Month: October 2017

How to Store Fishing Equipment

Fishing equipment, binoculars, and bait on a wooden surface near a calm lake with trees and a blue sky in the background.

Love to fish? It might be hard to put your fishing equipment away for the winter, but proper storage can ensure that you’ll be reeling in trophy fish once the weather warms up. Each part of your fishing gear has specific storage requirements: Reels It’s essential to lubricate all moving parts, such as the reel… Read more »

Common Hunting Mistakes to Avoid

A white-tailed deer with antlers stands in a grassy, wooded area surrounded by dry grass and trees.

Each fall, thousands of men and women spend hours hunting. Most of them have a great time; while others make mistakes, which end up costing them to miss the buck they were close to harvesting. To get you moving in the right direction, watch for these three deer hunting errors: Switching to a different stand… Read more »

Steps to Take When Catching Northern Pike

A fish emerges from the water with a fishing lure caught in its mouth.

Northern Pike make a great but sometimes difficult catch. So what steps can you take to make your Northern Pike fishing experience a successful one? Use the right materials Northern Pike are large and have needle-sharp teeth, so you should take this into account when picking out your gear. They will bite through regular monofilament,… Read more »

Scent Detection During Hunting

A moose with large antlers walks uphill through tall grass near a conifer tree under a cloudy sky.

Your scent matters for hunting – a lot. In fact, humans have an odor that many animals can easily detect. Even the best camouflage can’t fool a deer or moose. Yet scent control is easy to overlook. Many hunters are guilty of overlooking this and they end up paying the price by not seeing any… Read more »