Atlas Great Outdoors

Scouting duck hunt spots at Fishing Bay WMA

Selfie in the marsh This morning I drove from Annapolis to Dorchester County, Maryland, to scout out duck hunting spots at Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA). As you will see from the second map below, Fishing Bay WMA is a sprawling area reserved for hunting and fishing in lower Dorchester County. It is 30,016ContinueContinue reading “Scouting duck hunt spots at Fishing Bay WMA”

Biking for hunting

What does biking have to do with hunting? Nothing. But it is a great way to get fit for the season in a very specifc way – and for a specific hunt: deer hunting. What I am talking about is a bike route with hills. When you bike up a hill, you get a burningContinueContinue reading “Biking for hunting”

Summer Bass fishing on the upper Chesapeake Bay

River fishing tips for big bass in the summer. The Bass College owner and staff member Jack Evans on the Northeast, Susquehanna, and Furnace Bay catching summer bass on jigs and chatterbaits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5TR2QcUkXs Video

Kayak launch spot review: Spriggs Farm Park

Spriggs Farm Park is located in Anne Arundel County on the Magothy River and is relatively new. Opening this park was promoted as a way to save this old farmland as open natural space for the local community and to provide public access to the Magothy River for those who want to canoe and kayak.ContinueContinue reading “Kayak launch spot review: Spriggs Farm Park”

Tick removal trick and tips

This video below is an ingenious way to remove a live tick that has embedded itself. Tick removal can be tricky, since ticks are often so burrowed in that just pulling on the tick will result in leaving the head in the skin when the body snaps off. Tick Removal with Cotton Swab View VideoContinueContinue reading “Tick removal trick and tips”

Turkey hunting video and helpful tips

This turkey hunting video below from Mossberg made me laugh in the beginning – when they threw rocks at the cow to move it. Last season, there was a little red fox that kept running near my decoys. Eventually, the fox curled up and fell asleep in the field! It was so bad, I had to abandon myContinueContinue reading “Turkey hunting video and helpful tips”