South Dakota

How do you know you've landed an absolute monster? When it's too big for you to hold! Corky Lemon stands center in this shot with a 35 pound blue cat while his potential state record blue behemoth is to the left, being hoisted up by Dick Hinrichsen. To the right is Terry Matheny with his 71 pound monster.

Corky Lemon and his fishing partner, Terry Matheny, had a magical day on the water on July 21st, as participants…»

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Family trip or fishing trip? If you’re debating whether vacation days should go toward a family outing or days on…»

While walleyes made Devils Lake, North Dakota, famous, the multi-species opportunities for white bass, walleye and pike make the month of May special. This huge white bass was caught there by the author.  Photo by Jason Mitchell.

The Great Plains region of the country has some incredible fishing opportunities and we are going to pick some of…»

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The wind swooshed through the towering pines as darkness slowly released its grip on dawn. With temperatures in the low…»

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If you ask any South Dakota farmer, they’ll tell you how destructive muskrats can be. Nasty little pests, they’ll say,…»

Photo by Brandon Ray

I hunted pronghorns for 10 years before I got a crack at a really big one. What I wouldn’t give…»

Photo by Ron Sinfelt

The amount of water this season that can be found across the northern Great Plains states of Nebraska, South Dakota…»

Often hunters will have to travel deep into the backcountry to pursue mule deer. These western deer are not as tolerant of humans as their eastern cousins.  Photo by Dave Campbell.

Every year thousands of hunters venture west to hunt deer and other big game. Many have made the trip several…»

Photo by Victor Schendel

Having had the opportunity to hunt whitetails in both North Dakota and Nebraska, I can personally attest to the potential…»

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The Great Plains states of Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas have been known for excellent and consistent whitetail and mule…»

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Despite what even longtime South and North Dakota residents would consider the very protracted and snow-filled winter of 2010/2011 the…»

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NORTH DAKOTA In North and South Dakota, it’s hard not to talk catfish without first discussing the Missouri River system.…»