Outdoor How To Articles

Luke Clausen’s Top 5 Ways to Become a Better Angler

by Luke Clausen May 16, 2012
Luke Clausen’s Top 5 Ways to Become a Better Angler

Whether you are a weekend basser or hardcore tournament angler there is always room for improvement. Chevrolet pro Luke Clausen (winner of the 2004 FLW Tour Championship and 2006 Bassmaster Classic) shares some of his keys to success on how you can become a better angler. 1. Educate yourself with information The age of the [...]

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Kevin VanDam on Fishing Spinner Baits

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 14, 2012
KVD on Spinner Baits

Kevin VanDam (KVD) has won more money in fishing tournaments than any other professional angler and is one of the most successful anglers in history. Outdoor Hub Reporter John Phillips caught up with KVD to learn more about his fishing style and what make him so successful on the water. Click here to check out [...]

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Tips for Bear Proofing Your Campsite

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 14, 2012
Tips on Bear Proofing Your Campsite

Spring is the time of year when black bears emerge from their winter dens in search of lush, green vegetation. As the grasses die in late spring, bears become attracted to bugs, berries, salmon and nearly anything edible or smelly. Their quest for food takes up nearly every waking hour. “People are the root of [...]

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Lessons Learned from Hunter Education: Keep Learning!

by FUNshoot May 10, 2012
Hunter education has proven very successful but on-going attendance at events for hunters, at least once or twice before the season opens, is vital or the lessons are lost.

This article comes courtesy of John M. Buol, Jr. of FirearmUserNetwork.com. Check out his site for more articles like this. When I was volunteering as a certified hunter education instructor for the Wisconsin DNR, they published a compiled list of statistics for each season’s hunt. Being one of the top ten states for deer hunter participation, [...]

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Explore Tibet Issues Guidelines for Responsible Tibet Trekking

by Outdoor Hub May 10, 2012
Explore Tibet Issues Guidelines for Responsible Tibet Trekking

As the summer tourist season begins, record numbers of travelers will make their way to remote destinations across the plateau. This increased tourism also brings an increased burden to the fragile, sparsely-populated environment. The Lhasa-based Tibet tour agency Explore Tibet is committed to sustainable travel practices, and the agency has issued a set of guidelines for Tibet trekking. Prepare ahead [...]

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Shooting Skills for Hunters: The .30-30 Drill

by FUNshoot May 8, 2012
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This article comes courtesy of John M. Buol, Jr. of FirearmUserNetwork.com. Check out his site for more articles like this. The effective range of the .30-30 is about 150-170 yards. Some of the wizzy new Magnums can outperform this by roughly 300 percent, at least on paper. But can the hunter outperform the .30-30? Can you? [...]

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Tips for Trailering Your Boat

by Boat-ed May 8, 2012
Tips for Trailering Your Boat

If you tow your boat on a trailer, boating safety begins before you ever leave home. One important thing to remember is make sure you have the right trailer for your boat. You can figure that out by looking at the trailer’s stated load capacity. If the combined weight of your vessel and its engine [...]

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Now’s the Time to Find a Big Deer to Take in the Fall

by John E. Phillips May 8, 2012
Now’s the Time to Find a Big Deer to Take in the Fall

Author’s Note: Even if you’re not a professional deer hunter, if you do the work that professional deer hunters do, you can take bucks like a pro. Most professional hunters hunt year-round. Here’s the tactic that some of the most consistent deer hunters in the nation use to help them find and take the biggest [...]

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How Animals Really Disperse Scent

by Charles R. Holmes, Jr. May 7, 2012
How Animals Really Disperse Scent

Did you know that the rut has happened as early as October in Illinois?  There is one factor that will start the rut a month or month and a half early.  Do you know what it is?  Temperature! The reason the cold temperature will trigger the rut early is because that is how nature helps [...]

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Quick and Easy Elk Stroganoff Recipe

by Union Sportsmen's Alliance May 4, 2012
Quick and Easy Elk Stroganoff

Looking for a quick and easy solution for dinner tonight? Here’s a twist on a classic recipe for stroganoff that will spice up your dinner menu and create a meal the whole family will be talking about. Plus it’s a great way to clean out the freezer and get ready for this year’s Elk season. [...]

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A Video Introduction to Geocaching

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 3, 2012
A Video Introduction to Geocaching

Geocaching is a unique and fun outdoor activity. Geocachers use GPS systems or mobile apps to find containers, called caches or geocaches, all over the planet. Most geocaches are small containers which contain a log of everyone who has found that particular cache before. Traditionally geochachers take a small item from a given cache and [...]

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On the Grill or by the Campfire: A Quick and Delicious Rosemary Tilapia Recipe

by Agnieszka Spieszny May 3, 2012
On the Grill or by the Campfire: A Quick and Delicious Rosemary Tilapia Recipe

This will be a recipe to impress your friends and fellow campers. Not only is the recipe quick and easy, but it requires very few ingredients without sacrificing flavor. Professional Chef Dawn Bause is very in-tune with her Italian side. She spent years in Italy and now incorporates many aspects of fine Italian cooking like [...]

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Clothes Maketh the Angler

by Wild Fish Wild Places May 2, 2012
Peacock Bass

Clothes maketh the man…clothes maketh the angler! In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the character Polonius likes to give his son advice on how he should live his life. “So, what’s new?” I can hear you all groan! Polonius dispenses this fatherly wisdom by way of smug, holier-than-thou maxims. One of his more enduring is “Clothes maketh [...]

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How To Fish the Alabama Rig with Paul Elias

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 1, 2012
How To Fish the Alabama Rig with Paul Elias

Author’s Note: Paul Elias won $100,000 in October 2011, on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville by using a new technique and a new apparatus called the Alabama Rig at an FLW tournament. Elias will tell us how he discovered the rig, how he learned to fish it, and how this new technique can put more bass in [...]

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Competition and Self Defense Shooting Tips: Speed Reloads

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 1, 2012
Competition Shooting Tips: Speed Reloads

Travis Tomasie has been winning pistol shooting competitions for over a decade. Check out this video to learn part of what makes him one of the best competitive shooters in the world – speed reloads.

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Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week: Patience Wins the Day

by Yamaha May 1, 2012
Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week: Patience Wins the Day

There are certain traits that define a successful turkey hunter.  Woodsmanship is one.  An intimate knowledge of your quarry is another.  But the single most important characteristic one must possess in order to be consistently successful is patience. Turkeys don’t wear watches, and aren’t bound to time constraints like we are.  They may have a [...]

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KVD on Alternatives to Sight Fishing

by Kevin VanDam May 1, 2012
KVD on Alternatives to Sight Fishing

If you want to trigger a heated discussion with anglers, bring up the topic of spawning bass. Many fishermen question the ethics of taking bass from beds or believe it hurts bass populations. Others, including some biologists, claim that Mother Nature can adjust to any losses, and if you’re releasing the fish, it’s no big [...]

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Perfect Practice: Elevating Your Archery Hunting Skill Set

by Brandon Wikman April 30, 2012
Perfect Practice: Elevating Your Archery Hunting Skill Set

We all know that practice makes perfect—but taking your archery skills to a higher level takes perfect practice. There’s no telling what situation or scenario you’ll find yourself against while in the forest or field. The ‘unscripted’ is truly nature’s beauty and beast. Many hunters have fantasized about grunting a mature buck into a broadside [...]

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Dutch Oven Cooking: Bubbly Peach Cobbler Recipe

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 27, 2012
Dutch Oven Cooking: Bubbly Peach Cobbler Recipe

J. Wayne Fears wrote the book on Dutch oven cooking. Well, one of them at least. He’s the author of The Complete Book of Dutch Oven Cooking. Fears grew up on Tater Knob Mountain in northern Alabama. His dad harvested and sold ginseng, in addition to trapping, hunting and fishing – like the original mountainmen [...]

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Storm Preparation: Gear for Before and After the Deluge

by Student of the Gun April 26, 2012
The Survivor Dry Box is water-resistant and comes with a compass and emergency signal mirror.

When your house is less than five miles from the Gulf of Mexico, thoughts of hurricane or storm preparation are never too far from your mind. Every few decades a monster storm blows in and is reported on for years to come. However, we all realize it doesn’t have to be the storm of the [...]

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