It’s been refreshing the past couple years to see crossbow makers shift their focus away from the speed-at-all cost race and instead toward models that are stronger, more accurate, and easier to ...

Ticks are arachnids, not insects, and they must feed on blood to survive. They quest by waiting on brush or grass with front legs extended until a host passes. Most tick-borne disease transmission ...

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Match the jig style to the depth and cover you're fishing. Football jigs drag bottom in deep water (10-plus feet), swim jigs cut through shallow vegetation, flipping and pitching jigs target heavy ...

Insects suck. They also bite and sting. Some inject venom that can kill outright or produce a deadly allergic reaction. Others, like mosquitoes, spread parasites that are responsible for the deaths of ...

Beginner fishing rods should check several boxes in order to find their way into your next outdoor adventure. Built for casting bait or lures to fish, with ruggedness and value in mind, the best ...

Shotguns digest more shells in a season than most rifles will in a lifetime. They get knocked around in the uplands, splattered with mud in the marsh, and shot and shot and shot at the range. A lot of ...

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For most anglers, the Shimano Metanium MGL 150 B offers the best overall performance with strong drag and excellent casting ability. Budget-conscious anglers should choose the Daiwa Aird 80, while the ...

Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable critter into a topwater bait—from frogs and rodents to flying mammals, birds, and even turtles. While some lures achieve instant notoriety for their ...

The Maxus II is soft-shooting, versatile, light enough to carry, heavy enough to shoot, and made to be easily shortened. There’s nothing like the Sweet 16 on the market. A lightweight, ...

Choosing the fluorocarbon line for your style of fishing is not as complicated as you might think. There is a lot of hype and stigma around fluorocarbon, but really it’s a pretty uncomplicated fishing ...