Our much awaited early archery deer hunting season will make its grand debut, beginning October 1. For many, it is one of the greatest holidays of sorts. With the door about ready to swing open now is the time to begin honing your shooting skills while also testing your equipment.
The clothes anglers wear are important as they dictate comfort - warm in cool weather, cool in hot weather.
Proper boots keep your toes warm and dry. Proper underwear...well, let’s not go there. But of all the proper things to wear, from inner to outer, none is as important as the proper hat.
All summer long you’ve been meaning to ask the farmer down the road if you can hunt his place this fall. Now the opener is less than a month away, and you still haven’t asked. You don’t know where you are going to hunt this year, and you’re starting to panic. Calm down. There’s not much time left, but there’s enough. Now get to work.
Mike Rogers is a man of many hats and does all of them well. A hunter, father, service member in the U.S. military and Youtuber—which makes him an excellent source for tips and tricks when it comes to hunting on lands that utilize iSportsman services
Fort Stewart begins their alligator season August 19th, and for the curious and able, hunting these massive prehistoric creatures can easily be a little intimidating.
It can be the most rewarding time of year and because of that, it’s usually the most frustrating time of year.
Stopping on a trail above a large pool on Clear Creek near Harrodsburg, I wipe sweat from my brow while peering down at cruising shadows below. The carp are schooled up and actively feeding just below a small rifle. They are prime targets.
There’s nothing better than a good fishing photo. Sadly, most fishing photos are crummy. Add to this, there are more fishing photos now than ever which only means there are more crummy fishing photos.
Though cats can be caught in any season they are are more active in hot weather. When the water warms up, fish metabolism speeds up and they need to eat, just to keep up and they need to eat even more to grow in size. In the summer, when it comes to catfish, it’s not a question if the fish will be biting. They are biting - and in every stream of any size, in all lakes and many farm ponds.
Anglers are always looking for the one gadget or gizmo that will give them an edge over their quarry. Some of us literally have storage units full of rods, reels, baits and accessories that were bought with the idea “this is the ONE thing I need to catch more fish!”
We all know how that goes. It’s also a big reason anglers in Indiana spend almost $800 million dollars every year. Unfortunately for my bank account, it appears that Your Faithful Correspondent accounts for a significant portion of that yearly total.
