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Circumstances Affect Gobbling

Circumstances Affect Gobbling

Since the first week of April I had heard turkeys gobbling in the woods across from the house, but my license wasn’t good until mid-April. Not being able to hunt I had to be content to listen to the birds, and watch them feeding in the corn field south of the barn where the neighboring […]

Small Streams For Big Brookies

Small Streams For Big Brookies

I fish a lot of different ecosystems and each offers a uniquely cathartic skill level of throwing out a bait of some sort and waiting for a strike. It’s great fun but not always a viable option. Especially when it comes to small streams and creeks and even smaller waterways that aren’t classified because they’re […]

The Bait Shop Chronicles

The Bait Shop Chronicles

The old painted hardwood floor was slick as ice when wet, and due for another coating of sand before someone came along and broke their ass. But that was a risk you took. Well that and the possibility of choking to death or dealing with a life altering injury due to a sharp instrument connecting […]

The Bear Attack Files

The Bear Attack Files

The thought alone is enough to keep some people out of the woods while for others the mere idea that they could witness a bear in the wild is like hitting the lottery. An adrenaline rush that pushes the boudaries. The problem is most people have played out the scenario in their mind and they’ve […]

5 Dollar Per Gallon Fish

5 Dollar Per Gallon Fish

With gasoline prices headed North of $5 per gallon, fishing poles are sitting in the corner gathering dust and boats are staying in the marina. Many outdoorsmen are finding that cutting back is no longer the answer. That’s been done. The real question has become how to continue fishing at all. It’s a desperate situation […]

Habitat And Wildlife Report

Habitat And Wildlife Report

April 18 brought 36 degrees under clear blue skies. A hint of spring revealed itself in the form of two wood ticks hanging from the lazy cat soaking in the sun on the patio. It felt a little symbolic after 5 months of winter but I was unsure yet if I were the cat or […]

Whitetail Deer Hunting Articles

Whitetail Deer Hunting Articles

Deer hunting has long been the most popular hunting sport for years due to it’s wide range of appeal to people of all ages and it’s availability to many of those same interested people. And the fact that the adaptable whitetail deer can thrive in nearly any environment makes it a perfect game animal. Team […]

Fishing Articles

Fishing Articles

The attraction of fishing is that it can be done for relatively little more than a stick and a hook if you want to get primative. And that’s where it began. With little more than a few basics a sport of humble beginnings to put food on the table has become a national past-time for […]

Shooting And Firearms Articles

Shooting And Firearms Articles

For the firearm and shooting fanatic there are few other constants ranking over sending bullets along a known trajectory that inevitiably finds it’s mark with precise accuracy. And who could argue with that. A quick clean kill on any game animal is represented with every shot that hits the bullseye on the range. If you’re […]

Gear Reviews

Gear Reviews

It’s always comforting to get the opinion of another outdoorsman before laying down the cash for a new hunting or fishing item. Even when the price is minimal there’s a certain satisfaction in knowing that you’re getting your money’s worth. And that’s even more true with the bigger and more expensive items which are often […]