Sometimes, the duck boat must stay on the trailer. Secluded sloughs or hidden timber holes beckon, and the only way to reach these unpressured hotspots is on foot. I’ve enjoyed great walk-in hunts in the cattail marshes of Wisconsin, the parklands of Manitoba and across the pothole-rich eastern portion of...
September 19, 2017 | Turkey Blog with Steve Hickoff
Yes, you can call the whole fall turkey flock to your position and pick out the bird you want. I'm a longtime practitioner of hunting fall turkeys with dogs trained to find flocks, scatter them, then sit quitely at the setup as you call separated birds back. It's a legal...
September 19, 2017 | Turkey Blog with Steve Hickoff
Pattern fall longbeards? Scatter them for the calling advantage? Either way, you wait. Check out these tips to get one by the feet. Big gobblers flush far. Sometimes they take their time regrouping, but other instances prove otherwise. Can’t call them in? Can’t wait that long? You can wait for...
Deer hunting is a tough endeavor. Getting within bow range of a deer, especially one with some age on it, is no easy feat. They rarely move in daylight. And when they do, it’s often not far from their bed. But you can’t hunt there. That’s a one-way ticket to...
September 18, 2017 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Two women were rushed to the hospital after a bull elk attacked and gored each one of them in separate instances. A representative for Colorado Parks and Wildlife told CBS4 the elk was shot after it attacked the women on Thursday morning. The attacks took place near Performance Park in...
It's that time of year when the pawpaws are getting ripe. We do all sorts of things with them, but one of our favorites is pawpaw pecan nut bread. The bread makes a great breakfast, a handy snack while out hunting, or even a seasonal dessert when served warm and...
September 15, 2017 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
An Alberta, Canada, woman thought her car had hit and killed a coyote on her way to work last week. Actually, the coyote was alive and stuck in the grill of her car as she drove 20 miles to her job. Georgie Knox posted images of the coyote alive and...
At some point in your waterfowling career, someone will ask, “If you could only hunt one place, where would it be?” Maybe it’s the pothole where you shot your first duck or a familiar local wildlife area. Or perhaps it’s a far-flung destination you’ve only visited once. We all have...
Any time we kill a few squirrels, I stash away the front legs for this recipe. Just like chicken wings, only better, deep-fried squirrel front legs make an unusual but delicious appetizer for any get together. Toss them in the bourbon honey coating as soon as they come out of...
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With a nickname like the king of ducks, canvasbacks are probably the most prized diver from coast to coast. However, cans don’t frequent every flyway or state equally, so many diving-duck hunters rarely get a crack at royalty. Instead, those big-water fans focus on other birds. That got me wondering...
September 12, 2017 | Turkey Blog with Steve Hickoff
Turkeys and deer often like to share the same habitats, we all know that. And sometimes, both archery and firearms seasons coincide for both game species. Before you draw your bow or pull that trigger, are you hunting legally? Are you willing to take a wild turkey when deer are...
September 11, 2017 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
What youngster wouldn't love to play with a big, pink flamingo pool float? When a bear cub wandered into one California family's yard, it just couldn't help but to pounce on the pool toy. The Liang family watched in amusement from the safety of their home as the bear cub...
The season is here. You have spent every available evening for the past few weeks sitting on a distant hill watching the bean field through your spotting scope. Your target buck, along with three or four of his buddies, appear each evening like clockwork, entering the field on the trail...
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