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Online Magazine And Podcasting

Online Magazine And Podcasting

For those who have followed our site update we have reached the plateau where all relevant material has been added back to the site. As we mentioned at the beginning of the update, to finalize the changes here at Water and Woods, we have published the latest issue of Water and Woods Online Magazine. Although […]

From The Editor

From The Editor

I think my neighbors think I’m a crazy man. I am quite certain my wife Sandy does, but I think she just lacks the ability to appreciate certain things the way I do. At the ripe old age of 41 my senses have matured, enhanced, refined if you will, much further than her 26 year […]

Failure To Fill Tags

Failure To Fill Tags

Failure To Fill Tags by James L. Bruner article copyright There are copius measures with which one will use as benchmarks to gauge success and failure when it comes to filling your deer hunting tag at the end of the season. Some are very subtle instances which, when tallied together, will spell inevitable failure. Others […]

Scouting for Elk

Scouting for Elk

Scouting for Elk by TR Michels article copyright Scouting is important for hunting any animal. Unfortunately most non-residents, and many residents, do not have the luxury or time to scout an area for elk. For those who cannot scout there are some ways to increase their success rates. The most obvious way is to use […]

A Year With The Puma 92

A Year With The Puma 92

A Year With The Puma 92 by Lyndon Combs article copyright I know this statement is very well known by many outdoorsmen. It is a quote from one of the greatest outdoorsman in American history. His reference to a lever-action Winchester as “His big medicine” is also well known. Teddy Roosevelt influenced many modern hunters. […]

Titan Recurve Bow

Titan Recurve Bow

Titan Recurve Bow by Pete Ward article copyright Description: Simply the Best Quality, Most Accurate Recurve Bow Money Can Buy Accepts TradTech and All ILF Recurve Limbs for Ultimate Accuracy and Versatility CNC Machined 17” Billet 6061 T6 Aircraft Aluminum to Aerospace Tolerances 17” Riser Creates a 58”, 60” or 62” Bow from Short, Medium […]

Fish, Fur and Film

Fish, Fur and Film

Fish, Fur and Film by Jeff Varvil article copyright In 1867 at the urging of Secretary of State William Seward, the United States paid $7,200,000 or about 1.9 cents per acre for the Alaska territory. We, (like I was there), purchased 586 thousand square miles of the modern state of Alaska. That’s a big number; […]

Establishing The Pattern

Establishing The Pattern

Establishing The Pattern by James Smith article copyright One nice thing about musky fishing, you don’t necessarily have to get up at the crack of dawn to start your day. It was mid-day in late September as we launched Steve’s boat into one of those famous “secret” Vilas County lakes. It definitely was a no-name […]

Arctic Grayling

Arctic Grayling

Arctic Grayling by Ken McBroom article copyright The Arctic Grayling is a non-anadromous salmonid fish which inhabits subarctic and Arctic region streams of North America and Europe. Grayling emerge from their winter homes to spawn in early spring. Three and four year old Grayling move into shallow water to spawn as the males take on […]

My Early Morning Walk

My Early Morning Walk

My Early Morning Walk by Jon Bryan article copyright At least 3 times a week I get up before the sun comes up and take a one and a half mile walk. This is part of the conditioning program for my Senior Softball efforts and last week I was rewarded with one of the most […]