First deer Ten-year-old Skylar Graham shot her first deer this year, a doe, during late deer season. Read More...

Monster Michigan bluegill Mike Sommers of Auburn caught this 10 1/2-inch bluegill on Oct. 11, a cold, windy Sunday afternoon in Branch County, Mich. It was caught on an old-fashioned 20-foot pole using red wigglers as bait. Read More...

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Traveling to ice fish no longer a guarantee of success For the past 40 years, I have traveled nearly every year to Pelican Lake, Minnesota to ice fish. Unlike many of the lakes I fish in Indiana, Pelican could always be counted on to provide thick ice, great fishing, and little competition for a good... Read More...

Thoughts cross a cold winter morning This is the time of year when many of us retreat to our workbenches to make jigs, fashion spoons, tie flies, build rods, cast sinkers or do whatever we believe necessary so that we are properly equipped for the upcoming fishing season. It is a... Read More...

2010 ATA show introduces new bows For the first time in 10 years, the Archery Trade Association show returned to Columbus, Ohio. And before it even started, it was apparent the show was destined to be the biggest ever. Read More...

Good for fishing, bad for skin The last thing I remember hearing my brother say before the ice gave way was a surprisingly unemotional “uh oh.” A second later he was struggling in 30 feet of water to pull himself out of the river’s current and back onto solid ice. Read More...

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