Bass in the Grass
Jay Yelas After the warmth of summer, there’s no doubt that your favorite fishing hole has some vegetation built up in it. In summer, when the water warms, the different…
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Tune a Muzzleloading Shotgun
Tony Kinton Regardless of the historical era, any mention of firearms will likely focus the mind to rifles: the Kentucky long rifle; the Winchester ‘73, ’94 or Model 70s; M1…
DetailsCatching Schoolers
Jay Yelas It might be summertime, but did you know that bass have already gone back to school? Back to schools of baitfish, that is. That’s because there are huge…
DetailsBeat the Heat: Catch a Bass
Larry Nixon The calendar says summer is here and that is no news to people around the country who are experiencing record-high temperatures. Summer arrived June 21 andthe heat is…
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America’s Favorite Cartridge in Africa
Craig Boddington Despite all the brave new magnums, the cartridge we know as the .30-06, properly “caliber .30, model of 1906,” remains America’s favorite hunting cartridge. In the states we…
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Submitted By: By Guest Columnist and Pro Angler Bradley Hallman June is normally what we consider a transition month for bass. The transition we’re referring to is the movement of…
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Off-Season Shotgunning
M. D. Johnson Here in Iowa, the early Spring Conservation Order, or snow goose season, runs through early April, and Missouri’s dove season—Iowa doesn’t have a dove season, so we…
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ATVs Going Green
David Hart For most hunters, the notion of going green isn’t a new concept. After all, we are the original environmentalists. We eat natural meat that was not raised on…
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When a Buffalo Charges
Craig Boddington Nobody said it better than Robert Ruark when he wrote, “A buffalo looks at you like you owe him money.” It’s the eyes, dark, implacable, boring into you.…
DetailsHot Days, Hot Fishing, Big Bass
Submitted By: By USA Guest Columnist and Pro Angler Boyd Duckett Some people think that the summertime is not the best time to catch bass, much less big bass. The…
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