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Cold-weather angling means big fish and peaceful streams, but Indiana's poor river and stream access can limit opportunities
Dean Shadley
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Fighting the current and inexperience, the author takes on the spring run with a little help from his friends. Here's how to do it right.
Ben Shadley
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Amid the crazed climate of social media, the internet’s most camouflaged conservationist talks declining birds, hunting culture, and why he’s using…
Ben Shadley
Here's what you need to know about this divisive, complicated issue
Ben Shadley
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Empty rivers and freezing temps make for adventure, but take these precautions (plus a note for IN readers)
Brandon Butler
Alan Garbers shares how he built an inexpensive but highly productive maple syrup evaporator As demand grows the small producer may tap more and more…
Alan Garbers
You’ve probably seen the signs as the leaves fall. Turkey Shoot they proclaim. Indiana has a lot of them. But, most Hoosiers don’t have a clue what they…
Alan Garbers
The Honey Hole Tree sold by Bass Pro Shops. On popular lakes the best crappie hotspots get pounded by anglers. It doesn’t take long before the big…
Alan Garbers
Fishing Editor Dean Shadley encounters unsportsmanlike conduct and is less than thrilled.
Dean Shadley
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Arson, theft and the desecration of ethical pursuit
Cindy Stites
Michael Parks rigs for Prairie Creek Reservoir Walleye Fishing The weather looked bad. The early-morning television weathermen agreed that the only…
Brent Wheat
At only 16 miles long, Indiana’s Driftwood River maybe short, but the quality of fishing the Driftwood offers anglers is exceptional. This fish filled…
Don Cranfill
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