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COVID-19 turned the International Consortium of Allied Sporting Trades (ICAST) into a virtual event this year, but the fishing industry’s premier trade show brought plenty of interesting new items. Here’s a look at some of the gear and gadgets that caught my eye. 1. American Tackle Tsuka Handle System The Tsuka handle system can be used in new rod

A male sockeye salmon. (Bjorn Dihle/) Editor’s note: Bjorn Dihle is a lifelong resident of Alaska, and an advocate for Alaska’s wild habitat and natural resources. You can find him on Instagram and Facebook. Today, a host of conservation and news organizations received via the U.S. Postal Service the final Environmental Impact Statement from the U.

A male sockeye salmon. (Bjorn Dihle/) Editor’s note: Bjorn Dihle is a lifelong resident of Alaska, and an advocate for Alaska’s wild habitat and natural resources. You can find him on Instagram and Facebook. Today, a host of conservation and news organizations received via the U.S. Postal Service the final Environmental Impact Statement from the U.

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  Fitting right in line with most other western states, Wyoming was not alone in seeing more applicants than normal this year for big game draw hunts. For the most part, this was a record setting year in Wyoming in many respects.  To start with, the Wyoming elk draw saw an actual decrease in applications this year for nonresident hunters. Mostly du

The author with a limit of Canada geese from his first hunt in Manitoba. (Joe Genzel/) The first guided waterfowl hunt I ever went on was almost my last. At the time, I was a rookie outdoor writer and had never hunted more than 30 minutes from home. Now, I was thousands of miles away from Illinois, chasing puddle ducks and geese on the Canadian pra

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There’s nothing wrong with focusing on new rifle cartridges, but we shouldn’t forget the old standbys, like the .30/06. (Howard Communications/) Read any given article about a new cartridge or bullet and it’s clear that there’s an unquenchable thirst for the new and improved. Some would argue there’s also a lack of appreciation for what already wor

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To produce big results on big mule deer, scouting or locating a buck ahead of time is one of the most effective tools to bringing home a big deer. Scouting and locating deer through the fall months is almost an art form. Learning where and how to look as the fall season changes can improve your outcomes drastically.  It’s important to remember a fe

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Make sure you're seen. (Robson Hatsukami Morgan via Unsplash/) We’ve all been driving at night and noticed someone running or riding a bike on the side of the road with no lights or reflective gear and had to swerve a bit. It’s scary and dangerous. Don’t be that person. Reflective gear is easy-to-bring and lightweight, plus it may well save your li

You can’t catch the same pressured bass year in and year out with one lure, so unless we keep showing these fish different baits, they get wise to our tricks. Here’s a look at some of the new bass baits introduced at ICAST. 1. 13 Fishing Shadow Spin The Shadow Spin sports a custom aluminum prop on its nose. (13 Fishing/) Spybaits have recently expl

Start them off young. (Adam Sherez via Unsplash/) We’re thrilled you’re in the market for kids fishing rods and reels. The world needs more anglers, and starting them young will pay off for you in the long run. But what do you need? Should you buy something basic and inexpensive figuring your angler-to-be may well lose interest? Should you pick up

The author’s very average, very effective, 37-yard group. (Alex Robinson/) I am not a professional archer. You won’t see me winning any national 3D tournaments or catch me doing burpees before the Total Archery Challenge. But I am, proudly, an effective average-joe bowhunter. I started shooting a compound when I was 12, and killed my first deer wit