Brutally cold weather can affect a dog just like a human. When weather turns cold, give the dog a bit of insulated help like a dog suit!

During strong winds, deer can’t smell humans as well as they can on calm days. Look for places that shelter deer from the wind like thickets

Never go ice fishing alone. Carry a throw bag with a floating line, at least 50 feet long, to use if someone breaks through the ice.

After bagging that beautiful duck or goose this season, avoid roughly handling it. Keep the bird cool and out of the sun,if possible...

U.S. commercial fishermen landed 9.6 billion pounds of fish and shellfish in 2012, valued at $5.1 billion, according to the NOAA.

Hogs can pick up scents from long distances. Move slowly, as long as their noses stay to the ground, you can get close for a good shot.

Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota offers some of the best walleye fishing anywhere, look for smaller secondary structures in heavily fished areas

A tuna tagged off the coast of Spain near San Sebastian in 2006 swam 3,958 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to South America.

Ruddy ducks, also called stiff-tailed ducks, rank among the most common American waterfowl, but largely go ignored by sportsmen.

People make about 300 million annual visits to national parks yearly. It generates about $30.1 billion per year datasportinc.com

Blacktail Deer are considered one of the most challenging North American deer to hunt because of their elusiveness. datasportinc.com

A whitetail buck spends about 90 percent of its life in one square mile of territory. datasportinc.com

Rig a soft swimbait with a jighead so that the hook points upward, in the opposite direction of the swimming tail. #swimbait #fishingtips

No fooling, crappie often spawn under the full moon in the spring when water temperatures reach about 56 to 68 degrees. #fishingtip #crappie

Paddlefish were once common in many waters of the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio river basins. #fishingfacts #fishing #paddlefish

Not everyone owns hunting land or can even lease it. The majority of hunters head to public lands to bag their turkey. #turkeyhunting

Wacky worms were named because a guide remarked, “That’s the wackiest worm I’ve ever seen.” #fishingfacts #fishing #wackyworms #fishingguide

The world record for muskellunge was caught in 2012 & measured about 58 inches long with a 29-inch girth. #fishingfacts #muskelunge

Osceola turkeys look very similar to easterns, only slightly smaller and darker with less white barring on the wing feathers #turkeyhunting

92% of the hunters hunt because they enjoy spending time outdoors #huntingfacts #hunting #outdoors