Archives for January, 2009

Flash Crystal Bugger


Flash Crystal Bugger by Jason Akl
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The Wooly Bugger fly pattern has to be one of the most productive streamer patterns to ever be created. Over the last few decades the wooly bugger style of flies have without a doubt accounted for more and larger fish being duped than with any other freshwater fly. The [...]

Hot Tips For Ice Fishing


Hot Tips For Ice Fishing by James L. Bruner
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Icefishing can be defined in many ways but most agree that at times it’s seems more like a game of cat and mouse than anything else. Unlike the shoreline angler or the fisherman chunking lures from a boat, the icefisherman, for all intents and purposes, can [...]

Introducing Kids To Ice Fishing


Introducing Kids To Ice Fishing by James L. Bruner
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When you combine kids, cold weather, and often very little activity, it’s not uncommon to lose a child’s interest in a quick hurry. These ingredients can spell disaster in nearly any outdoor event and this statement rings loud and true when it comes to ice fishing. [...]

February Deer Management


February Deer Management by TR Michels
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White-tailed deer in the northern and mid-latitude states should be on their winter home ranges, looking for remaining/preferred food sources. In some areas there may still be some fawns getting bred. In the south they may still be on fall ranges, and still breeding.
Coping with Communicable Diseases

The Harvest Master Longbow


The Harvest Master Longbow by Pete Ward
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The “Harvest Master” longbow by Hill Country Bows is a very eye catching longbow that is easy to like. This is a 60″ model we are reviewing that is marked 49# at 28″, made with Camo actionwood and Bamboo cores. It draws very nice and shoots quietly without [...]

Who Put the Honey in Honey Bucket?


Who Put the Honey in Honey Bucket? by Gary Benton
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Let’s evaluate a word you may hear in the south, Honey bucket. I can assure you, it has absolutely nothing to do with honey. Actually, it is quite the opposite. In the old days, or last night, dependin’ on your view and [...]