The Ultimate Turkey Gun
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…
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Base-Camp Tents
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…
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Scouting Camera Revolution
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…
DetailsThe Real Bass Master
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…
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Those Wonderful Black Guns
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…
DetailsThe Hunt for Post-Spawn Bass
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…
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Can Quail Come Back?
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…
DetailsGoing Deep
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…
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Turkeys Times Four: Meet the Subspecies
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…
DetailsScoring on Spring Crappies
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…
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