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Before long it’ll be ice fishing season, and on this episode of Outdoors Tip of the Week, I’ll show you the importance of matching the weight of your line with the weight of your lure.  

On the latest installment of our series, I’ll tell you why efficiency matters when it comes to ice drilling.  

In this latest episode, I’ll show you how to most effectively use tip-ups on the ice.

On the latest installment of our series, I’ll show you how to effectively use a four-wheeler during your ice fishing outings.  

Whether I am working bluegill on a flat or crappie in a deep basin, I am not the type of person that likes to set up a house and wait for the fish to come to me. On the contrary, I am going to go to the fish. I spend a considerable amount of time on the ice each winter and have learned some valuable lessons about the catching aspect of fishing. Simply put, you can’t catch fish that are not there.

Outdoors Editor Jerry Carlson’s here to get you ready for ice fishing, focusing this week on lines and lures.

We have all seen the reports. Pheasant numbers are down all across the Midwest with some states hurting more than others. I suppose for some hunters this means throwing in the proverbial pheasant towel. For others, it will be business as usual...

Mourning Dove season just started, and Jerry has some tips for how to use dove-hunting to sharpen your aim.

Refining Location Strategies for Geese The rolling hills of the North Dakota wheat stubble all looked the same in the dark. As we bounced along over the rough ground, I was thankful we had taken the time to carefully plan this hunt. Without the extra effort from the day before, finding the one spot the geese were using would be nearly impossible...

Outdoors Editor Jerry Carlson shows us some tips for fishing bass in the weeds of Central Minnesota lakes and rivers.

It’s a great time of year to hit the water and fish for bass.  Outdoors Editor Jerry Carlson has some tips on how to catch bass using jig worms in our inaugural “Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson”.