Maiden Voyage
Michael Hogan, IFPTE Local 121 I had just purchased a used 25’ Wellcraft Airslot boat powered by a modified Ford 305 engine and an OMC electric shift stern drive. My…
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Duck Hunting Blunders
David Hart Want to kill more ducks? Of course you do. It’s really pretty simple, at least it should be, and experts agree that a handful of common mistakes can…
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Hope for Mule Deer
Craig Boddington I guess we all know that mule deer hunting today isn’t what it used to be. Of course, what you see depends upon where you stand. If you…
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Flu-Prone Elk Hunters May Have Altitude Sickness
Submitted By: As appeared in The Outdoor Wire Flu is on everyone’s mind this autumn. So for hunters who start feeling lousy upon arrival in elk camp, the diagnosis may…
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Blueprint to Deer Decoy Success
Doug Howlett Decoys for waterfowlers and even turkey hunters have become as important to those sportsmen as their shotguns and calls. Yet when it comes to whitetails, while many decoy…
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Submitted By: Skeet Reese – USA Guest Author and BASS Pro Angler One of the many great things about fishing is that presents endless possibilities. Pretty much everyone takes to…
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Lucky Cast
George Keller, IAFF 2041 Back in the 80s, my brother and I were fishing at a Texoma Lake in Oklahoma. My dad took us there many times as kids. My…
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Snout to Snout with a Bull Elk
Tony DeKlerk, UA Local 422 It was September, and my hunting partner, Bob, and I drove 24 hours to Chimney Rock, Colorado to hunt elk for the first time. We…
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Choosing the Perfect Bear Rifle
Tony Kinton The bear, a big boar with a thick coat fresh from hibernation, eased from a tangle of spruce and approached the bait station. Paul, my guide, had not…
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Kayaking and Fishing
Doug Howlett If you’ve ever stood on a bank, rod and reel in hand, and wished you could just slip across to that little cove where the redfish were tailing…
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