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Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics During the hot summer months, bluegills are often hard to locate on major, manmade impoundments. Unlike smaller lakes and farm ponds, many major impoundments are deep and clear and that often causes bluegills to suspend well away from the banks where most panfishermen search for them. Unlike smaller bodies of water where recreational boating isn’t a major concern, many of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes were also cleared of timber and brush before the land was inundated, creating a shortage of natural cover for…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics Anglers love to debate knots, perhaps more than ever now that braids and super lines have practically made monofilament obsolete since they hit shelves roughly 27 years ago. Fewer people may be filling their entire spool with mono these days, but it still has a home in fishing—along with fluorocarbon—as a leader material. And if you ask me, there’s no better way to connect braid to a leader than with an FG knot. Over the years, anglers pledged allegiance to several braid-to-leader knots. You have the…

Two U.S. service members were killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. A third U.S. service member is missing, the command release added, while four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Those four service members have since been discharged, the command added. “Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty,” the release stated. U.S. Central Command is withholding the identities of the dead until 24 hours after the service members’ next of kin have…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. This story, “Cloud in the Big Sky,” appeared in the July 1971 issue of Outdoor Life. Ted Turner purchased the 113,600-acre Flying D Ranch in 1989 and enrolled some of it under conservation easements, though also posted it and limited public access. One of the disputed roads, the Bear Trap Road along the Madison River, was included in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, allowing for clear public access. The wilderness was established in 1983, and became the first wilderness area ever managed by the BLM. One morning…

Israel has proposed a radical idea: to use crocodiles to guard prisons. The Jewish state has reportedly reclassified Nile crocodiles as “tended” animals, which could clear the way for the animals’ use as part of prison security. The controversial proposal to surround prisons with crocodile-filled moats was reportedly floated late last year by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The politician argued that the reptiles would strengthen security and deter escape attempts. The plan was initially deemed legally unfeasible by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority because Nile crocodiles were classified as wild animals that could only be kept in zoos…

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Federal prosecutors charged a soldier and his girlfriend with murder after alleging they allowed their baby and three dogs to starve while living in on-base housing at Fort Benning, Georgia.Ladarrion McCray, 23, and Emma Bradshaw, 22, face eight charges, including felony murder by child abuse, making false statements and aggravated animal cruelty, according to a July 15 announcement.Prosecutors allege the couple “willfully deprived their son of necessary sustenance” for roughly two weeks in January. The child, identified in court documents as “L.M.,” died on Jan. 28 as a result of the alleged neglect.According to investigators, McCray had recently been transferred…

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Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. Competitive shooting is one of America’s oldest sports, and it’s always served dual purposes. Some dyed-in-the-wool comp shooters are in it purely for the love of the game. But others intentionally use it to hone their shooting skills for hunting and, historically, combat. Lots of shooting disciplines can make you a better killer in the woods — competing in service rifle was one of the best things that ever happened to my skills as a hunter — and that’s just as true of modern…

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