Ice fishing exposes your hands to some of the harshest conditions in the outdoors. Few experiences compare to plunging wet fingers into freezing water over and over again—yet […]
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Shotguns can serve many purposes. They’re often used for hunting ducks and other waterfowl, upland birds, turkeys, and even deer. And of course, plenty of folks […]
Ice shanties have evolved so much in the last decade – it’s fantastic. My dad used to have a plywood shanty that took three grown men to lug out onto the ice. I can still picture him huffing and puffing […]
If you're anything like me, you hate wearing gloves in the duck blind. It is a pain in the you know what to feel your trigger or push that little orange button to call the dog back with a pair of gloves […]
I grew up ice fishing with my dad and have been hitting the ice each winter for over 50 years in search of fish. In the early years, we used and adapted open-water fishing gear for ice fishing. Over the […]
When it comes to hunting boots, I feel it can be one of the items most hunters overlook or try to go cheaper, thinking they can get by. Have you have ever been in a tree stand with cold wet feet in 20-degree […]
After a 10-minute hike into the hills, I placed my coyote decoy in the snow 20 yards from the e-call and returned up the mountain to settle in for a […]
There’s a reason seasoned hunters point to Ontario’s St. Lawrence River corridor when they talk about bucket-list waterfowling. With […]
The Chutes Camp by Air Ivanhoe blends Algoma’s logging-era heritage with a modern fly-in fishing escape. Set on the historic Nemegosenda River—where white pine logs once rode the north-flowing Arctic […]
You've spent hours in the stand, made the perfect shot, and now you're staring at 60 pounds of prime venison. Freezer space is tight, and you're wondering how to preserve […]