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Picky trout can be fooled if you learn to fish your jig on a slack line.

How to jig finicky fish into biting

September 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Sometimes speckled trout can make you feel like the smartest guy in the class — or like the kid not paying attention way in the back row. […]

When measuring borderline fish, a ice chest or tape-on ruler isn’t the best tool for the job.

Don’t miss the mark

September 17, 2015 Andy Crawford

You see it all the time on fishing trips: Someone catches a fish that might or might not be long enough to keep, and the angler flops it down on an ice chest for a quick measurement on the built-in ruler. […]

A whitetail deer trafficking scheme between hunting preserves in Ohio and Florida resulted in a record $1.6 million fine being levied in U.S. District Court for violations of the Lacey Act, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

Record $1.6 million fine levied in Ohio deer trafficking case

September 17, 2015 From News Reports

A $1.6 million fine — the largest for a wildlife crime in U.S. history — was ordered in an Ohio whitetail deer trafficking case, according to media reports. […]

Organize, store hooks with surgical tubing

September 16, 2015 Craig Holt

If you’re like many anglers, you have scads of hooks for different types of fishing because our finny targets have variable-size mouths. […]

Monitoring your deer herd via trail cameras is a highly popular deer hunting activity, but can be enhanced by incorporating a feeding station into the setting.

Get the most out of trail cams

September 15, 2015 John J. Woods

For several seasons we had trail cameras put out well ahead of deer season anticipating capturing deer. To put it mildly we had mixed results. Most of the time the shots were of deer behinds walking away from the camera. […]

A Millennium T-100 portable stand gives deer hunters additional hunting options.

Push the envelope; make your own luck

September 15, 2015 John J. Woods

To put yourself on the cusp of a good deer-hunting situation, sometimes you have to move right into the middle of the action. This may mean placing a portable stand, tripod or ground blind a little too close for comfort to where deer travel. […]

Dropping a marker buoy will help you line up for effective jig brush piles and other structure.

Jigging tips

September 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Here are a few parting notes to complement your crappie jigging game:

• Color coordinated — Some prefer the simplicity of plain, unpainted leadheads, while others try to match head color to plastic bodies — or at least attain a general coordination or contrast. […]