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River Tactics for Summer Bass Success
Dog Days Smallmouth Fishing: River Tactics for Summer Bass Success Fishing for smallmouth bass during the dog days of summer can test even the most experienced anglers. High temperatures, low oxygen levels, and sluggish fish behavior often leave fishermen wondering where the bass have gone. That’s where river tactics for late summer bass come in. […]
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Iowa’s Venom, Oil and Toxic Sap
Iowa’s Venom, Oil and Toxic Sap I once struck up a conversation with a man from Australia and while talking I asked him the question most people want to know about Australians, “how many times have you been bitten by one of your crazy spiders you have down there?” His answer was shocking, “Oh not […]
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Tactics for Late-Season Toms
Tactics for Late-Season Toms The warm spring air felt a little chilly but good as I approached the area I was going to turkey hunt in the dark, well before sunrise. The dew was on the grass, and I headed towards an open field with rolling hills and timber nearby. Be Observant There were plenty […]
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Wild Edible Foraging
Wild Edible Foraging With the arrival of spring comes many long-awaited activities for any outdoors enthusiast, like hiking, fishing, and turkey hunting. There is another short-lived activity that gets some of us out wandering around in nature. This is the adult version of an Easter egg hunt, and it’s called foraging. Foraging for wild edibles […]
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