Great couple days on the L. Man w/pix
Great couple days on the L. Man w/pix

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Turned in my keys to my classroom on Tuesday and headed straight to the Irons area. Had a great couple days streaming the Little Man, throwing Doug McKnight's Home…

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Great couple days on the L. Man w/pix
17" brown on a nymph! Personal best! whoohoo!!!
17" brown on a nymph! Personal best! who…

I think I'm still shaking from the experience last night....

My buddy Rob and I fished a local river for a few hours after work, and soon discovered nymphs were…

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trout trout fishing is still in place on the northwestern streams with the higher water levels and cool spring. Intoduced a new friend to my love on free fishing weekend…

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Thank You Michigan Sportsmen
Thank You Michigan Sportsmen

I have been a fisherman all my life, and have been on these forums reading forever. For years I would read about the plethora of walleye in the river, but…

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Thank You Michigan Sportsmen
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A possible layout change for next year could inclued enclosing the entire plot with the screen and also creating two dividers within the plot.

Whitetail Weekly, Improving Food Plot Layout

June 6, 2013

We’ve moved through winter, made it past the initial spring green up and have started running our trail cameras.  The weather is warming, the velvet is starting to grow and food plot work is in full swing.  It’s the rush of the summer “off season” and I can really feel it starting to drive me.  [...]

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Aside from the occaisonal debate over which horseshoe is closer, camp is usually a place devoid of arguing or complaining.

Whitetail Weekly, Deer Camp – Tradition Above All Else

May 27, 2013

On a sunny summer day in 1985 a pickup truck rattled its way down a dusty truck trail in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The truck’s passengers, two brothers and their two young children, gazed out the windows at the magnificent scenery that the area is known for as the sun danced between the trees. After watching [...]

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The Game- NSTRA Regional Elimination 2013

May 20, 2013

They call it ‘the game’.  Many of the hunting dog clubs out there are all about the individual achievement of each animal.  While you may sometimes run with another dog and handler, you are competing for an overall win.  NSTRA field trials are run a little different.  The National Shoot to Retrieve Association is all about beating your opponent on the [...]

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Plan Now for your 2013 Michigan Bear Hunt

May 11, 2013

Plan Now For Your 2013 Michigan Bear Hunt Article & Photos © 2013 by Russ Fimbinger As the old saying goes, planning makes perfect.  These words are quite true for the serious Michigan black bear hunter. But for those who are new to bear hunting and want to hunt one of our state’s largest and [...]

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My son inspects our small clover plot to see how Dad's frost seeding efforts worked out.

Whitetail Weekly, The Next Generation

May 4, 2013

As I loaded the car I double checked the backseat to make sure that I had all the usual stuff for a day trip to the cabin.  Boots..check, backpack..check, trail cameras..check, spare clothes and some bottled water..check and check.  All the usual suspects were accounted for and it was business as usual up until I [...]

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Turkey Tribulations

May 4, 2013

The good news is that I got my bird. The other news is that I had to go thru many changes in emotions and tactics to do so. The ups and downs of hunting turkeys in Michigan. Opening day was clear but windy, 7 to 15 miles per hour winds. This cuts down on your [...]

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Aprils Peak Steelhead

April 30, 2013

I think we can all agree this has been a messed up steelhead season. It seems to be the re-occurring theme the past couple seasons. We all expect it to bust loose and then are disappointed when it does not happen to the extent we were hoping. I am beginning to think we have been [...]

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The stainless steel blade and Spring Camo dymondwood handle combine to make a great looking knife.

Whitetail Weekly, Product Review: The Drop Point Skinner 2.0 from Head Hunter Specialties

April 22, 2013

A good, quality, knife is an essential component in the gear collection of any hunter, fisherman, hiker, trapper and just about any other outdoorsman you can think of.  A good knife can be used for many things and can even be a piece of lifesaving gear in an emergency.  It’s safe to say that most [...]

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Insider’s Look at Point Mouille

April 17, 2013

Got to go thru the gates and ride on the refuge’s dikes. What a nice experience and what a place to visit. This was back on March 23rd with much of the area still under ice. Still early for many species of birds but there were thousands already there. The first stop was for  trumpeter [...]

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Mother Nature, Confidence and Steelhead

April 15, 2013

Well, another weekend of steelhead fishing is over and I am left scratching my head. The fishing started off great on Friday but got considerably worse through out the weekend. The fishing started of great for my buddy on friday. Not so much for me. I eventually realized what was different between our rigs and [...]

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