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By Joe Cermele

I bumped into this short video over on Break.com. It's simply titled "How to Fish, FL Style." So take a look at tell me what's going on here, because I can't figure it out. Perhaps some of you from Florida partake in this FL-style fishing. Did this bass get trapped on a spawning bed when the lake level suddenly dropped? Also, If anyone can tell me why so many people that shoot videos with iPhones don't have the wherewithal to turn the phone horizontally while doing so, I'd be grateful, because it drives me mad. 

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By David Maccar

Scientists announced yesterday that they've discovered a new species of black bass (genus Micropterus) in Florida that's related to the spotted bass.

According to this story on FloridaToday.com, researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission first discovered the fish while DNA sampling in the Chipola River in 2007. The new species has since been found in coastal rivers in Alabama and along the western Florida panhandle, including the Choctawhatchee River.

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By CJ Lotz

Two Air Force engineers in Louisiana have come up with a creative solution for the feral pig problem in the south. The engineers have built a flying robot to locate the hogs with an infrared camera. Check out the video above to see how it works.

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By Tim Romano

I've been to Alaska twice. Both times I was there for the fishing and to shoot photographs for work. Both times all I wanted to do was get back in the airplane or helicopter that was providing me transport and just keep flying. Don't get me wrong, the fishing was amazing, but there's nothing like flying a few hundred feet above the Alaskan wilderness in an fixed-wing aircraft with the windows down or a helicopter with the doors off. It's spectacular country that words and photos can't do justice. Here are 48 images that at least attempt to show you the last frontier from a bird's eye view. Enjoy.

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By Rick Sosebee

Many do-it-yourself ATV and UTV owners change the exhaust on their vehicles, and for good reason: a better exhaust system will create much more power. But changing the exhaust on a carbureted machine brings on some secondary issues that need to be addressed in order to keep the engine running properly.

The exhaust pipe on your quad is tuned specifically for the machine. Not to mention, it is also custom shaped in the pattern needed to fit your machine without interfering with any other components. If this pipe or its silencer is altered in any way, (whether it is bent in an accident or manipulated by you) it can impact the engine's performance.

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By Joe Cermele

As if there isn't enough in the news about the invasion of the northern snakehead, now it seems that the little buggers are taking up residence in NYC's Central Park...and it's giving the local sharpies fits. To quote the resident angling expert NBC New York interviewed in this video: "Jimmy has caught actually snakehead and did battle with it. You know, he was like Zeus." Zeus you say? I must meet this elusive Jimmy. 

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By Peter B. Mathiesen

Three years ago, outdoor writer, photographer, and consummate sportsman Peter Mathiesen left his hometown of St. Louis to start a new life in Alaska. Here’s why he made the move, what everyday life is like, and how it feels to have Denali right outside your window.

My new hometown of Talkeetna is two hours north of Anchorage and fours hours south of Fairbanks. The community is a stop on the Alaskan Railroad at the confluence of three large glacial rivers: the Susitna, the Chulitna and the Talkeetna. Settled in 1915, Talkeetna was a supply depot for the gold mining camps in the foothills of the Alaska Range 40 miles to the west. The only way to reach the town was by rail until the mid-1960, when the Parks Highway was built and a 14-mile dirt spur was put in.

Talkeetna has several historic buildings and an honestly quirky feel. Its residents were briefly made famous in the 90’s television show “Northern Exposure.”

As the closest staging area to Denali (no local calls it Mt. McKinley), you will find one of the most impressive collections of vintage aircraft in the world servicing mountaineers attempting to summit Denali. The mountain is formidable, killing an average of 12 climbers a season. The same air flight companies take tourists landing on skis to glaciers at 7,000 feet.

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By Scott Bestul

In many states, there’s a whole lotta turkey hunting left this spring. This means you’ll have plenty of time to kill a gobbler with a great new sight from Cabela’s. Write the best caption for the photo below, and you’ll have your choice of the Cabela’s Tactical Prism Sight (left), or the equally-cool Tactical Reflex Sight (right). Either one would do a bang-up job on a gobbler. [ Read Full Post ]

By Dave Wolak

A few weeks ago, a reader asked a question that I probably get more often than any other: How do you figure out where to fish on new body of water? The truth is, there is a ton of detail that goes into breaking down unfamiliar water to find fish, but the initial steps are fairly concrete. In the tournament game, the process has to be sped up, because I need to find the right class of bass fast. Recreational anglers have the luxury of chipping away at a body of water over time. But if you’ve been hesitant to splash the boat in a new lake for fear of getting skunked, here are three key factors that I lean on every time I hit new water. They'll help make the decision of where to fish much easier.

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By Peter B. Mathiesen

One of the most frequent questions I get from visitors and friends back in the Lower 48 is “What’s winter like?”

Well…it can be intense. And long. An average winter at this latitude delivers an easy 10 feet of snow, along with temperatures hovering around zero and frequently falling to minus 30. November daylight lasts about 6 hours until the winter Solstice on December 21, when we have the shortest day of the year at 4 hours and 55 minutes. [ Read Full Post ]

By David Draper

If there’s any one ingredient (besides bacon) that will almost guarantee a Food Fight victory, it’s venison backstrap. So, who do you vote for when both entries include this reader-favorite cut? I guess this week’s fight between Wild Chef readers Neil Selbicky and SMC1986 will come down to the side dishes, but then they each excel on that front as well. What to do? What to do? I can’t decide so I’m leaving it up to you. [ Read Full Post ]

By Joe Cermele

When I was a kid I loved building models. I mean, the decals were rarely on straight and my paint jobs weren't the best, but I still had a lot of fun doing it. The whole point of models, at least I always thought, was building the things you dreamed of one day owning, such as a wicked sports car or in my case, a fishing boat. I guess when you're a young lad in Japan, you dream of one day owning a 1,000-pound bluefin tuna, because a fish like that will make you a very rich man over there. But until you're old enough to work on a grimy commercial fishing boat, you'll have to settle for this Tsukiji tuna model hanging above your bunk bed.

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