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Ice-fishing in the Age of Refinement

Dave Genz and daughter Kathy Roberts talk ice-fishing on the MidWest Outdoors Podcast.

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Traditional Archery Fun All Year

Traditional archery with no sights or mechanical advantages offers enjoyment all year.

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Survival Tips: Assess What You Have

A chunk of parachute cord, a crushed Pepsi can and a discarded ballpoint pen––all part of an inventory of “junk” that can be fashioned into life-saving fishing gear in an emergency situation. One of a series of survival tips is that you don't assume anything is useless.

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Survival Sense: Outdoor Self-Reliance

Woman in a makeshift grass survival shelter.

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Raising an Angler: Pick the right lake

It’s never too early to let kids learn how to net fish and helps ensure that everyone gets into the act on every catch. If you pick the right lake, you'll have lots of catches to help on!

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Finding Shed Antlers on Forbidden Lands

Spend your time where the bucks spend theirs and you’ll be more likely to encounter shed antlers.
 

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Mike McClelland: Hall of Fame Walleye Angler & Tournament Trailblazer

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Kentucky | DEC 2018

Saric’s Winter Muskie Research

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Illinois | DEC 2018

World-class Smallmouths

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Illinois | DEC 2018

My Way to Wade Rivers and City Lakes

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Michigan | DEC 2018

Five Tips for Tree Saddle Hunting the Second Rut

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Minnesota | DEC 2018

First-ice Pike

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Missouri | DEC 2018

Lake Maps 101

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Michigan | DEC 2018

Challenging Yourself to Become a Better Ice Angler

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Indiana | DEC 2018

Try Jigging Spoons for Late Fall/Early Winter Perch

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Venison and Duck–Sporting Chef Scott Leysath

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New Non-toxic Backridge ITX Shot Beyond Impressive

Backridge ITX shot in 13 density tungsten—a real duck cracker at 50 yards in a #5 pellet.

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So, How Do You Take Kids Fishing

Slip bobbers are both simple to use when you take kids fishing and effective for catching many species of fish.

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ATI/GSG Hits Bullseye with M1911 and Firefly

A full-size ATI/GSG M1911 and a Browning 1911-22.

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Downrange: Best Rifles

Wood stock Hawken muzzleloader rifle with deer antlers on orange hunting pack in the snow.

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More CRP Acres, Higher Pheasant Populations

Male and female pheasant on the edge of a field and snowbank. Wild spaces, like these are critical for restoring pheasant populations.

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Hook Young Hunters

Chris Brown and Brandon Butler pose with a doe Chris took on his fifth deer hunt of the year.

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Getting Ready for Concealed Carry

Man holding a poster with the three basic rules of safe gun handling at a concealed carry course.

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Small Parcel Hunting Land Management for Trophy Bucks

Antlered buck in a food plot on a small parcel of land.

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Five Tips for Finding More Morel Mushrooms this Spring

Follow these five tips to find more morel mushrooms, like these, on your hunts.
 

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Gary Gehrman: The Most Influential Angler You’ve Never Heard Of

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