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2022 Staff Picks: Holiday Gift Guide
If you're struggling for gift ideas for the outdoorsman or woman in your life, we've got you! The GoWild team has picked out the perfect gifts for any hunter, angler, hiker and outdoor enthusiast in your life. See what the GoWild team has their eyes on this holiday season!...read more
Walleye, for Trophies or the Table | Walleye Cocktail Recipe
If someone asked me to name my favorite way to prepare walleye, I honestly don’t think I could come up with one way that I felt was superior. This is my Walleye cocktail recipe. It's very easy and delicious. Feel free to make it your own. With the prized fish of Lake Erie, you can’t go wrong with any method. ...read more
2022 Staff Picks: Holiday Gift Guide
If you're struggling for gift ideas for the outdoorsman or woman in your life, we've got you! The GoWild team has picked out the perfect gifts for any hunter, angler, hiker and outdoor enthusiast in your life. See what the GoWild team has their eyes on this holiday season!...read more
Elon Isn’t the Problem; Social Media’s Censorship Problems Extend Beyond Twitter
For years when I’ve mentioned how biased the treatment of people like me is on social media, I’ve been met with eye rolls, mocking smirks and doubting accusations. ...read more
Early Season Gun Dog Care: Keeping Your Hunting Partner Safe While Hunting In The Heat
When the birds are flying, you are going through shells, your dog is flying around, and you are having a great time with your buddies, our mind can wander from the care of our dogs. Despite our excitement to chase birds and watch our dogs work, their safety needs to be top of mind at all times....read more
Catching Trophy Walleye in Lake Erie
And although every walleye you pull out of Lake Erie might be a trophy to you, there are definite winners and losers when it comes to overall fish size. ...read more
Scout While You Hunt For October Success
Between defoliating crops, mast production, temperature fluctuations, and an increasing weekend hunting pressure, you will need to monitor in real-time to increase your hunting success. Being in the moment and knowing what the deer are doing right now is the great equalizer to having a fruitless October. ...read more
Hunting a Virgin Sit on a Brand New (to me) Plot of Public Land
Things like avoiding other hunters, reading the wind, picking the best hunting spots based on buck bedding, and so forth. I was finally starting to combine the deer hunting puzzle pieces and apply all I had learned. It all paid off....read more
The Hound Hunter's Glossary | Terms You Hear From Dog Hunters Defined
Decoding the most common vocabulary used by hound hunters....read more
The Top Five Things Whitetail Hunters Buy But Don’t Need: Gear Guide
We've all heard the phrase "game changer" repeatedly. Of course, gear can help you in the deer woods, but some things are entirely unnecessary when it comes to harvesting a whitetail. Here are five things hunters have purchased that they probably don’t need or won’t use. ...read more