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April 30, 2026

As the water temperature falls, speckled trout become a little less aggressive and needed to be targeted with a slower retrieve.

How to up winter speckled trout catches

December 20, 2015 Patrick Bonin

With less and less daylight and cooler water temperatures settling in, slowing down your presentation is often key to catching December speckled trout. […]

You can identify when deer are most likely to be moving by understanding how to read the astro guides.

How to read the astro tables to see more deer

December 19, 2015 Andy Crawford

You can flip to the astro table each month and plan out your time to ensure you have the best possible chance of deer hunting success. […]

Abandon food plots for late-season deer

December 18, 2015 Brian Cope

We’ve spent all season perched in stands overlooking food plots and other well-known grazing areas, waiting for deer to get their feed on. […]

Gary Frisbee moved dirt from one scrape to another to kill this buck.

Up big-buck odds with ‘scrape transplant’

December 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

Gary Frisbee goes one step better than hunters who hunt lines of scrapes they find. He transfers material from one scrape to another. […]

How to age a deer

December 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Many hunters have been in their deer stand and “something” steps into a field or shooting lane. The typical scenario is a buck on the prowl, usually at a considerable distance and in low light conditions. […]

6 tips to winterize your boat

December 13, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Temperatures are steadily dropping now, which means lots of folks will be spending less and less time on the water. […]

When you spook a deer on the way into your stand, it’s a lot easier to put a shotgun bead on a deer than aim a rifle.

Why a shotgun is better than a deer rifle

November 19, 2015 Brian Cope

Ernest McLeod has killed his share of deer with rifles, but about 10 years ago he decided that a shotgun was the way to go. […]

Top 4 tips to stay scent free when hunting

November 18, 2015 Brian Cope

It’s a common practice for deer hunters to make themselves as scent-free as possible before heading to their stand. Here are some tips. […]

Square-billed crankbaits are real bass-catchers in fall, when fish are shallow and concentrating on baitfish.

Why the pros turn to square-bills

November 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

If anglers don’t have a square-billed tied on in November, they could be missing a lot of fall bass bites. […]

10 tips for public deer hunting

November 16, 2015 Andy Crawford

Killing deer on public land can be challenging, but these tips from Ricky Aucoin can help you fill a tag this season. […]

4 tips for better taxidermy

November 15, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Wade Wolkart of with Wade’s Taxidermy in Denham Springs, La., shares a few tips to help ensure you get a mount you’ll be proud of. […]

Mountain Dew stops bleeding of gill-hooked bass

October 30, 2015 Andy Crawford

Austin Abadie saved a Henderson Swamp bass from bleeding to death by pouring some Mountain Dew through its gills. […]