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5 Factors For More Ruffed Grouse

5 Factors For More Ruffed Grouse

5 Factors For More Ruffed Grouse by James L. Bruner article copyright It happens quickly as a thunderous ruckus invades the eardrums doubling your heartbeat while eyeballs search frantically for the source. The flush of a lone ruffed grouse fades quickly from sight dodging trees at a speed of more than 20 mph. Senses heightened […]

Stand Placement for Whitetails

Stand Placement for Whitetails

Stand Placement for Whitetails by TR Michels article copyright A deer stand is where you choose to hunt, and can be any location where you wait for the animals. It could be near a tree, rock, or hilltop; or it could be a treestand, tripod or ground blind. The main purpose of a stand is […]

Berry Mini Thunder Bugle

Berry Mini Thunder Bugle

Berry Mini Thunder Bugle by Kevin Gardner article copyright The use of an elk bugle is a fine art that many never fully achieve greatness at. Diaphragms that insert in your mouth, hollow grunt tubes of various sizes, external reeds the options seem endless. In the end you hope to find something that is comfortable […]

Mini Puffs

Mini Puffs

Mini Puffs by Jason Akl article copyright Bonefish inhabit most of the world’s tropical waters and are revered by anglers as one of the ocean’s premier fly rod fish. This impressive reputation is not unfounded; bonefish display long powerful reel screeching runs coupled with a never-give-up attitude. As popular as these ghosts of the flats […]

Bamboo Backed Osage D/R Longbow

Bamboo Backed Osage D/R Longbow

Bamboo Backed Osage D/R Longbow by Pete Ward article copyright This review will be on a BBO, or Bamboo Backed Osage bow by Jim Boswell I am fortunate to be able to choose from many excellent high end bows to shoot, but there is still a part of me that likes the simple bows, and […]

Experience Counts

Experience Counts

Experience Counts by Gary Benton article copyright I can remember, a few years back, a very interesting camping trip I went on with two of my friends. We were living in New Mexico and planned to take a few days and head north, into the mountains around Taos. The weather was great, and we had […]

Deducted by a UFO’s

Deducted by a UFO’s

Deducted by a UFO’s by Gary Benton article copyright It was 1966 and Bubba, who was fifteen, was offered a job cutting grass for a dollar an hour. He figured it would take five hours to do the job and maybe three gallons of gas. Since gas was going for 29 cents a gallon, it […]

Why I Roll My Own

Why I Roll My Own

Why I Roll My Own by Lyndon Combs article copyright I am not talking about cigarettes here as many of you probably already know, but I am talking about reloading ammunition. I have been asked this question many times, and yes money, and the ability to custom load the ammunition to the firearm are two […]

Froggin’

Froggin’

Froggin’ by Jon Bryan article copyright What is it best called, frog hunting, gigging, grabbing or shooting? I’ll choose just plain froggin’. It is the most different of all the hunting sports. Thinking about it, I have never gone frog fishing, as such, but have caught a bull frog on a small, frog colored popper […]

Muskies – More or Less?

Muskies – More or Less?

Muskies – More or Less? by James Smith article copyright Recently, a friend of mine, Don Kerr, gave me a call asking about fishing on the Chippewa Flowage. He had heard that the “Big Chip” had been getting a bad rap about not having any muskies. There didn’t appear to be any reason given, just […]