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Whether it’s hunting or any other skills-based endeavor, even the most seasoned veterans can benefit from a “back to basics” approach. As we lag through the offseason and dream about canopies of ducks, here’s some good advice from Ducks Unlimited that could help make this coming season a successful one.

Are stories from the duck club sometimes better than the actual hunting? Well, maybe not better than the hunt itself, but some stories do indeed live on in infamy. Duck season remains baseball-and-football-seasons away, but here’s a story from a new online hunting news source, America Hunt, that captures the essence of duck hunting with friends.

We all have our favorite fishing holes and home lakes that we take our boats out again and again. But sometimes, there's no better feeling than having a successful catch in new waters. It can be difficult trying out lakes for the first time, but here are some tips to help you find a method to the madness.

Even during warmer weather, rain or shine, River Bottoms are a hotspot for hunters as they provide an easy habitat for deer and other game. But even during the harshest of winter months, large and small bucks alike will seek seek the shelter from both winds and snows that the riverside provides. Along with offering some protection from the elements, the fresh water and abundant flora will keep whitetail visiting River Bottoms all through the winter.

Weather in the South can seem pretty random and so far this winter hasn’t been any different. Here are some tips to help you whether you’re dealing with wind, rain, snow, fog and how each of these conditions can actually be used to your advantage hunting waterfowl. Wade bourne of Ducks.org talked to some professionals to get their tips.

While some anglers ignore smaller pools of water preferring the spanning thousand of acre inland sea, many are finding great success in smaller lakes whether they are parks, quarries, or even a backyard pond. Whether an acre to a hundred, these smaller bodies of water can provide the same diversity as their larger counterparts.

It’s getting that time of the year where even in the south were starting to get the cooler temperature. With Fall weather here and Winter right around the corner it’s important to adjust your fishing game to suit the changing temperatures. Fish behavior and location changes and many times anglers are left with empty hooks and nothing to show for their time on the water. The smallmouth bass is one that’s fall behavior makes it prime for the cool weather. FLW Tour Rookie of the Year, Chris Johnston, offers some tips on hooking smallmouth bass.

There’s really nothing worse than spending the time to get your War Eagle Boat to that perfect hunting spot, setting up your blind and waiting patiently in the chilly predawn hunt to leave unsatisfied and trophyless. Recently, Wade Bourne interviewed veteran hunters on concealment tips when hunting pesky waterfowl. Here is War Eagle Boats own president Mike Ward on using boat blinds and natural cover.

With the weather cooling and the days shortening, it might be time to switch up your strategies to ones appropriate to fall changes. Whether you’re out on the lake or exploring the shallower waters of streams and tributaries, Bassresource provides some tactics from professional angler Bill Wilcox to help make the most out of your time on the water.