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Hardwater angling is a truly unique experience, but drowning will ruin your trip.
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Our Fishing Editor explains why tying flies can improve your fishing. Here’s how to get started.
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Fishing Editor Dean Shadley encounters unsportsmanlike conduct and is less than thrilled.
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Empty rivers and freezing temps make for adventure, but take these precautions (plus a note for IN readers)
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Editor Ben Shadley on the basics of dove hunting, including a few observations from years in the field.
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This is going to be a bits and pieces column. A lot has happened in the last two weeks involving visits, fishing, memories and an emergency. Hopefully…
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Montie Halteman made history with an interesting Pennsylvania turkey. After chasing this bird for three seasons, he finally put a plan together that led…
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If you would try to predict when the best bass fishing of your life might occur, Central Florida around the fourth of July would not be on the calendar…
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The White River below Bull Shoals Dam in Northern Arkansas is one of the premier trout fishing waters in America. This bold statement is, in my opinion…
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Florida is a diverse outdoors state. The interior is home to some of the best freshwater fishing in the country. The coast offers some of the best…
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Last Thursday, I had plans for heading south, but one thing and then another kept holding me back. As it turned out, I only needed a little more than…
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It all comes down to money. At least, that’s how it normally seems when working with government. But that’s not always a bad thing. Sometimes, it…
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