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How to Hunt for Herkimer Diamonds

The big score! If you ever find yourself in upstate New York on a beautiful Spring day (or even a ‘not so beautiful’ one),  looking for an outdoor adventure but at a loss for what to do, consider taking a leisurely drive to the Herkimer, NY area for a few hours of ‘diamond’ prospecting.  While it sounds crazy to think that you could be feasibly... [Read more of this review]

Tips For Hiking with Your Canine Companions

Tova is a great companion on hikes Hiking with a partner or two always seems to make the trek all that more enjoyable, particularly when your company is of the furry persuasion. If you’ve already been out on the trails with your dog, then you’re familiar with how rewarding your day in the woods can be with Man’s Best Friend. I look at it... [Read more of this review]

What you need to know about Geocaching

Geocaching Spring is in the air; trees are budding, flowers are blooming.  Days are longer, blessing us with more active waking hours to spend outdoors with family and friends. Now the question becomes not ‘where’ to spend your free time, but ‘how’. If hiking and biking have become commonplace and stale in your household, maybe it’s time... [Read more of this review]

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Tips for Fishing Drum on the Mississipi Watershed

You Can’t Beat This Drum Rolling on the river with Captain Ted Peck. OK, I’ll admit it - they’re not the prettiest fish Mother Nature ever came up with, but the Freshwater Drum, a.k.a. “Sheephead”, is one of the most underrated, hardest-fighting, best-eating fish to ever ply the Mississippi River watershed.  They’re... [Read more of this review]

How to Fish Wilderness Areas and Boundry Waters of MN, WI, MI

“Is Wilderness Wilder?” Many outdoors people who want to get away from the commercialized and often crowded campsites look to large tracts of federal land that are designated as “Wilderness Areas” for solitude. The only catch is that there is often a limited first-come, first-served permit quota system that was put in place to... [Read more of this review]

How to take late season spring Turkeys

Notice the double beard on this bird Eleventh Hour Toms    Turkey hunters seem to have a love affair with being first - first to buy their license, first to try out the latest gee-whiz call or decoy, first one in the woods, and the biggest first of all - first crack at those “uneducated” gobblers each spring.  I suppose there is a certain... [Read more of this review]

Tips to Enhance Environmental Conciousness

The Waves of Environmental Consciousness With all the talk about conserving our natural resources and supporting conservation efforts around the globe, you may be sitting at  home and wondering ‘well what can I do?’, thinking that one person or household could not possibly make a noticeable impact.  Think again.  Conservation efforts go far beyond... [Read more of this review]

How to Hunt for Herkimer Diamonds

The big score! If you ever find yourself in upstate New York on a beautiful Spring day (or even a ‘not so beautiful’ one),  looking for an outdoor adventure but at a loss for what to do, consider taking a leisurely drive to the Herkimer, NY area for a few hours of ‘diamond’ prospecting.  While it sounds crazy to think that you could be feasibly... [Read more of this review]