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Get out and enjoy our national wildlife refuges
This lesser-known public land system is a hidden gem of conservation work and hunting and fishing access
Trumpeter swans in flight at Lower Red Rock Lake in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Erin Clark/USFWS Chances are you are familiar with national parks, Bureau of Land Management lands, and national forests, but have you ever heard of, or been to, a wildlife refuge? If you answered no, you are not alone. This lesser-known public land system is…
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A Drift Boat Made Entirely Of Bamboo
Anyone remember the most over the top drift boat ever built? The one based off of Jason Canjune's 17' Kingfisher plans. The one with elk antler anchor arms, cup holders and Mahogany pulley wheels? Well, apparently people take those plans to extremes and really like that design as I've come across another home build of…
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Boat books: Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks
The Adirondacks hold a special place in my heart. For both the incredible memories I've made there over the years and the quirky, deeply ingrained boat culture and how it's evolved over the last few hundred years. Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks by author Hallie Bond brought me back every time I opened it.…
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Orvis backs Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative
Friends are great. Generous friends are really great. For the second year in a row, Orvis has chosen Trout Unlimited as the beneficiary of its Giving Tuesday efforts. Orvis will donate 10 percent of profits from retail and online sales on Nov. 30 to TU’s Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative, where we are two years into habitat improvement projects on the famous trout stream and several tributaries. "The…
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Top 5 cold weather boating essentials
It had to come sooner or later. The boat is tucked away all clean and covered for the winter and we’ve now turned our attention to winter pastimes that probably don’t require a shuttle driver. It’s easy to hang it all up for the winter but, like winter fishing, the boating can live on as…
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Cast killer — the most common mistake anglers make
Don’t take the life out of the cast I know many good fly casters, and all of them have a little hitch in their giddy up. I sure do. My hitches just change every now and then. Usually after I sort one out, I develop another. But there’s one overriding, subtle goof that separates those…
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Tomorrow Fund a cornerstone of support for TU youth programs
Guadalupe River chapter in Texas founded fund for Headwater's program What motivates people to give? Chances are, if you are reading this, you are a giver. As a TU leader you recruit volunteers, pick up trash while you fish, and donate much of your time to the causes you believe in the most. You work alongside your community members to care for a local stream, and you extend…