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Bucktails

Bucktails

Bucktails by James Smith article copyright Take a look in your tackle box and check out your selection of bucktails. Nearly 50% of muskies caught are caught on a bucktail. The term “bucktail” today is generic as applied to this lure type, but it was the early day deer dressing used almost exclusively in the […]

From The Editor January 2010

From The Editor January 2010

In the distance a dim light shines through the window of a log cabin. The steady falling snow brightens the landscape as the twilight shade of blue closes in on a winter’s night. Drawing closer with each step the form of the wood piled on the front porch takes form and the soft flow of […]

The Buck Of My Dreams

The Buck Of My Dreams

The Buck Of My Dreams by James L. Bruner article copyright Nearly every whitetail deer hunter can give you a single answer to the question when asked which buck has been their most memorable. The majority will respond in resounding fashion that their very first buck was their most memorable. Although there have been plenty […]

The Backyard Buck

The Backyard Buck

The Backyard Buck by Jon Bryan article copyright With the season over a month old, on December 7, at 7:00 AM, I was sitting in a tree stand and thinking, will I ever get a good buck this season? My best chance had been last week when, coming out of our old ranch house, I […]

Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9 X 40mm Scope R...

Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9 X 40mm Scope Review

Wolverine Longbow Review

Wolverine Longbow Review

Wolverine Longbow by Pete Ward article copyright Sometimes we pick up a bow that just seems too “right” to be true.  When I received the Wolverine at the ATBA Jamboree from Abe I knew this was one of those bows as soon as I shot it.  The Wolverine is a little brother to the wonderful shooting Cari-Bow […]

You’re Guide To The Big Chip

You’re Guide To The Big Chip

You’re Guide To The Big Chip by James Smith article copyright 15,300 surface acres of Class “A” Northern Wisconsin muskie waters, nine muskies over 50” boated last season. Currently, the Chippewa Flowage holds the world record muskie. A muskie caught October 20, 1949 by Louis Spray. His muskie weighed 69 lbs. 11 oz. and was […]

Duck Hunters

Duck Hunters

Duck Hunters by TR Michels article copyright Each fall as the cold descends upon the northern lands many species of waterfowl begin their migration south to warmer climates. Duck hunters also begin their yearly migration. They leave their everyday lives as farmers, laborers, clerks, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and the thousands of other jobs that occupy […]

Prohibition Does Not Work

Prohibition Does Not Work

Prohibition Does Not Work by Lyndon Combs article copyright This article may seem like more of a rant, but I take the subject very serious, as many of you should. History has proven this method of control will not work. It has never worked, and for those of us who listen to lessons time has […]

Camping Is Fun With Kids

Camping Is Fun With Kids

Camping Is Fun With Kids by Gary Benton article copyright One of the best ways of getting a child involved with your outdoor activities it to have them involved from an early age. My children started camping as infants, but that may be too early for some children, and parents. When I take an older […]