and the other still cold, or hockey-puck…
Wade Bourne, Vicious Pro Staff Many anglers are creatures of comfort; they take the path of least resistance. Sometimes, however, this keeps them from being as efficient and successful on…
M. D. Johnson In my way of thinking, there’s not a single thing wrong with bluegills. Okay, so the man with the farm pond full of stunted ‘gills isn’t much…
Craig Boddington Among middle-aged shooters like myself the .270 Winchester is best known as Jack O’Connor’s cartridge. Truly a man of letters, as a young man O’Connor wrote three pretty…
Bob Jensen The snow and ice are gone and the robins have returned. Open-water fishing isn’t far away. In fact, a good number of anglers are already out on rivers…
Paul Markel “My front sight is farther away than it used to be,” remarked a hunting buddy of mine. I had to admit irons sights were no longer the reliable…