Peter B. Mathiesen Few tugs on a rod are as memorable and robust as a double-digit lake trout. There’s only one problem. If you want to chase lakers in the…
David Hart Few issues among hunters are contentious as bait. Whether you love, hate it, or fall somewhere in between, baiting for deer, bear or other game is legal in…
Christopher Renshaw It was on every news channel, in every living room, across North America. This past October we were witness to a drama that has been played out repeatedly…
Kate Cywinski Russell Delaney, a member of IBEW local 2320, grew up hunting waterfowl along Cape Cod with his grandfather and uncle. Even on his first outing, he knew he…
Tony Kinton Few experiences are more thrilling than the sound and feel of a powerful bass boat zipping across a lake, headed toward some favorite spot where largemouth are abundant.…
Kate Cywinski John Scavotto’s passion for bow hunting is so great he sports a shoulder tattoo of a hunter in a tree-stand aiming down with a bow. He considers it…
M. D. Johnson The sweat running down your neck feels like someone opened a hot faucet under your hat. You try to ignore it, but it’s hard to concentrate. There!…
David Hart The splash of water takes us by surprise. It’s barely light enough to see the color on the Carry-Lite decoys bobbing in the brown water 10 yards out…
Chris Ellis Plain and simple, a streamer is a lure and fishing a streamer is the closest thing that a fly fisherman does to spin fishing. Throw the lure out,…
Kate Cywinski When Jay Rodriguez, a New York steamfitter, read about Captain Conway Bowman in Sportfishing Magazine, he never dreamed he would soon join him in San Diego to fly fish…
Lost at Sea Prairie dog shooting is a great social activity mostly because there is very little hunting involved. The standard modus operandi is to pull up on the edge of a…
David Hart The notion of ditching the desk job and pursuing a career as a full-time professional bass fisherman is an inviting one for many anglers. What could be a…
Kate Cywinski Todd Crawford, a Boilermaker with local 154 from Mingo Junction, OH, loves to make people laugh, whether he is with friends, family or creating an application video for…
David Hart The thunder of wings erupted from a wall of grapevines just 10 feet to my left. I spun, raised my shotgun, and scrambled to find the grouse that…
Beau Beasley Each spring, fly anglers across the country sort through their fly boxes to decide which patterns they’ll put to good use in the upcoming season and which won’t…
David Hart Bluebird days can spell disaster for even the best-planned duck hunt. After a brief flurry of early-morning activity, the birds settle in to marshes, ponds and rivers and…
Kate Cywinski New Jersey breeds a lot of fisherman, and IBEW member Rick DiBruno is one of the most passionate. Growing up in south Philly, Rick’s family spent summers in…
Submitted By: Bill Heustis- SMWIA Margaret Heustis is what a, Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, ethical hunter and dedicated sportsperson should be. She is also tougher than a Dodge…
Lost at Sea When my neighbor found out I was going to Montana for a spot and stalk black bear hunt he suggested I shoot the first bear I saw,…
Ken Barrett Have you ever dreamed of catching a fish bigger than yourself, weighing 300 pounds or more? Have you ever wanted to test your strength and endurance fighting a…
Christopher Renshaw Wildlife management in its minimal form is simply habitat manipulation. Providing the right combination of habitat component, structure and arrangement will maximize the wildlife species intended to occupy…
Randy Newberg Let’s face it, there is no better place to shoot a huge trophy whitetail than the Midwestern states or western Canada. Hands down, these locations dominate the records…
