January in Michigan is the start of the coyote “Rut”. Yotes, yoodle dogs, coyotes, coyotl (aztec name) or canis latrans, whatever you call them, you can bet that if they’re in your area, you CAN call them, though it’s not always necessary. I’m fortunate enough to live far enough from town that I have deer, […]
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The winter of 2016/17 was a tough one for dedicated ice fishermen in the great lakes. Warmish temps kept much of the really productive Walleye water….well, water. We were hard pressed to find good ice on Saginaw Bay and found none on Lake Erie, our usual hot spots for winter walleye and perch. We made
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Abridged and excerpted from Brandon Vaughan’s forthcoming book. The first three bonefish that I ever caught on a fly were violently cut in half in bloody, blindingly fast attacks by large hungry barracudas. I was wading a white sandy flat in 20” of transparent water, and each attack was within a rods length of my
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I recently took delivery of a new rifle that I’ve been very interested in for quite some time. Being a fan of 6.5mm chamberings, and light weight rifles, the Howa “Mini action” bolt gun in 6.5 Grendel has been on my wish list. The Howa Mini in 6.5 Grendel would fall into the affordable production
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Anyone who has paid any attention to firearms deer hunting regulations in the Midwest will know that many traditional “shotgun only” zones have been opened up to allow hunters to use center fire rifles, albeit with limitations. In my home state of Michigan, the lower half of the lower peninsula, formerly shotgun only, now allows
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Open morning of the Michigan bow season dawned a crisp 34 degrees. The coldest opener in memory. I was in the woods well before the first hint of daybreak. Feeling my way down a path that I have used for over 20 years, I can navigate without the need of a flashlight, and in fact
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As a kid, I lusted after a Winchester model 94 lever gun in 30-30. It was the gun that almost every other deer hunter in the Michigan woods carried. It was standard in every old black and white photo from deer camps gone by. It was good enough for Grandad, it would be good enough