Author: Mike Hungle
Mike Hungle
Hello my name is Mike Hungle. I am an outdoor writer and photographer from Regina, Saskatchewan. I enjoy writing how to articles and field-testing new gear. I grew up ice fishing and duck hunting with my dad. The outdoor tradition continues as I spend many a day outdoors with my son and daughter. We focus on what I often call the 3 W’s – walleye, whitetails and waterfowl but also pursue other big game animals, fish and upland game birds. My kids have been on the water and afield with me all their lives. They have caught many a fish, harvested some prime big game animals, inhaled plenty of fresh air and stopped to appreciate countless sun rises and sunsets. To see some of our adventures visit us on Instagram @hungle_outdoors and on the pages of this publication.
My earliest memories of ice fishing for walleye go back to my childhood. During that timeframe, we chased walleye with much different equipment and presentations than we use today. I remember sitting on a five-gallon pail with a 24-inch wooden dowel in hand and a yellow-hair jig tipped with a minnow. The dowel was just a means to hold the line. When a fish did bite, we’d set the hook, drop the dowel, and start the hand-over-hand line retrieve to get the golden prize through the hole in the ice, all in one motion. Back then, the plan for each…
Since I started ice fishing as a kid, the interest in hard water angling activity has really grown. Each year, there are more participants on the ice and the changes to the gear available to anglers gets better and better each season. There have been advancements in clothing, augers, rods, reels, lures and electronics.  I’ve enjoyed all the advancements in gear over the years but the one advancement I consider most important is the development of and the benefits gained from using a vexilar flasher unit. As I dropped the transducer for my flasher downhole hole, I looked at…
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A great thing about hunting Whitetail deer is that there are multiple ways to hunt them. Some of my favorite methods for hunting Whitetail deer are calling, pushing bush, and spot-and-stalk. In fact, spot and stalk is my favorite way to hunt Whitetails since it gives me the chance to walk through deer country and see where the deer spend most of their time. I can enjoy the sights and the scenery and get within a comfortable shooting range of the deer, which gives me the best opportunity for a standing broadside shot. Spot-and-stalk deer hunting can be very effective,…
As the summer progresses, Walleye often leave their late-spring and early-summer haunts. Unfortunately, many Walleye anglers keep returning to the same early-season areas, so they ex- perience some very slow fishing action. (Sometimes, the Walleye action is so slow that many give up on the Walleye and spend their time enjoying other summer activities.) Sadly, those who give up because they aren’t adapting their angling presentations and moving with the fish are missing out on some excellent Walleye action. Walleye don’t quit biting in the summer, because they need to feed. They simply move away from the early-season structure and…
It seems that when the mercury plummets well below the freezing mark that the deer hunting action heats up. Deer need more food to fuel their bodies and will typically be up feeding longer in the mornings and earlier in the afternoons. Under these conditions, hunters need to be prepared to be in the field, and stay there without cutting the outing short due to cold feet, numb fingers, frost bitten ears or a wicked case of the shivers. There is more to staying warm than simply pulling on all the clothes in your closet. If you do this, you’ll…