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Phone It In

As with any outdoor gear, the best equipment is the kind you have in hand when you need it. Advancements in the quality of the cameras found in every smartphone model have made them nearly equal to...

OutdoorsA Floating Standard

A Floating Standard

Watercraft and summer fun go together naturally. Making sure safety is along for the ride can be a regular part of the habit, or it can be a passenger left standing at the dock until it’s too late....

OutdoorsFishing One of the Kings of the Sea

Fishing One of the Kings of the Sea

ISLAMORADA, Fla. — The explosive energy and deep-cycle stamina of tarpon make any battle with the behemoth a career-defining moment, one that can easily extend for an unbroken hour or more of rod-...

OutdoorsEarly Spring Bass Fishing

Early Spring Bass Fishing

Opportunities in the Pre- and Spring Spawn You May not Have Considered Although fishing the spring spawn is a practice associated first with crappie in many minds, largemouth bass concentrate a ke...

OutdoorsDiet is More Important than Genes for Big Bucks

Diet is More Important than Genes for Big Bucks

Biologists at MSU have been researching whitetail deer for many years and their latest study comparing genetics and nutrition is yielding some surprising results. Eric Michel, a graduate student, ...

ExploreGeared for Safety

Geared for Safety

Care and attention to detail go a long way in making your next adventure a safe one Hunting is hunting and fishing is fishing and results will always vary, but a careful approach to safety is some...

ExploreGo West: Tips for Planning an Epic Outdoor Adventure

Go West: Tips for Planning an Epic Outdoor Adventure

If you go out West on vacation or maybe on a fishing or hunting trip, you want to make the most of it, don’t you? Of course, you do. I lived in Colorado for ten years and went hunting and fishing a...

OutdoorsThe Easiest Way to Learn About the Outdoors? Podcasts.

The Easiest Way to Learn About the Outdoors? Podcasts.

We’ve come to love listening to outdoors podcasts. It keeps us in the woods or on the water, even if only in our mind. You can learn from hunting and fishing legends, and hear amazing stories like ...

ExploreUTV vs. ATV: Which Is Right for You?

UTV vs. ATV: Which Is Right for You?

The end of winter can be a good time to pick up a used ATV or UTV. People are doing some spring cleaning, and realizing they don’t have space for all of this gear, and one easy way to free up the g...