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So, you want to bowhunt. Welcome. It’s a rewarding — and in many ways a life-changing — pursuit. There is, however, a learning curve. There are several learning curves, actually, the first of which is gear. When I walked into a pro shop to purchase my first bow, I was overwhelmed by all of the equipment options, additional gear required,
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Turkeys are all hunted about the same way. First, you find them. Second, you call them. Third, you shoot them. It’s simple to turkey hunt — but it’s not easy. Spring is most hunters’ favorite time to chase turkeys because the season plays on the one chink in a turkey’s armor — sex. Boss tom gobblers start thinking about breeding
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There are as many fly-fishing patterns as there are bugs and baitfish in nature. Understanding fly patterns and then selecting the right flies to put in your box is actually pretty simple though, which means you won’t have to rely on luck alone to catch fish. Here’s what you need to know. The four main fly categories The best way
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Learning a basic fly cast is probably the coolest part of the process aside from actually catching a fish. Fly casts are inherently beautiful, for sure. But when you drop a fly on the water above a fish and it happily grabs that fly and puts a great big bend in your rod, the fish won’t be the only thing
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Fly fishing can seem overwhelming at first. Truth is, it’s not. Learning how to fly fish is actually easy and fun as hell. And it won’t immediately empty your wallet. With the right gear and some fundamentals, you’ll be ready to pester farm-pond panfish and bass, fool hungry trout, or even pick fights with angry muskies as soon as this
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To the uninitiated, ice fishing can seem like a masochistic endeavor: Drag a sled full of gear out onto a frozen windswept lake in frostbite temps, gouge a hole through ice that’s up to 2 feet thick, drop a line in the water, and sit on a bucket or in a small shelter and freeze your ass off while waiting
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