Vibrant orange sunset over calm waters with silhouetted structures.

Maine bear-baiting ban qualifies for fall ballot

Maine Secretary of State Mathew Dunlap on Wednesday, March 5 certifed more than 63,500 petition signatures, more than enough to qualify a ballot measure for…

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October 2016 fishing and hunting calendar by Dan Barnett with feeding times and moon phases.

Top Hunting and Shooting Equipment Brands for 2013

Southwick Associates has announced the brands hunters and shooters purchased most frequently in 2013. This list has been compiled from the 36,680 internet-based surveys completed…

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Top Fishing Equipment Brands for 2013

Southwick Associates’ AnglerSurvey.com announced the brands and products anglers purchased most frequently in 2013. This list has been compiled from the 18,559 internet-based surveys completed in 2013…

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Whoa! Pending world record redear caught in Arizona

A shellcracker on steroids, indeed. Hector Brito caught a pending world record redear sunfish weighing 5.78 pounds at Arizona’s Lake Havasu on Sunday. The Arizona Game…

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Tink Nathan running for Texas House on roadkill platform

If you’ve been around the outdoor industry for any period of time, you’ll recognize the Republican candidate on the March 4 primary ballot for the…

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Cabela’s co-founder Dick Cabela, 77

Dick Cabela, who with his brother Jim launched their $3.6 billion company in 1961 by selling hand-tied fishing flies from their Chappell, Neb. kitchen, died…

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'Tying Nun' shares passion for God, fly-fishing

‘Tying Nun’ shares passion for God, fly-fishing

Sister Carol Anne Corely shares her passion for God, fishing and fly tying with students at St. John School in Hot Springs, Ark. “Anytime you stand…

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Minn. DNR to feed deer, reluctantly

With deer under stress because of extreme cold and deep snow in the northern Miinesota, a reluctant DNR announced it will release $170,000 from a…

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Vibrant orange sunset over calm waters with silhouetted structures.

Big Mouth Billy Bass thwarts tackle shop burglary

The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office repors an apparent burglary at the Hooked On Fishing Shop in Rochester, Minn. was thwarted by a novelty bass singing…

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Santa Claus carrying a large deer carcass in a snowy forest.

Pepper spray/deodorant mixup clears German nightclub

A 20-year-old German woman getting freshened up in The Bavarian Club’s powder room apparently mistook her pepper spray for deodorant and doused herself, injuring two women and…

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