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I bought my old guy hunting and fishing license today it was $5. I can take 6 deer and two turkeys along with limits of small game, waterfowl and upland birds. Hogs are limitless. That […]
I took Pepper fishing and shooting today. It is the first time in a few years that he has been able to get back out around the water, and he loved it. However, he is […]
There was a cross wind over over 30 mph, which made it extremely difficult to hit the target well enough to adjust the sights, especially since there was no rest. I fired 10 rounds of […]
We’re well into another open water fishing season. Some of us have been out a lot, some not so much, and some are getting ready for that first trip of the year. The most important […]
As time and technology has continued to progress we are all looking at all this “stuff” and wondering what do I really need on my boat or does it really help you become a better […]
As I was arriving at the lake there was heavy rain, which stopped and turned to partly cloudy, for a while. Wind direction was extremely strange. It started from the ENE, then went to E, […]
The Midwest is blessed with all sorts of fishing opportunities. Lakes, rivers, ponds, and reservoirs can be found close-by wherever you live. Simply put, you don’t need to drive far to go fishing. Rivers can […]
It is a week before Father’s Day and I got the pleasant surprise of having my daughter Sarah and my granddaughter Sophia. They had decided to visit and spend a couple of days with their […]
While writing for the now discontinued Foremost Hunting I learned something very interesting about who was reading my articles. I was notified that a poll was taken and that 70% of our readers are women. […]
Now this is something for the distinguished Catch and Release fishermen. For the fisherman that has everything except a good fishing knife. Over the years you spent at least a quarter of a million dollars […]
Every spring moose calves and moms hit the dirt roads in Canada, Maine, New Hampshire etc. And every year we hear of crazy story’s of vacationers and family’s not knowing what to do when they […]
Trappers sometimes get a bad rap, and personally I don’t know why. Trappers were some of the first settlers in the Americas. John Oens caught a timber wolf in a coyote set and was prepared. […]
Early summer can provide some of the best fishing action of the year for many species of fish found in the Midwest. In fact, many very successful anglers consider June to be the best time […]
I never since the 1980s had a lot of faith in Hyper Vel 22 ammo. At the time I needed a bit more power for New Mexico Jack Rabbits than normal High Speed hollow points. […]
It is always hard to put the hot bait down, it may be a confidence thing or you may just be stubborn! For some anglers this occurs when they need to go from a traditional […]
Let me start off by saying I am dead set against mixing alcohol with operating a boat, driving a car or when using a firearm. None of these mix well and there is no excuse […]
I’m always up for a new adventure, especially if it involves me getting to do something outside. Our small town has a big celebration every year that celebrates the day our town started. We have […]
During my trips home to south Louisiana, time in the bayou is a must. Of course my oldest daughter Addison is now a veteran crawfisher after our last trip down. LOL. But this was my […]
It was June 5th when I found myself at the Mallets Bay landing ramp in Colchester, Vermont. It was 7:30am and I was meeting with Nihad Basic, owner of Fishing Champlain Guide Service. Our goal […]
Largemouth bass can be found in lots of lakes, rivers, and ponds across the country. In southern areas bass catching has been in full swing for weeks, but in the Midwest the bass action is […]
I really have led a blessed life. Over the years my writing has taken me to places like Alaska, Hawaii, North and South Dakota, Louisiana, Wyoming, Arizona and a host of others. I have gone […]
Weatherby had a real good analogy on how to take good clean Hunting Photographs. This is where I got most of my basics and then added a few of my own. It is not an […]
Today’s fishing started off with some good hits and lost fish on a Blitz Lures LLC Phrog. The weeds are so thick that if the fish isn’t brought up quickly there is a 99% chance […]
The last two evenings I’ve been shooting my new Umarex USA, Inc. pistols, which I will be shooting some videos with in the near future. These were shot using Umarex CO2 cartridges with a drop […]
The old adage, “Aim Small Miss Small,” is not clearly understood, as young hunters are under the impression technology will do the shooting for them. I see it all the time at the range, a […]
If there is one thing I have learned over the years is that none of us are experts. There are always things to learn from other people and your way is not the only way. […]
Who wants some bragging rights or just wants to be recognized? If that is you, OutDoors Unlimited is looking to change the cover of our Facebook page for spring and summer. We are looking for […]
Last night I shot the Umarex USA, Inc. NXG pump BB/pellet rifle with a Tasco 4×15 scope. It did very well for drilling out the center, but was a little blurry. So, tonight I replaced […]
A new fishing season is underway. Some anglers commit themselves to trying new baits and techniques every new season. They feel that trying new things makes them a more complete, versatile angler, and they’re right. […]
I really love going back into Google Analytics and seeing which of the story’s ODU promotes do the best. It really spells out what we are doing right and what we might be doing (or […]
Two words explain…Fast and Powerful. Every Southern Hunter that ever went after a Wild Boar knows you can sit in a ground blind and kill a wild hog with a 22 long rifle cartridge. It […]
I have been hunting turkey, waterfowl and upland game for as long as I can remember. For the first 30 years or so of that time, everything was fine. Then the Federal government banned the […]
It was extremely windy, and the finding the right lure was a little tricky. Ron Stallings of TTI-Blakemore, sent me a box of different Blakemore Road Runners, and I instantly took to the Bucktail model. […]
By Bob Jensen – I’ve been seeing more and more anglers on and in the water recently. Some of them are fishing from boats, some are wading, others are fishing from docks or shore. Some […]
As the Spring Squirrel Season progresses, my bait station is working perfectly. It was time to bring out the XM77/22 Ruger/Vortex Tree Squirrel Discombobulator as a big Fox Squirrel invaded the sanctity of my corn […]
You might not know it but my family on my mothers side were Fergusons of the Scottish Klan. They first came over to the new world on the 2nd ship after the Mayflower. During the […]
Today I decided to give the Aguila Ammunition “quiet” ammo, that has a FPS of 500, a try in my Henry Frontier and Evil Roy, as well as trying the Mare’s Leg again. Yep, I […]
I know you have heard the way the Pioneers hunted squirrels and how they hunted with long Kentucky Rifles and “Barked” them off the side of a tree. This practice is really non productive if […]
Over the years I have had the pleasure of fishing all over the country from Kentucky to Wyoming, but no place has the fishing opportunities like New Hampshire. Our waters team with trout and bass; […]
Ask anyone who knows me and they will say that I love to fish. If it swims I’ll go after it, but my passion is for fish with teeth. That means walleye, trout, salmon, pickerel […]
Shoot ‘N’ Plink By Dan Galusha – A few days ago I ordered some “quiet” 500 fps Aguila Ammunition through Outdoor Limited, and had unbelievably fast shipment. Tonight I fired 5 rounds from a Henry […]
Shooting targets of different sizes makes for a good shooter, but the ultimate challenge is the small game hunt. I’m blessed with all kinds of small game critters in Louisiana, and some not so small. […]
It has been raining for 24 hours this is normal Louisiana. The corn pile for the squirrels is soaking wet but they seem to like it. Today is the 4th, Spring Squirrel Season opens in […]
When award winning outdoors writer Robert Montgomery was ready for another canine companion following the death of his beloved Ursa, he went to a no-kill shelter to adopt a pup. None were available. Saddened, he […]
The great outdoor writer Robert Ruark wrote many a Hunting tale that inspired my generation of Hunters. “The Old Man and the Boy,” is the great work of Ruark that established the idea of the […]
When Terry Ann and Jake Bowen, the owners of Manchester Firing Line located in Manchester, NH, asked me to get involved in their fundraiser trying to collect funds for a memorial honoring Gold Star Families […]
I’m going to make this short and sweet. I have been testing and evaluating one of these rifles (Henry Lever Action 22) for about 1 year. Other testers tell you how good they look; we […]
Today I picked up two Crosman air rifles – Classic 2100X Wooden Stock BB/Pellet and Repeating 1077 Pellet. I also got 6 extra pellet clips for the 1077 and a 40 count box of CO2. […]
Now a days if you have the money you can get anything you want. Wanting because its cool and what is practical for the situation are two different things. The standard seems to be the […]
Part of hunting is understanding the environment around you. You need to put the time in scouting areas and reading sign and terrain. You need to pour over maps and get landowner permission to hunt. […]
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