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Catching Bass And Taking Names

By Chad LaChance As of 2011, 19,569,000 or 59.3% of all licensed anglers in the United States placed the largemouth bass at the top of their list of favorite species to pursue. That’s 23 percent higher than the next closest fish, the humble sunfish family and 34% above third place, the smallmouth bass. Americans don’t [...]

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Gone Fishin’ Lodge – Something For Everyone

By Kent Danjanovich Senior Editor As I struggled to land my 20th silver of the afternoon, a boat full of fishermen slowly motored by on their way back to the floatplane pick-up.  The guide said his hello’s to Ralph Crystal, one of the owners of the Gone Fishin’ Lodge and then his last sentence, directed [...]

The Stuff Of Which Legends Are Made

By Kevin Orton Field Editor The stories in the states are nothing short of legendary when it comes to the whitetails that a few of the Canadian Provinces produce.  I had heard these stories for many many years, but this would be my first chance to actually experience it for myself.  On this trip, Kent [...]

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South African Hunting Safari

By Anne Vinnola Pro Staff Finally, I was really going hunting in South Africa. I waited until the last month to get really excited because the last two times I was supposed to go, something came up to make it impossible. Even though we had purchased our airline tickets months in advance, part of me [...]

BC Bull Trout

By Kent Danjanovich Senior Editor There aren’t many locations in the world that offer as many hunting and fishing opportunities as you will find in British Columbia.  Trophy grizzly, black bear, moose, deer, sheep and goats are taken each year in this wonderfully rich environment.  But to me, the real prize awaiting outdoor enthusiasts can [...]

Colorado And The Land Of The Giant Mule Deer

By Michael Deming The Odocoileus hemionus is one of the toughest animals there is to put into the record book. To make the all time Boone and Crocket record book awards, a mule deer will have to grow and net out in measurement, 190 typical inches. A non-typical buck will need to sprout 230” of [...]

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Two Trophies in Twenty Four Hours

By Michael Deming My feet were throbbing from the last night’s hike back to camp.  We had sealed the deal on a great Dall sheep late in the afternoon and it had taken until nearly 1am to get the cape, horns and all the meat back to camp.  I had expected to sleep in much [...]

The Best Wyoming Has to Offer

By Mike Deming Any sportsman who has made the trek to Wyoming to hunt or fish knows that it is an absolute paradise.  The residents of Wyoming know this all too well and are probably cursing me for disclosing such prized information, which will drive flocks of nonresident hunters to their state.  The benefit for [...]

Disneyland For The Sportsman

Cover photo: The Girls with Guns, Norissa Harman and Jen Adams with a bruiser of a California boar taken at Red Bank Outfitters. By Michael Deming California and Florida are both homes to the beloved Disney Resorts, but only California is the true home of the Disneyland for Sportsmen.  I’m talking about Brian Riley’s Red [...]

Long Range Antelope

Cover photo: Tammy Nelson shows off her speed goat she harvested with Kiowa Hunting Services. By Kevin Orton Senior Field Editor Just over the southeast border of Colorado on I-25 lies the sparsely populated mountain town of Raton, New Mexico.  This is the place Kiowa Hunting Services calls home.  It would be my home for [...]

California’s Tejon Ranch

Cover photo: Pro-Staffer Cindy Krug with a good meat pig to fill her first tag. By Michael Deming I must admit, when someone says “California”, hunting isn’t the first thing that comes to my mind, but after my recent trip to the Tejon Ranch just south of Bakersfield, I’m singing a different tune. In terms [...]

Vortex Viper Available at Sportsman’s Warehouse

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