March 2011 Archives › Game & Fish

Want to share your best hunting and fishing pictures with the Game & Fish Camera Corner? Here’s how you do it…

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A look at the top photos of our young hunters from around the nation submitted to the Game & Fish Camera Corner…

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You can learn a lot from the antlers you find each spring. Besides, the hunting is fun!

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From the Ohio River to the Virginia border, the Mountain State holds a wealth of fishing options. Here’s a look at three dozen of the best.

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The Pacific Northwest holds an embarrassment of riches when it comes to fishing opportunities. Here are some of the best available each month of the year.

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There are an amazing number of fish and fishing locations around our state. Here are some of the ones that deserve your attention this year.

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Minnesota artist wins the award for the fourth time

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In the Natural State, fishing for trout just below tailwater dams is the coolest way to enjoy some hot summertime fishing. Here’s where to go and how to do it.

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How will Pennsylvania’s trout season turn out this year?

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Now’s the time to catch bass in size and numbers across Oklahoma, and these are the waters you should be fishing to catch them!

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It’s making little adjustments that distinguishes successful, veteran turkey hunters. These five pointers will help less experienced hunters bag more birds.

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Who needs live bait when the big ‘gills are so eager to strike these lures?

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While we pursue our game, we’re also the hunted! Here’s how to deal with blood- thirsty insects in the field.

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What are the crappie prospects for your part of the Hawkeye State this spring? Find out in our annual statewide slab forecast. (March 2009)

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Late spring and summer are usually when anglers turn their attention to bream. But right now isn’t a bad time either!

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There are times when the convenience and effectiveness of artificial lures is great for late-season pickerel fishing.

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Early in the season, your best chances of taking a buck with bow and arrow come when the deer don’t know they are being hunted. Here are some tips the author has found effective for that very purpose.

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Most hunters stay far away from the thickest cover, but that is where the biggest bucks spend most of their time. Our expert offers his tips gleaned from nearly 50 years of sneakin’ and peekin’ success.

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March isn’t known as a prime time for targeting channel catfish, but it should be! Now is when the big ones are biting!

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It’s time to plan some strategies for your spring fishing. Whether you will be wading or floating, here’s how to make the most of your time on the water.

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Blade baits have been the downfall of hungry walleyes for decades. If you haven’t tried these lures lately, here’s what you’ve been missing!

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The Lake Pontchartrain basin took a direct hit from Katrina, but thanks to human effort and natural healing, the area’s bass populations are coming back. (September 2007)

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Most folks in southern Illinois take their largemouth fishing seriously. But chances are good not many of them have ever tried these overlooked bucketmouth hotspots! (May 2007)

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For first-time anglers, tackling the peacock bass in the Miami area calls for some adjustments in fishing tactics. Here’s what this action is like.

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Right now spawning bass are roaming this remote river in Southeast Virginia. If you like fishing cover for largemouths, check out the bassin’ before it’s too late!