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Missouri's Nov. 14 Firearms Opener: What Changed for 2026 and What the Last Two Seasons Show

November 10, 2026|Aldo Antu

Missouri's firearms deer season opens Nov. 14 with no CWD portion, a one-buck nonresident limit and a harvest that has sat near 158,700 two years running.

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Texas Rifle Season Opens Saturday: Are You Ready? Checklist, Regional Weather and What's New

November 5, 2026|Aldo Antu

The Texas general deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 7. Here's the opener checklist, Saturday's forecast region by region, what to leave at home, and the 2026-27 rule changes that hit...

Michigan's Nov. 15 Opener: The Quiet Period, a Three-Day December Season and the One-Buck Rule Coming in 2027

November 5, 2026|Aldo Antu

Michigan's firearm deer season opens Nov. 15. What the DNR's own pages say about the Nov. 10-14 quiet period, the orange rule, the three-day December hunt and the 2027 one-buck...

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2026 Election Results: What Hunters and Anglers Need to Know

November 4, 2026|Aldo Antu

Colorado's right-to-hunt amendment trails the 55% it needs, Prop 137 is too close to call, and Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Arkansas approved conservation and water money. Here's what each result...

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Trijicon RMR vs SRO: Which Red Dot Sight Is Right for You?

November 1, 2026|Aldo Antu

Updated October 30, 2026: Added a full spec table with the RMR HD, corrected the RMR and SRO window and weight figures to Trijicon's published specs, and answered the questions...

Ducks massed on a flooded Arkansas rice field, with the headline Private Fields. Public Duck Hunts. on the WRICE draw

Arkansas Rice-Field Duck Hunts: How the WRICE Draw Works and Why Demand Keeps Climbing

October 30, 2026|Aldo Antu

Arkansas is opening about 47 private rice-field and easement locations to public duck hunters through the WRICE weekend draw. How the program works, how many hunters want in, and the...

New York Deer Season: One Doe, Another Buck Tag? cover, with deer in the woods

New York's Earn-a-Second-Buck Rule: What Changes When the Southern Zone Opens Nov. 21

October 30, 2026|Aldo Antu

New York's Southern Zone regular season opens Nov. 21. New for 2026: shoot and report a doe and you earn a second buck tag, and 23 units now have unlimited...

Texas Duck Season 2026-27: A Mixed Outlook cover, with a Lab beside a row of harvested ducks

Texas Duck Season 2026-27: Dry Ground, Fewer Mallards, More Divers

October 30, 2026|Aldo Antu

All three zone dates, the full bag composition, and the one line in the 2026 survey nobody is reading: redheads and canvasbacks are well above average.

How-To & Skills

Camo Gifts for Hunters: Picks Under $50, $100, $200 and Up

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Camo gifts hunters will actually wear, sorted by budget: gaiters under $50, base layers and hoodies under $100, wader pants and jackets under $200, and the big jacket.

What to Wear Under Waders for Duck Hunting: A Layering System That Keeps You Dry and Warm

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Waders keep the water out, but what's under them keeps you warm. A four-layer system for duck hunting, from base layer to blind jacket, plus which camo to pick.

Best Ice Fishing Rods and Combos for Panfish, Perch and Walleye

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Ice rods and ready-to-fish combos for panfish, perch and walleye, plus how to choose length, power and tip for fishing a shack or the open ice.

Best Mid-Range Fly Rods and Outfits: Good Trout Rods from $200 to $450

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Fly rods and complete outfits from $200 to $450 that cast well enough to learn on, plus how to choose the right weight, length and action for trout.

Best Bass Rods by Technique: Finesse, Jigs, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits and Swimbaits

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Bass rods matched to the lure: one all-purpose pick, then the best rod for finesse, flipping and jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits, BFS and big swimbaits.

Best Crappie Rods and Jig Poles: Dock Shooting, Brush Piles and Spider Rigging

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Crappie rods by how you fish: long poles for dipping and spider rigging, rods for brush piles, short sticks for dock shooting, and a light spinning rod for casting.

Best Rods for Redfish: Inshore Picks for Wading, the Boat and the Jetty

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Redfish rods by how you fish them: wade fishing, from the boat, and jetty and surf. Plus a catfish rod a customer keeps catching reds on at Padre Island.

Best Fishing Rods Under $100: Picks for Bass, Crappie, Catfish & Ice

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Eleven fishing rods under $100, grouped by what you fish for: an all-around pick, bass, crappie, catfish, ice and kids, plus how to choose.

Camo Gifts for Hunters: Picks Under $50, $100, $200 and Up

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Camo gifts hunters will actually wear, sorted by budget: gaiters under $50, base layers and hoodies under $100, wader pants and jackets under $200, and the big jacket.

What to Wear Under Waders for Duck Hunting: A Layering System That Keeps You Dry and Warm

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Waders keep the water out, but what's under them keeps you warm. A four-layer system for duck hunting, from base layer to blind jacket, plus which camo to pick.

Best Ice Fishing Rods and Combos for Panfish, Perch and Walleye

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Ice rods and ready-to-fish combos for panfish, perch and walleye, plus how to choose length, power and tip for fishing a shack or the open ice.

Best Mid-Range Fly Rods and Outfits: Good Trout Rods from $200 to $450

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Fly rods and complete outfits from $200 to $450 that cast well enough to learn on, plus how to choose the right weight, length and action for trout.

Best Bass Rods by Technique: Finesse, Jigs, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits and Swimbaits

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Bass rods matched to the lure: one all-purpose pick, then the best rod for finesse, flipping and jigs, crankbaits, jerkbaits, BFS and big swimbaits.

Best Crappie Rods and Jig Poles: Dock Shooting, Brush Piles and Spider Rigging

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Crappie rods by how you fish: long poles for dipping and spider rigging, rods for brush piles, short sticks for dock shooting, and a light spinning rod for casting.

Best Rods for Redfish: Inshore Picks for Wading, the Boat and the Jetty

November 9, 2026|Aldo Antu

Redfish rods by how you fish them: wade fishing, from the boat, and jetty and surf. Plus a catfish rod a customer keeps catching reds on at Padre Island.