Gary Green For most of my 56 years of life, I’ve heard the adage “even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then” when I’ve done something good, but…
Doug Howlett Turkey hunting has been likened to a game of chess, where the players-both hunter and hunted-often make a move and then a counter move (or call) in response…
USA Staff Feel free to talk politics or opine about religion, but in certain circles the topic of whether or not to fish for bass during the spawn can cause…
Bob McNally Panfishing from a float tube is easy, inexpensive fishing, not requiring all the equipment trappings of boats and motors, fathometers, and lockers full of fishing tackle. By its…
Bob Jensen Fifty degree weather, drizzle and receding snow have reminded me that the open water fishing season is fast approaching. Following are some fishing ideas that I am going…
David Hart Turkey hunters have become a pretty sophisticated bunch over the last decade. Not only have they become more skilled at calling, they know more about these popular gamebirds…
Doug Howlett Every year, just when turkey hunters start to think they have seen everything manufacturers can think of to help them up their odds in the field, the…
Beau Beasley The East can boast its fair share of fine steelhead streams, but few of those waters have the street cred, or the fish, of Elk Creek in northwestern…
Shannon Chase At just 12, Dakota Chumley of Mulberry Grove knows a thing or two about blood lines. It’s not only the fact that when you’re a championship coon hunter…
David Hart The first warm days of late winter and early spring mean one thing for many anglers. Time to catch crappie. These popular panfish are among the first fish…
Steve Hickoff Submitted by Steve Hickoff of Yamaha Outdoors The so-called rgular waterfowl seasons may be over, but don’t put your gear away just yet. Clean it, for sure, but keep…
Tracy Breen The turn of a new year is when outdoor companies love to introduce the latest products. Improvements in technology and new innovations mean better hunting and results for…
Mike Hanback Why do white-tailed bucks spend so much time and energy growing marvelous antlers in the spring and summer only to cast them off their heads five or six…
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Submitted by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission LINCOLN, Neb. – It is always the same question this time of year: When is the ice thick enough…
Bob McNally America is blessed with hundreds of great largemouth bass waters. From California to Florida, Minnesota to Louisiana, superb bigmouth fishing can be found almost everywhere. And while it’s…
M. D. Johnson Hardcore snow goose hunters are familiar with the name Tony Vandemore. Together with his gunning partner, South Dakotan, Tyson Keller, Vandemore, a Flyway Manager serving with Avery…
Bob Jensen When we go ice fishing, obviously it has to be cold outside. But there’s a difference between twenty degrees above zero cold and twenty degrees below zero cold.…
Ken Barrett A couple of generations ago, before the great whitetail deer population explosion and before states like Kansas had regular deer seasons, small game hunting ruled supreme, and no…
Tracy Breen Every year, bowhunters are excited to see what bow companies have done to outdo themselves from the year before and there is no question bow companies have…
Craig Boddington I’ve written before that all mountain hunting is somewhat similar, a matter of climbing, glassing, and figuring out how to get close enough for a shot. The difficulty…
Steve Hickoff Provided by Yamaha Outdoors in the Outdoor Wire You have land and water to waterfowl hunt. Secure success by building blinds now. LET’S GET SERIOUS: Take your blind…
David Hart As a guide on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island, Capt. Brian Vaughn has a wealth of options. So many, in fact, he not only has a hard time…