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3 Triggers for Predicting the Walleye Spawn
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3 Triggers for Predicting the Walleye Spawn

The walleye spawn, specifically in Wisconsin rivers, are triggered by a combination of environmental cues,…
Carrie Zylka2 years 10 months ago
For the Love of Fishing – 5 Items that will earn you brownie points this Valentine’s Day
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For the Love of Fishing – 5 Items that will earn you brownie points this Valentine’s Day

Lots of people ice fish, but so many more people open water fish. I absolutely…
Carrie Zylka5 years ago
7 Tips to Successfully Hunt Public Lands
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7 Tips to Successfully Hunt Public Lands

Hello again outdoors world! Just in case you have been hiding under a rock somewhere…
Jim Willes5 years 4 months ago
How to Sleep Warm Diagram
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How to Sleep Warm Diagram

I know winter is still in full swing for some of you in the northern…
Carrie Zylka5 years 11 months ago
Finding Your Correct Draw Length
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Finding Your Correct Draw Length

Finding Your Correct Draw Length by guest author Robert James Foort    Archery is a…
Carrie Zylka7 years 6 months ago
8 Reasons You Should Own a Reloading Kit
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8 Reasons You Should Own a Reloading Kit

What is the more cost effective option: buying ammo in bulk or reloading? In times…
Carrie Zylka7 years 6 months ago
Remington 783 Review
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Remington 783 Review

Jim Willes gives a review of the popular Remington 783.
Jim Willes8 years 4 months ago
Springfield Armory® Releases Flat Dark Earth
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Springfield Armory® Releases Flat Dark Earth

6/3/15 (Geneseo, IL) – Springfield Armory® is introducing a Flat Dark Earth (FDE) color tone…
Carrie Zylka8 years 8 months ago
5 Great Bow Hunting Tips That You Need To Know About For A Successful Rainy Day Deer Hunt
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5 Great Bow Hunting Tips That You Need To Know About For A Successful Rainy Day Deer Hunt

Guest author Kevin Steffey of Deer Hunting Field shares his top 5 tips to help…
Kevin Steffey9 years 1 month ago
Deer Hunting From a Ground Blind – 6 Common Mistakes Bow Hunters Make
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Deer Hunting From a Ground Blind – 6 Common Mistakes Bow Hunters Make

Guest author Jennifer Walls of BuckWithBow.com shares her top tips for bowhunting from a blind.
Jennifer Walls9 years 2 months ago
10 Reasons Women Should Try a DIY Solo Hunt
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10 Reasons Women Should Try a DIY Solo Hunt

This list could really apply to male or new hunters as well. But as a…
Carrie Zylka9 years 3 months ago
6 Products to Bring On Your Next Hunt
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6 Products to Bring On Your Next Hunt

Sometimes I have hunters ask me, “I’m going with an outfitter, what should I bring?”…
Brandon Cox10 years 1 month ago
#HuntFishTravel Podcast Hunting Tip 002 – Don’t Poke Dead Things
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#HuntFishTravel Podcast Hunting Tip 002 – Don’t Poke Dead Things

“Hunting Tip 002 – Don’t Poke Dead Things This week’s hunting tip should be a…
Carrie Zylka10 years 5 months ago
#HuntFishTravel Podcast Hunting Tip 001 – Homemade Cover Scent
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#HuntFishTravel Podcast Hunting Tip 001 – Homemade Cover Scent

“Hunting Tip 001 – Homemade Cover Scent” How to create cover scent from scratch and…
Carrie Zylka10 years 5 months ago
Hunting from Natural Cover Part III by Blind Interaction
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Hunting from Natural Cover Part III by Blind Interaction

We’ve discussed locations and blind types in our previous segments. Obviously, both are important but…
Nick Viau10 years 11 months ago
Wide Open Spaces: 30 Reasons the General Public Wishes They Could Go to SHOT Show
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Wide Open Spaces: 30 Reasons the General Public Wishes They Could Go to SHOT Show

Wide Open Spaces gives us 30 reasons why the general public wishes they could attend…
Carrie Zylka11 years ago
ATA 2015 – The Archery Trade Show From A 3 Year Old’s Perspective
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ATA 2015 – The Archery Trade Show From A 3 Year Old’s Perspective

Asher Cain gives us the low down on what the 2015 ATA show was like…
Michelle Cain11 years 1 month ago
Gear Review: Zippo Outdoors Rugged Lantern
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Gear Review: Zippo Outdoors Rugged Lantern

Let’s face it – every outdoorsman needs a good, durable, lantern. For those of us…
Gretchen Steele11 years 3 months ago
How to Bone Out an Elk
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How to Bone Out an Elk

Going into the 2014 hunting season marked my 20th year of elk hunting. My elk…
Tyler Henderson11 years 4 months ago
Archery After Mastectomy – YOU CAN DO IT!
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Archery After Mastectomy – YOU CAN DO IT!

PREFACE: This isn’t meant to be a how to guide for returning to archery after…
Gretchen Steele11 years 4 months ago
Stumping 102 – Building the Perfect Arrow
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Stumping 102 – Building the Perfect Arrow

Now that we have introduced stump shooting and addressed the merits of doing so, I…
Nick Viau11 years 5 months ago
Destination Review: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Destination Review: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Five Reasons to Make Fond du Lac Your Late Summer Getaway The dog days of…
Gretchen Steele11 years 6 months ago
Stump Shooting 101
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Stump Shooting 101

If I had to choose one archery-related activity to entertain me the rest of my…
Nick Viau11 years 6 months ago
Staying the Course
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Staying the Course

Sometimes being a traditional bowhunter is truly difficult, especially when the temptation of the modern…
Nick Viau11 years 7 months ago
Sighting in Your Compound Bow the Easier Way
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Sighting in Your Compound Bow the Easier Way

We’ve all been in the situation of having to sight in a bow with a…
Jack Gibson11 years 9 months ago
Gear Review: 2014 PSE Dream Season DNA SP
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Gear Review: 2014 PSE Dream Season DNA SP

2013 PSE Dream Season DNA was a very popular bow; they manufactured a new riser…
Carrie Zylka11 years 9 months ago
A Very Special “New Bow Day”
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A Very Special “New Bow Day”

One of the most celebrated acronyms in all of bowhunting is “NBD”. Second only to…
Nick Viau11 years 9 months ago
Gear review: HHA Optimizer Lite Ultra Series, Model DS-XL5519
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Gear review: HHA Optimizer Lite Ultra Series, Model DS-XL5519

As of to date I have been shooting archery for over 30 years. In that…
Tyler Henderson11 years 9 months ago
Vanes or Feathers for Traditional Archery
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Vanes or Feathers for Traditional Archery

While I intended on finishing our broadhead conversation in this post, a discussion with a…
Nick Viau11 years 9 months ago
Compound Bow Shot Sequence
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Compound Bow Shot Sequence

When it comes to archery, as in any sport, consistency is the key. We must…
Jack Gibson11 years 10 months ago
Traditional Broadheads – Get to the Point
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Traditional Broadheads – Get to the Point

Finally, we get to talk about the business end of the arrow: the part that…
Nick Viau11 years 10 months ago
5 KEYS TO SHOOT A COMPOUND BOW BETTER NOW well…almost
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5 KEYS TO SHOOT A COMPOUND BOW BETTER NOW well…almost

When I emailed Carrie Z my title for this month’s article, I hated it the…
Jack Gibson11 years 10 months ago
Saint Patrick was a bow hunter…well ok, not really.
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Saint Patrick was a bow hunter…well ok, not really.

He was actually too busy getting kidnapped by raiders and escaping to study Christianity and…
Carrie Zylka11 years 11 months ago
Gear Review: Carbon Express X-Buster and the X2 Series Easton Aluminum Arrows
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Gear Review: Carbon Express X-Buster and the X2 Series Easton Aluminum Arrows

Paper Target archers are sometimes stuck between two masters – the NFAA and World Archery. …
Carrie Zylka11 years 11 months ago
Weight a Minute: A Look at Traditional Draw Weight
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Weight a Minute: A Look at Traditional Draw Weight

Now that you are interested in hunting with a traditional bow, it is time to…
Nick Viau11 years 11 months ago
Warming Up, Exercises and Training for Archery
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Warming Up, Exercises and Training for Archery

Archery appears to be a low impact sport where injuries are not common.  One can…
Jason Maure11 years 11 months ago
Finding the Correct Draw Length for Your Compound Bow
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Finding the Correct Draw Length for Your Compound Bow

When it comes to shooting your bow to the very best of your ability, it’s…
Jack Gibson12 years ago
Destination Review: Haven by the Falls, Mercer, Wisconsin
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Destination Review: Haven by the Falls, Mercer, Wisconsin

Recently I stayed at Haven by the Falls in Mercer, Wisconsin. The local area is…
Carrie Zylka12 years ago
Product Review: Fuse Products Mossy Oak Portable GPS Case
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Product Review: Fuse Products Mossy Oak Portable GPS Case

As modern hunters in a high tech world, I am sure a lot of us…
Jim Willes12 years ago
5 SHOT Show Products That Stood Out Among the Rest
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5 SHOT Show Products That Stood Out Among the Rest

SHOT Show is huge. I mean GINORMOUS. And to a gal that’s an admitted archery…
Aaron Lane12 years ago
Hunting the Traditional Bow Part One: Watch those Limbs
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Hunting the Traditional Bow Part One: Watch those Limbs

Imagine you’ve decided to give the whole “trad” thing a spin – maybe not forever,…
Nick Viau12 years ago
Mechanical vs Fixed Blade Broadheads
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Mechanical vs Fixed Blade Broadheads

For many years archery camps has been divided into two camps.  One half favour fixed…
Jason Maure12 years ago
Yet Another Sneaky Gun Grab Proposal from Illinois
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Yet Another Sneaky Gun Grab Proposal from Illinois

Illinois policy makers force medical cannabis patients to choose between medication and firearm ownership.
Gretchen Steele12 years ago
Now’s the Time for a New (Almost New) Bow
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Now’s the Time for a New (Almost New) Bow

If you’ve wanted to upgrade your bow for a while, now is a great time…
Jack Gibson12 years 1 month ago
So You Want To Try a Traditional Bow…
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So You Want To Try a Traditional Bow…

You’ve probably read about us in magazines. We’re the guys that do things a little…
Nick Viau12 years 1 month ago
ATN-DNVM-4 Gear Review by Lindsay Alm
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ATN-DNVM-4 Gear Review by Lindsay Alm

My husband and I recently took the ATN DNVM-4 digital night vision monocular into the…
Lindsay Alm12 years 1 month ago
3 Steps to Cure Target Panic
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3 Steps to Cure Target Panic

A few weeks ago I stepped out of my house to do a little archery…
Tyler Henderson12 years 2 months ago
Gear Review: Turkey Tool by Real Avid
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Gear Review: Turkey Tool by Real Avid

In May of 2013 I had the privilege of participating in the Association of Great…
John Buchin12 years 2 months ago
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Gear Review: Slumperseats Simple 16

Last summer as I was hanging treestands and preparing for the upcoming archery season I…
Josh Howell12 years 2 months ago
Gear Review: Moultrie M-880
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Gear Review: Moultrie M-880

At the first of every year I go through my hunting equipment and evaluate what…
Tyler Henderson12 years 2 months ago

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