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2014 Turkey forecast

March can be unpredictable, being warm one moment and cold.  

No matter the weather, however, the ides of March will usher in the opening of turkey season, and, with it, all the pinnacles of joy and pits of despair that only true turkey hunters can appreciate. […]

General

Digital Treasures: Repel

The Repel case has a triple-action protective seal that ensures no water can reach your iPad, while at the same time not interfering with screen function or clarity. It not only can be submerged in up to 33-feet of water without any water damage, it also offers two positional viewing angles for comfortable web browsing and automatically turns off the iPad when closed to save the battery. […]

Hog Hunting

Porker pokers

Where did the idea come from that wild hogs are easy to kill? You ever try on purpose to drive a nail into a steel-belted tire with a hammer? Just be careful that hammer doesn’t slap you back in the face.  […]

Bass Fishing

Advances in bass management

As I write this column, it’s late December. It’s been the coldest early winter I can remember, and the forecast doesn’t look any better. As much as I like winter fishing for the solitude and the chance for a big fish, it’s going to take a few more degrees and some sunshine to get me fired up about hitching the boat and heading out. Time to reflect.  […]

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Ensuring the bushy-tail tradition

Take a dozen or more eager youth, add a half-dozen feisty dogs with an eagerness to squirrel hunt, mix in a few adults who love being with kids and dogs in the woods, add a dash of surprise, season with a brace of bushy-tails, and you have the perfect recipe for a Saturday of fun in the February woods.  […]

Fishing

Lunker Frog

There is a soft-plastic frog so lifelike in detail that the legs possess a kicking motion no self-respecting bass can resist, a soft-plastic frog that captures the confidence of bass anglers everywhere and also reigns supreme as the ICAST Best Soft Lure of 2013. […]