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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Try Finesse Fishing for Shallow Fall Bass
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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Thompson Center’s Icon
Paul Markel Let’s play the word association game for a moment. I will say “Thompson Center” and bet that 90 out of 100 of you said “Contender.” The rest likely…
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Using a Belly Boat
Babe Winkelman Want to see a funny video? Go to YouTube and do a search for Winkelman Tube (or click here). The first video to pop up will be one…
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Hunting with a True Friend
Jacob Hofbauer, IAFF 4660 A friend and fellow firefighter and I decided to go to our deer hunting lease on a very cold and snowy day. We made our plans…
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Cooler Weather, Hot Fishing
Jay Yelas Among all the different factors that affect bass behavior, none has more impact than the seasons. Fish, especially bass, are ruled by the weather. Just like all creatures,…
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