Tracy Breen Scouting cameras have changed the way hunters hunt big game animals. Before there were scouting cameras, most of us scouted deer and other big game animals by looking…
Capt. Bert Deener Fish 1—15 pounds. Fish 2—13 pounds. Fish 3 and 4—11 pounds. These are not the biggest bass of an angler’s lifetime, and not even the biggest fish…
Tony Kinton If there is a true phenomenon in recent firearms development, the nod would have to go to the AR platform, commonly referred to as black guns. These units…
Larry Nixon Traditionally, May is a month that can go a lot of ways. Most of the fish are still shallow and are either post spawn or still spawning. Some…
David Hart Roger Wells doesn’t pull any punches when he talks about the future of quail and quail hunting. A 34-year veteran of the wildlife profession, Wells, national habitat director…
Tracy Breen Joe Balog from Michigan has won several bass tournaments. Balog sleeps and breathes smallmouth bass fishing, and when he needs to put a few bass in the boat…
M. D. Johnson Quick question: Are all wild turkeys the same? Before you say yes or no, allow me to answer for you; it’s both yes, and no. True, a…
M. D. Johnson I’m not bragging, but I’ve eaten a lot of fresh fish—Columbia River sturgeon, Alaskan silver salmon, Lake Erie walleyes, and cold-water channel cats. But without question, nothing…
Capt. Bert Deener From the time I first entered the property, I knew it was in a special place. The classy entrance sign and fishy-looking lakes I passed heading for…
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…
Tracy Breen You’ve probably seen the pictures, the ones with a professional angler holding a walleye large enough to swallow a poodle. You look at the page and think there…
M. D. Johnson They, whoever they are, say that you can’t go home. Well, sir, that’s not entirely fact. True, life in your Midwestern hometown of 300 souls has probably…
David Hart You’ve eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a year and worked all the overtime you can get. You’ve pinched pennies here and squeezed dollars there saving enough…
Tracy Breen Ice fishing is one of those sports people either really enjoyed or disliked and growing up, I was in the “dislike” category and so were most of my…
Beau Beasley “Told you it would be worth the hike just for the view,” said our guide, Justin Bleicher, as we finally broke through the forest and made it to…
M. D. Johnson The most successful turkey hunters hunt for five weeks, but they scout 365 days a year. If you want to be consistently successful in the spring, an…
Chris Ellis When the sun finally decides to warm the winter landscape and the ice cycles begin to drip, it is time. It is time to grab a fly rod…
David Hart Bagging a limit of squirrels really isn’t that hard. Maybe that’s why so many hunters have forgotten their roots. Who didn’t cut their hunting teeth chasing bushytails through…
Chris Ellis Bass fishermen have known the secret for years—some of the biggest fish will be taken in the cold months of winter. When I was guiding for smallmouth bass…
USA Staff A Hunter is Reborn on California Hog Hunt Shared by Jessica Reagor, Ironworkers Local 395, Season 2 I just wanted to express my deepest Thank You for allowing me…
David Hart Deer tracks were generous in the fresh dusting of snow. Dean Capuano, public relations manager for Swarovski Optik, agreed that it was just a matter of time before…
Tracy Breen A couple of years ago, I ice fished with a few friends of mine on Saginaw Bay in Michigan. Saginaw Bay is extremely large and the fishing can…