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Prep anglers compete in inaugural bass-fishing combine

The three-day event gave the youthful anglers the opportunity to display their fishing skills for coaches representing 20 colleges that grant bass fishing scholarships.

2 companies collaborate on latest ultimate deer rifle

One big game cartridge sure to get the attention of deer hunters this fall is the 6.8 Western, a new hunting round developed cooperatively by the folks at Winchester and Browning.

Picking the right vessel for your kayak fishing trip

During the past decade or so, kayak fishing has become one of the fastest growing segments of the recreational fishing world.

Treat taxidermist as an artist

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines taxidermy as “the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals and especially vertebrates.” Another definition adds the words “with lifelike effect.”

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Latest action cameras add sharpness to outdoor adventures

The action camera has changed the way we document our outdoor adventures in recent years and can be secured to everything from safety helmets to chest straps to shotgun barrels to fishing rods.

Can’t see straight after exhaustive search for binoculars

If you really want to get lost while searching the internet to upgrade your hunting or fishing gear, just type the word “binocular” in your search bar and hold on for the ride.

Comins Lake, Cave Lake offer good options for ice fishing

Unseasonably warm temperatures have slowed ice at Eagle Valley and Echo Canyon reservoirs, customary ice fishing destinations for Southern Nevada anglers.

Nevada hunters enjoy start to waterfowl seasons

Nevada’s waterfowl hunting seasons opened Saturday in the Northeast Zone, an area comprised of Elko and White Pine counties.

Trout return to Comins Lake after successful pike reduction

On April 20, the Nevada Department of Wildlife released about 2,200 trout into Comins Lake, then about 2,500 more the next day. A shipment of planters averaging about 9 inches in length should arrive this week.

New rifle addresses the need for speed in hunting

If speed is what you like in your sporting firearms, speed is what you are going to get out of the newest rifle cartridge from Weatherby. The company is so proud of the speed generated by this cartridge that it’s branding it as “the fastest production 6.5mm there is.”

Tube techniques aren’t luring many fish for this angler

Tube baits are simply that, a plastic tube that is open at the back and closed at the front. Surrounding the opening in the tube is a fringe that resembles tentacles and adds extra motion to the bait when it is in the water. They first showed up on the bass fishing scene in about 1980.

Mourning dove season opens Monday

The opening day of the mourning dove hunt on Sept. 1 marks the traditional opener for the annual fall hunting season. Because Monday is a holiday, expect more hunters this year.