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I’ve never had a bad day hunting or fishing. How many activities in your life can you say that about? Even on days when they’re not biting or flying or coming close enough for a decent shot, any amount of time spent in the woods or on the water is gift. It’s a partial pay-ment for all those days on an airplane, stuck in traffic or listening to the blah, blah, blahs of customers, colleagues or teenagers.

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Let's say you're a professional bass fisherman and your livelihood depends on knowing real-time weather information such as approaching fronts that impact fishing patterns. Fortunately, if you own an iPhone, which most pro fisherman do, there's an App for that. What if you're hunting for turkey and need a realistic call to draw in a naturally suspicious gobbler? There's an App for that too. On a day when it's pouring rain and there's no chance to get outside and fish or hunt, wouldn't it be great to turn on the Wii or Xbox 360 and spend a few hours virtually shooting some dove or pheasant? This experience is as close as the neighborhood computer gaming store. It's a fact, smart phones and computer games have found avid fans among the people who used to spend very little time with either. Outdoor sportsmen have discovered the iPhone and computer gaming consoles and the world of woods and water will never be the same again.

There's an App for That! Apple's iPhone has revolutionized the mobile telephone category of equipment. Its brilliant design and por-tability are only two of the reasons why millions of people - techies and non-techies - love their iPhone. The aspect of the iPhone that is most compelling, especially to outdoor sportsman is it wide array of applications. Professional and amateur fisherman and hunters have become the most ardent of the iPhone devotees. These anglers use their iPhones for mundane tasks such as checking emails, finding fuel, restaurants and hotels when they're on the road and calling home. However, this technology becomes even more valuable when applications for weather and GPS are added to the phone. Because changes in the weather, such as an approaching front, can dramatically impact fish patterns and even make boating dangerous. Serious fishermen can easily check their iPhone and get real-time weather updates for any place on planet Earth.

High Tech Gadgets You Gotta Have!

Fishing in unknown waters can also be a problem for every angler, especially those who make more money when they catch more fish in a tournament. Using "Google Earth," a fisherman can find out-of-the-way fishing areas of "honey holes" that are not shown on common mapping software. With the same application, a duck hunter can find spots that are less-traveled, accurately project the exact time for sunrise, use the phone to get a photograph of the day's harvest and then post it on his FaceBook page for all his buddy's who are left back home to drool over. One of the most interesting new iPhone applications is called "Big Uns" and it does everything but cook the game. A hunter or fisherman can use the phone to take a photo of the day's catch or kill and then email it to friends. The application automatically imprints the digital image with important information such as date, time, precise location (via GPS coordinates), wind, temperature, humidity, visibility and barometric pressure. Finally, there's even an iPhone app that makes passable turkey calls. However, hunters must be careful with this high-tech toy. It is illegal to use mechanical calls for any migratory birds such as ducks.

It's All in the GameAlong with their increased appreciation of iPhones, outdoor sportsman have discovered what those pasty "Goth" kids have known for years - computer games are a blast to play. While virtual shooting and fishing will probably never replace real-life outdoor sports, these computer games are making those off-season or inclement weather afternoons a little easier to take. Hunters can grab a Wii controller and play the "Remington Great American Bird Hunt" game with one to four players. The game allows players to swing the controller on ducks, geese, pheasant and grouse and hope-fully have the proper lead. There are also "bonus" game birds, such as bobwhite quail and woodcock, that pop up from out of nowhere on the screen. Appropriately, there are "illegal" fowl the fly across the screen and any player who inadvertently shoots a pheasant hen, blue jay or osprey loses points in the game. The retailer Cabela's has a popular new computer game called "Cabela's Legendary Adventures.” The game-play in this shooter involves the player being sent throughout North America in pursuit of more than 40 species of animals with about a dozen methods of taking this virtual game. The "Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010" let's players hunt around the world while testing his/her survival skills. Not to be forgotten in the gaming space, iPhone has a hunting game that has gotten popular among the outdoor sports set. It is called "Deer Hunter 3D" and it puts players on the hunt for deer, bears, moose and other animals in a 3D environments. Players have to bag the animals in order to gain access to more firearms and methods. Bird hunters can practice their craft with another iPhone game called "Clay Hunt." In this game the player uses the phone's touch-screen controls for shooting clay pigeons thrown in singles and doubles. In a feat of acrobatic finger magic, the shooter aims with his/her left thumb and fires by tapping with the right thumb.

We Love GadgetsOutdoor sports fanatics love to be in a pristine, natural environment far from the hum of civilization. Howev-er, they are also intensely competitive and covet the latest and greatest gadgets. This is part of the reason why the outdoor television shows are so popular and why when a bunch of hunting and fishing buddies get together they might just a likely be talking about the latest iPhone app as the big one that got away.

A Great Quail Recipe

If you were lucky enough to have harvested some quail this season, what a great reason to invite some friends over and show off your culinary mastery. Actually, quail are so delicious that it is almost impossible to get a bad meal when using them as the main course. When cooked correctly, these babies will disappear quicker than a covey of Bobwhites. Quail with Pecans and Grapes This recipe serves 4 people, so if you have more than 4 friends coming, you need to add adjust the number of birds and seasoning to fit the crowd. Needed:8 quailSaltFreshly ground black pepperFlour4 ounces of butter 1 cup of water1 cup of seedless green grapes4 tablespoons of chopped pecans1 tablespoon of lemon juice2 tablespoons of white wine8 thick slices of bread (Texas Toast) with the crust trimmed and fried crisp in butter Preparation:1. Rub the quail inside and out with the salt and pepper 2. Melt the butter in a skillet and brown quail on all sides 3. Add water and lemon juice, cover tightly and let simmer for 15 minutes or until tender 4. Grab a beer (a little for the bird...a little for you...a little more for you)5. Add grapes and pecans 6. Stir in wine and cook for 2 additional minutes Serve the quail on the Texas Toast and top with the pan juices. These quail will taste MUCH better if you have a good story about how you downed them to go along with the meal. Don’t spare any details. Your guests deserve to be entertained, even if most of the stories are fictional.

Spring Turkey Hunting

Turkeys are more likely to gobble on days with clear skies, according to a statewide study in Missouri conducted in 2010. The average number of gobbles observed diminished with the amount of cloud cover. This means that a hunter will hear fewer birds if they are hunting on overcast days than if the sun is shin-ing. Plus, gobbling frequency decreased the day after a rain by almost 75 percent.

Fascinating, right? So, what does this mean to someone who’s just trying to get a gobbler on the table? Glad you asked. It means that the best bet for preseason scouting is to listen for gobbling on a sunny morning following a dry night. With spring turkey season just around the corner, it’s time to get out the binoculars and start some recon.

Wild turkeys are some of the smartest, most cunning creatures on two legs. While sitting for hours on the hard ground, waiting for one of these winged brainiacs to show themselves in a clearing that’s within range of a 12-guage shotgun, it’s amusing to imagine what turkey talk about when they chat among themselves – philosophy, quarks, a possible theory of singularity?

These deep thoughts about turkey intelligence are best saved for the hunt. With this type of pedigree, bringing back a wild turkey makes for a challenging hunting experience any time of the year, but harvesting one in the spring is especially difficult.

How Spring Turkey Hunting Differs From the Fall

Understanding the habits and motivations of wild animals is inextricably tied to food, water and procre-ation. These are the most basic elements of the survival of any species and a successful hunter will always take them into consideration.

In the case of wild turkeys, the fall season finds the hens and their broods sticking together. They forage for food, avoid predators and build up strength for the upcoming winter. The young male turkeys – also called “jakes”- hang out together and do whatever teenagers do to pass the time. The older, more mature gobblers also pal around with their buddies who are the same age a probably talk about deep subjects (see above).

In the spring, all of this buddy-buddy camaraderie changes and as usual, a female is involved! Spring is when turkeys make woopee…or whatever turkeys call this romantic interlude. Mature turkeys - either young ones or older ones – are not welcome in the presence of the dominant birds. This sexual tension suggests several strategies for the hunter to employ.

Talking Turkey and Being Invisible

Turkeys have two powerful senses as defense mechanisms: incredible sight and excellent hearing. Unlike deer, turkeys do not have a particularly good sense of smell. With some planning and skill, these defenses overcome.

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The most challenging and fun part of a spring turkey hunt comes from mastering the ability to call a turkey to within range of a shotgun. Because of their unusually good hearing and are naturally paranoid about their surroundings and predators, turkeys are some of the most difficult of all animals to fool with a man-made call.

The most easily mastered turkey call is the box call. If a hunter is new to turkey hunting, this is the best choice because it’s simple to use. The box call sounds are created by the hunter striking a pivoting lid on one of the sides of the box. One side of the box mimics the high-pitched mating call of the hens and the other produces a “yelp” that is associated with a tom. Both sides can make soft, come-hither “clucks” that drive big gobblers nuts!

Old school turkey hunters tend to favor the “peg and slate” or “striker” calls. The slate is set in a wooden frame and the hunter runs the peg across the slate producing a turkey “cluck” and soft “whine.” This is also a simple call and is usually available at any hunting store or online.

The most challenging and effective of the turkey calls are the “mouth” calls. These include mouth dia-phragm, wingbones, suction and tube type calls. These types of calls require some training and a great deal of practice. However, if they can be mastered, they give the most life-like sound and, because they are used in the mouth, the hunter’s hands are free to handle the gun.

In order to overcome the laser-like vision of turkeys the hunter must try to blend into the natural surround-ings. This requires season-appropriate camouflage clothing, hats, gloves and even face-paint. In the spring, this type of camo tends to be more olive green and less brown or tan. Because turkeys can pick up any kind of motion, it is also critical that the spring hunter remain perfectly still, especially when the prey is in the optimal shot zone.

Guns and Ammo for Spring Turkey Hunts

Most turkey hunting guides suggest that hunters apply the KISS principle to gun selection. A 12-guage pump shotgun, fully-choked is the gun of choice for most turkey hunters. Since there is lots of walking involved, the weight of the gun is also important.

When it’s trigger time, the hunter should always try for a head shot. This is because turkeys are covered with dense, tough-to-penetrate feathers that seems like Kevlar to first-time hunters. This means that the shot must fall within a 3-inch target from a typical distance of 30-40 yards. In order to make this difficult shot, guides suggest using #4 shot in a high-velocity load. #2 shots are not likely to pattern densely enough to be consistent at this distance, especially with the turkey’s head in constant motion. Unlike other bird hunting, a shot for turkey is more like a rifle than a shotgun. The gun is aimed rather than a pointing swing. Shots on flying turkeys are seldom hit and if they are, they usually just cripple the bird and he is lost.

Rules of the Roost

Wildlife experts note that wild turkeys tend to forage for food over 3-4 square miles daily. They leave their roost at daylight and return at sundown. Finding these roosts is the key to being successful in a spring or fall turkey hunt. The roosts tend to be in wooded areas, near water and offer the turkeys a good view of the surrounding areas and potential predators.

Skilled turkey hunters spend a great deal of time scouting the hunting property in an effort to find turkey roosts. This can be accomplished by early morning or late evening calls and observation. Once the roost is found, it is advisable to set up a hunting blind at least 300 yards away from the site of the roost. This allows the hunter to ambush the turkeys as they are on their way out or back from foraging for food.

It is illegal, unethical and incredibly dumb to shoot at turkeys while they are on their roost. Even if one or two tur-keys are taken, all of the other birds will immediately pack up and hit the road, never to return to this roost site. Shooting at turkeys while they are on their roost is usually grounds for being evicted from a hunting lease.

A Great Experience

Spring turkey hunting is one of the great outdoors sports experiences. The turkeys are usually smarter than the hunters but thankfully, they don’t have access to firearms, so the challenge is there without the repercussion of being shot by an angry gobbler!

Depending on the part of the South where the turkey hunt taking place, the landscape is usually filled with wildflowers and the smells of spring and the weather is pleasant. If one is lucky enough to bag one of these majestic birds, the meat is some of the tastiest of all wild game. So, it’s worth the effort to spend the time scouting the area, learn some (even rudimentary) turkey calls and slathering on that camo face paint. When old Tom finally comes within range and the shot is success-ful, the adrenaline rush will last for a long time.

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Fly Fishing for BassMost fly fisherman think of themselves as cool. This could be due to their fishing equipment, artistic casting technique or maybe their spiffy vests adorned with every type of fly known to man.

The fact is, most fly fishermen are cool because they spend a lot of time standing in very cool water. This is because most fly fishermen get into the sport because they want to pursue the most gentlemanly of all fish – the trout. It doesn’t take long for the intelligent angler to realize that trout live in cooler water which can only be found in cooler climates. This means one with mountains and the occasional snow in winter.

Anglers who grow up in warmer areas, never even see a fly fishing rod and reel at the local sporting goods store. If they live in someplace like Texas or Georgia, they fish for the great American fighting fish – the bass. Whether they are striped, smallmouth or the legendary largemouth variety, the bass is “king” where the weather is warm.

This explains why those “Bass Masters” fishing shows typically feature an angler with some down-home drawl and great verbal expressions. While the camera pans a beautiful lake scene, the voice-over will likely consist of the fisherman saying something like, “I tell yew whut. The next time that rascal eases by this boat, he’s gonna have a lip-lock on my popper!”

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A few years ago, someone (most likely a marketing person for Orvis or some other fly fishing equipment company) said, “Hold on Partner! You can get the same excitement of catching 10- pound bass on a fly rod.” The rest is fly fishing history.

Why Fly Fish for Bass?

Pound for pound, bass fight harder than just about any other fish, including trout. They can live in less-than-pristine water, which makes them more available than other fish. Plus, they are not as finicky about their diet and its presentation as trout.

Even the most meticulously constructed fly which is aerodynamically and aesthetically exquisite, placed in the perfect proximity to a trout cruising through a crystal-clear stream can result in the fish noncha-lantly ignoring the bait. Trout are connoisseurs.

Cast a less-sublime fly in a muddy lake with vegetation all around but in the general vicinity of a small-mouth bass and the odds are pretty good that the bass inhales the fly and starts putting up a fight that could last a half-hour. Bass are not so finicky and it makes them mad when you trick them.

What Types of Flies Work for Bass?

The type of fly that an angler should consider for bass depends on where he/she thinks the fish will strike. The choices are: (1) at the surface (2) sub-surface and (3) deep-water. Each of these areas have their advantages and disadvantages, but fishing guides hold that most fly fishermen prefer that the battleground be on the surface of the water because the fish are easier fooled here.

For fly fishing on the water’s surface there are several choices for the angler to consider. These include: flies, poppers, sliders and divers. Each has a place in the tackle box (or on that cool vest) and over the course of a day on the water, each might prove more effective than the others.

There are a lot of interesting choices for flies for bass fishing. Caddisflies (Elk hair Caddis or Caddis Buck), can be used year-round and are especially good from late afternoon until dark. The Brown Drake fly is effective in early spring for smallmouth bass especially. Other possible choices for flies include; White Miller, Damselflies, Dragonflies and Skaters.

Experienced fishing guides contend that the most consistent weapon for the anglers in search of bass is the popper. There are three types of poppers; Deer hair poppers, balsa wood poppers and softer syn-thetic or plastic poppers. These poppers will be labeled such names as Cupped poppers, Bullet Head poppers, Pencil poppers and Skipping bugs The size of the fly should range from #2 - #8.Sliders are flies that offer a lazy motion that a hungry bass finds hard to resist. They can be used very slowly and might be a good "Plan B" if the fish aren’t biting on poppers. Some well-known sliders in-clude: Sneaky Pete and Drake’s slider.

Divers are flies that dive and wobble at the same time. This motion is the potion for many striped, small-mouth and largemouth bass on the prowl. They act as a surface popper when twitched and when the angler slowly retrieves, the fly will dive and swim. Needless to say this is very persuasive effect and bass love it!

If the fly fisherman chooses to pursue bass at the subsurface, there are several choices for flies, most of which have a streamer appearance. The most popular subsurface flies are: minnow imita-tions (Sculpin, Mad Tom, and Clouser minnows), Marabou Muddlers, Matuka, Crayfish patterns, Wooly Boogers, Zonker, Lefty’s Deceiver and Red and White Hackle flies.

Deep water fly fishing is more difficult to execute because it usually requires the angler to use a sink tip. The challenge becomes getting the (much heavier) line out of the water for a proper cast without having the weight hit the fisherman or some unsuspecting bystander. There are some video presentations that offer instructional tactics for this type cast and before attempting the deep water fishing it is advisable to learn these techniques, or simply move to another area of the lake.

What’s the Best Strategy for Catching Bass on the Fly?

Most fishing guides suggest that the fly fisherman should approach bass with the same attitude that the bass has about catching his prey. Bass stalk their food and a fly fisherman should do the same. This requires the angler to be quiet and patient in the pursuit. It also requires the fisherman to drop the fly in the middle of vegetation such as bulrushes and the like and be prepared for a violent strike if the bass takes a fancy to the fly.

As for gear, the fly rod is the most important piece to consider. Most fly fishermen who decide to pursue bass use the same weight rod, usually an 8 or 9 weight that they would use for catching Steelhead. However, many fly fishermen prefer the lighter weight rod and have no problem hauling in a smallmouth bass on a 6 weight rod.

To a large degree, the choice of rod should be determined by the type of fly being used. A heavier fly (e.g. one of those large faux minnows or Wooly Boogers) might be easier to cast with a larger rod. Plus, if other fishermen on the body of water are catching bass that are 10 pounds or larger, a heavier rod is probably in order.

Largemouth and striped bass are big and powerful. On Lake Texoma, located between the Texas and Oklahoma border, anglers regularly catch striped bass that weigh between 10 and 16 pounds. In De-cember 2009, Casey Ryan of Dallas snagged a 21-pound striped bass on the Red River, just below Lake Texoma using a 5 weight fly rod! Go figure.

Let’er Fly!

Fly fisherman have been known to think of bass fishing anglers as good ol’ boys with a big boats, while the “Bass Master” crowd think of the fly fishing bunch as being too big for their waders. As with any stereotypes, there is some truth to both of these caricatures. However, both groups understand the rush of adrenaline that results from a 15 pound bass hitting any type of fishing line and taking off like a missile. It’s a rush that is universally understood and fly fishermen who fail to check out the bass lake are missing some serious fun!

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I know all you serious deer hunters are going to hate me, but here it goes. I’m a duck hunter by na-ture, but as a tradition, I get together each deer opener with my cousins in Humphreys County. That morning, I couldn’t find the stand that I was supposed to be in so I searched a good while on my 4-wheeler with my hand-held spotlight frantically looking for it before sunrise. After locating my stand I proceeded to dip my first can of snuff in which I spit on the ground, remember, I’m not a serious deer hunter. The first buck I saw came through at 6:30 am. I was trying to shoot him, but the gun wouldn’t fire due to the bolt not being pushed up far enough. At 7:15 am two does walked past my stand. I know you real deer hunters are going to cringe, but I took a leak (on the ground) just before the does arrived and another shortly after they left that coffee was just too much I guess. At around 7:30 am I heard something coming from the same direction the does had come from. I thought it was a pretty nice buck, but I couldn’t really tell since I don’t have a scope on my rifle and use only the iron sights. I shot the buck and he dropped right in his tracks. I waited up in the stand another hour, just to enjoy the rest of my can of snuff before climbing down. When I approached the deer, I was really surprised at how his rack grew with each step closer I drew. When my cousins arrived, needless to say they were mad at me for killing “their” deer that they had seen several times but never been able to get a shot off. They are still pretty hacked off at me. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. P.S. I’ll bet you folks will be interested to know that my orange hunting vest was my wife’s bikini top left over from our trip to Panama City last summer - Happy Hunting!

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A husband was out fishing until late afternoon...tired and hungry after a long day of fishing, he finally came in to grab supper and left his gear in his canoe.

His wife decided that she wanted to go out on the lake and enjoy the sunset so she went down to the lake and pushed the canoe out.

Not long afterwards a gamewarden came by, and asked if she had her fishing license with her. “I’m not fishing” she replied. The warden answered back, “Well perhaps not, but you have all the equipment. I’m going to have to write you a cita-tion for not having a license.”

The wife slightly aggitated but quick on her feet said to him, “Well, alright. But I’m going to have to call the cops and have you arrested for raping me.”. “What!!” the game warden replied, “I didn’t rape you!”. To this the woman replied, “Well per-haps not, but you have all the equipment.”

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