Doug Howlett Every year manufacturers introduce products deemed “new” that are really just a different twist to an existing product. Examples include when a gun manufacturer introduces an existing model…
Submitted By: By USA Guest Columnist and Pro Angler Gary Klein You’ve made it through the winter—although there were times when you doubted you would, what with all the cold…
Submitted By: By USA Guest Columnist and Pro Angler Mark Courts It doesn’t matter if you are working on the honey-do list or giving speeches, working smarter and not harder…
Lee J. Hoots I missed out on Marlin’s first bolt-action centerfire rifle. Oh, I put a few rounds downrange with two or three of them during the course of my…
Submitted By: By USA Guest Columnist and Pro Angler Kevin Wirth Depending on where you are in the U.S., April can be good, tough or frustrating for a bass angler.…
J. Wayne Fears as seen on the Outdoor Wire The big cottonmouth just would not leave well enough alone, every time I would take a stick and push him out…
Larry Nixon Before we can delve too far into the finer points of fishing the prespawn, we need to quickly define the term. To me, it’s one of the most…
Jay Yelas Among anglers, there is perhaps no more controversial topic than whether or not, as conservationists, we ought to fish for bass while they are spawning. Battle lines on…
J. Wayne Fears as seen on the Outdoor Wire When you mention hunting spring gobblers with a 20-gauge shotgun, many hunters are quick to voice an opinion that the 20-gauge…
Capt. Bert Deener Few presentations trigger bass strikes more effectively in shallow water than quickly retrieving a rod-thumping, wide-wobbling, shallow-diving crankbait. The lure looks so inviting that few fish can…
M. D. Johnson Want to start an argument? Walk into the shotgun section of any sporting goods retailer and say in a loud voice, “the (fill in name of favorite…
Tony Kinton Tents are marvels. They have been in use for hundreds of years in various persuasions and have been employed as temporary and permanent shelters. Today’s anglers and hunters…
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…