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Whitetails 365 Game Camera Strategies

Whitetails 365: Game Camera Strategies By Tom Peplinksi Technology has transformed whitetail hunting. That’s probably an understatement. Go to any deer classic these days and the hunting industry is finding solutions to problems hunters never even knew they had. I laugh at the trinkets and gadgets we hunters will spend our hard-earned money on. With […]

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The Art of Persuasion: Deer Scents, Rattles, and Bleats 

By Ryan Graden In the 80’s, my father and grandfather were “entry-level” deer hunters.  They had been invited to begin hunting a timber here in central Iowa that had a steady population of deer.  In their efforts to learn more regarding the tactics to use to fool a wise old whitetail, my grandfather and father […]

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My Favorite Smallmouth Bass Techniques

By Scott Reed As a child growing up, my summer vacations were filled with fishing adventures, from the local lakes and creeks to our annual family vacation to Catch’N Fish resort on Big Bass Lake (seriously, that was the name of the place).  Early mornings in the pre-dawn hours, the dads would load up the […]

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MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE FLY-FISHING FOR TROUT

BY BEN LEAL As anglers, we all know how much fun it is to fool a fish into taking an artificial bait. We tease bass, walleye, northern pike, and musky with flashy baits and plastic that mimic their primary forage. When it comes to fly-fishing for trout in a cold-water stream that’s constantly moving, you […]

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