J.A. Smith D.O. FAOASM talks about how to keep your rotator cuff healthy for the long term while fly fishing, tells stories about his short time in the sport and details why he encourages more people to give it a try.

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I kayaked 1 mile out into Lake Erie to attempt to catch a smallmouth bass and this is how it went.

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Joined by Chester Moore, Joseph Richards, Andrew Austin and Seth Geib, we discuss how wildlife photography can help bring to life the animals we all love and aid in their conservation for the long haul.

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On a recent fishing outing on a lake my family has a small cabin on, I heard a few of the guys I talk with regularly up there saying how hard the bite was on that particular day. There were boats dotted across the lake in all the usual spots that we all usually catch panfish but everyone was seeming to have a rough time getting them in the boat so, I happened to have had my fly rod in the car, and by happened to have it in the car, I mean I always have it in the car. This gave me an idea. Instead of doing the same old worm and bobber routine, what if I took out the old rowboat and fly casted at them to see what happened?

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Jake Hill is both a wildlife biologist and forester, having graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2022 with a degree in Forest-Wildlife Management. Hill has been in the natural resource profession for the last six years and has held a wide range of different wildlife and forestry positions with private consulting firms, non-profit conservation organizations, and state wildlife management agencies. He has worked all across Texas as well as in Louisiana, Mississippi, and even Africa. Hill holds official certifications as both an Associate Wildlife Biologist and Candidate Certified Forester under The Wildlife Society and the Society of American Foresters, respectively. He currently holds a range-management position with the East Foundation working on developing better methods for range analysis and stocking rates in South Texas ecosystems. His next career plans are to attend law school at Texas Tech University to focus in natural resource policy and law.

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In all the time I've spent fishing I have always used a sensitive rod with sensitive line to let me know when the fish are biting. Recently I learned a new method, which is essentially the exact opposite. You need a stiff, heavy to medium heavy rod and mono that will stretch and to throw some big crankbaits. In this episode I detail how this fishing process went for me.

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Let's talk hunting with Ranch Fairy, Sam Cunningham, Kat Hunter, Derek York, Austin Monchilov & Seth Geib. We have a group of people who have never hunted all the way up to lifelong hunters sharing hunting advice, issues they've overcome over the years and what you can do to get better as a hunter.

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I kayaked out to the middle of a lake where there is a huge sandbar and fly fished for bass for hours. Here's what worked and what didn't.

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Todd Craighead, Host of Outdoor Oklahoma for the past few decades shares his thoughts on, after a lifetime of hunting, how to get a new generation into the outdoors, why taking a trophy isn't all that matters in hunting and how regulations come to be made by wildlife departments and why they matter. .

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On a recent kayak fishing trip a friend and I targeted big bluegill. We found a lake in NW Ohio that was loaded with them, but with it still being early season, they were still tough to catch.

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