The Manchester Enterprise: Outdoors

Fishing Tips for Early Season Muskie

Muskie, also called Muskellunge, are the biggest freshwater predatory fish found in Kentucky and have a reputation for being extremely aggressive and hard fighting. Because of this reputation, there is a lot of folklore surrounding them. You may have heard that you have to troll really fast and use really big lures to catch them. This is not true.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 14:10

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Change Hunting Strategies for Late Season Squirrels

Squirrel hunting during the last month of Kentucky’s 106-day fall season is a much different experience than early fall. In winter, the food that squirrels are looking for is mostly on the ground.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 14:09

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The Buck and the Clock

Doug Strenke of St. Paul, Minn., has suffered a lot of friendly ribbing ever since he went public with trail cam photographs illustrating his extreme cost-cutting measure of hanging a $5 wall clock on a tree -- in front of his camera -- rather than spring for a more expensive unit with a time-date stamp.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 14:09

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Buckwheat's Tip of the Week: Topwaters for Early Spring Bass

Early spring bass can either be on the pre spawn or spawning pattern and can be found on shallow flats.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 14:08

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If This Doesn’t Raise Your Blood Pressure, Nothing Will!

I had a couple of visitors last week who came in to my office to talk about my last article that I had written for the paper about, “Where have all the deer gone?” As our conversation progressed I was made aware of something the Kentucky Department of Wildlife had done that I almost found unbelievable.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 February 2011 14:12

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