Cracking the code on minnow trapping

Minnow trapping is one of those things that sounds simple until you start doing it. Then suddenly you’re standing over a tank trying to separate rainbows from fatheads while wondering why one trap is...

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Gear Care: Keeping Your Early Season Hunting Clothes Dialed In

Warm weather puts your gear to the test. Early mornings in the turkey woods, long sits, covering ground, and into early season hunts for pronghorn or velvet bucks in the heat. When...

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Reeling in Change: Getting More Women Into Fishing

Fishing has long been a male-dominated pastime—early mornings, big boats, and “the guys” heading out on the water. But that narrative is outdated. Women are one of the fastest-growing groups...

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Why Mentoring Women in the Outdoors Matters to Me

My name is Allison Hunter Voges, and if there’s one thing about me, it’s that I can’t get enough of the outdoors. But as much as I love being outdoors, what I love even more is...

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Raising Girls In The Outdoors

Every outdoor dad dreams of the day that he’ll take his son out on their first hunt. It’s a rite of passage, a natural path. For some of us however, we are mothers who are raising girls...

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Tips for Taking Kids Fishing

Looking for tips for taking kids fishing? Here's how I've been doing it since my daughter was 5 DAYS old — and everything I've learned along the way while taking her, her cousins, and kids out...

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Spring Crappie Fishing Gear Guide

Best tackle, tips, and what to wear — This spring crappie fishing gear guide covers everything I rely on: Where to find pre-spawn fish, the right tackle for cold-water presentations, and the...

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First Time Turkey - A Mentored Hunt Experience

I’ve never gone hunting before… Why would I want to get up before the sun, in the bitter cold of March, put on every warm layer I own, hike through a...

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