Hunting and Fishing News

Big Dan’s Fishing Charters offers the best saltwater fishing trips in Homer and Seward, plus outstanding river charters on the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers of Alaska! We also offer fall Sitka Blacktail deer hunting transporter services on Kodiak Island in the fall and in Homer in the spring for black bear. We have an excellent reputation that we take pride in, and as a result our customer return rates are high. Our Homer fishing trips target 1-5 different species depending on the area fished, including halibut, salmon, rockfish, lingcod, Pacific cod, and yelloweye. In Seward we fish for halibut, salmon, Pacific cod, lingcod and rockfish. Back at home base at our lodge right on the Kenai River, we offer river charters for king, sockeye and silver salmon, as well as salmon charters on the Kasilof River. Anglers staying in one of our fully-furnished vacation homes located on our riverfront property can access the river to fish unguided right from our property. We offer competitive rates for lodging and a variety of guided charter trips. In the spring and fall, Big Dan’s focus on hunting transports, mainly for Prince William Sound black bear and Kodiak deer. These are live aboard trips with transportation and all meal provided. During the day unguided hunters take to the field then return to the boat to rest on their schedule. You can process your game with the comfort of our deck.  Fishing is an offered bonus during your Alaska hunting trips with Big Dan’s vessel-based DIY hunts.  Stay with us in in your own private 1, 2 or 3-bedroom fully equipped vacation rental at our riverfront lodge in Soldotna. There you can access the river from our property or fish right from our custom platforms with an added covered outdoor dining area right on the river. From the lodge you can fish unguided and have everything you need to process your catch. We’ve even got gear you can borrow to make your fishing stay even easier. So for your next Fishing or Hunting experience in Alaska, check us out - https://bigdansfishing.com/ - 907-598-3391.  

Just outside Maggie Valley and Waynesville is Boyd Mountain log Cabin! Our nine cabins and newly renovated farm house are unique, authentic hand-hewn log cabin vacation rentals that are perfect for a Smoky Mountain getaway! Dating back 150 to 200 years, the cabins have been carefully restored and tastefully furnished with antiques and modern conveniences. In 2020 Grassy Fork a 4Br hand-hewn cabin was added and in 2021 the Boyd farmhouse built in 1905 was remodeled and turned into a charming 5 br rental The Home Place. In 2023 we added is 5 bed Willa Branch.  https://boydmountain.com/our-cabins/ Our cabins are nestled in a 175-acre cove overlooking the Smoky Mountains with three stocked fishing ponds, nature and hiking trails, places for jogging, strolling and biking, lovely landscaped grounds, a mountain stocked trout stream called Jonathan Creek for fishing and tubing and our Fraser Fir Christmas tree farm. A bird watching, flower gardener, and nature lovers’ paradise. The fishing ponds are stocked with rainbow trout, bluegill, bass and catfish and the fishing is free with no license required. There are 4 miles of marked hiking trails… So, when ready make your next or first Smoky Mountain getaway to Boyd Mountain Log Cabins for a relaxing and unforgettable memory and experience! Check us out online: https://boydmountain.com/ Boyd Mountain Log Cabin Vacation Rentals445 Boyd Farm Road, Waynesville, NC https://boydmountain.com/contact-us/

At Sand Pine Pheasants, experience The European Hunt! Our hunts consists of 10 different shooting stations surrounding a release area in the woods. Hunters will rotate from station to station so they can experience all of the unique shooting challenges that each station presents. Birds will be flying up to 175 feet overhead - over the tops of the trees and various hilly and open terrain for an exciting and challenging shooting experience. Hunts will have up to 40 people (four per station) and all birds shot will be divided up equally among all shooters. There is a minimum of 200 birds, the max is up to the amount of shooting your shoulder can handle! For hunts over 400 birds call for pricing. The European Hunt is great for corporate outings, fundraisers, bachelor parties, birthday parties or just a fun get together for families and friends. All shooting stations are handicap accessible. View online for more information on European Hunts and pricing: https://sandpinepheasants.com/europeanhunts With trained retrievers and dog handlers, cleaned birds, snacks and beverages before and during the hunt, and a King’s Feast with beverages after the hunt, we’ll make your hunt a memorable one! At Sand Pines, safety come first! That's why we have strict guidelines for guns, please check them out online: https://sandpinepheasants.com/gunsafety For those who are handicap check out The Action TrackChair! A TRULY life changing device. The power, traction and stability of the Action Trackchairs and Action Trackstanders allow the driver the ability to travel off of the sidewalk or pavement and into the woods to hunt, granting FREEDOM and INDEPENDENCE! https://www.sandpinepheasants.com/trackchair So, book your hunt for this season, it will be a blast. All you need to bring is your gun and plenty of shells. Check us out -  https://www.sandpinepheasants.com/ We welcome all Veterans, Military, Medical Professionals, and First Responders!

Since 1941, Rusty Myers Fly-in Outposts has been flying northwest Ontario. The team at Rusty Myers makes planning your trip very easy. Our All- Inclusive package includes your flight and stocking your cabin with everything you need Our outposts are on the finest walleye and northern pike lakes in Ontario. Whether it’s the trophy walleye and northern pike waiting for you in one of our ten remote lakes. Or for less drive time and more time on the lake, you can board your float plane in Ft Frances, Ontario. You can also just relax in one of our spacious outposts cabins that can sleep 8 to 24 with the shelves and refrigerators stocked with quality food by our friendly staff. We are confident we’ll exceed your expectations . Our all-inclusive packages include stocking your cabin with all of the food for your trip (except the walleyes) and we will purchase your beverages to prevent overloads on your trip. We will take your beverage order in from our base in Savant and will have your favorite drinks at the camp when you arrive. From steaks/pork chops/hamburger/hot dogs/bacon/eggs/milk and everything in-between, we'll take care of all your beverage and food needs. We have nine outposts with cabins that can sleep up to 8 and one outpost (Brennan Lake) that can sleep up to 24. All of our cabins are very comfortable with plenty of room to kick back and relax after a fantastic day of fishing and a great walleye dinner. All of our outposts have comfortable couches, love seats and chairs and huge screened-in porches. https://www.rustymyers.com/nine-remote-fly-in-outposts     You may also choose our Green Island Lodge! This is a fly-in American Plan lodge located on beautiful Upper Manitou Lake in Ontario Canada. We will fly you 65 air miles from Ft. Frances, Ontario / International Falls, MN. On the shore of a picturesque bay of our 32,000 acres of crystalline fishing waters. Our legendary guides love to put you on trophy muskie, northern pike, walleye, lake trout and smallmouth bass.  Once you land at the lodge our staff at Green Island is there to unload you and get you set up in your cabin and with our guides. This plan and lodge conveniently will prepare your meals; Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. - on the menu: pancakes, french toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, hot or cold cereal, juices, tea and a bottomless cup of coffee. You'll be set for a day on the lake. At 8:00 a.m. your guide is at the dock with your boat all set for a great day of fishing and an unforgettable shore lunch. Around 5:00 p.m. you will head back to the lodge to kick back relax and enjoy your favorite beverage with family and friends and let the REAL fish stories begin. Before dinner there is plenty of time to enjoy the early evening.  The lounge is open with tables for cards. Dinner is at 6:30. including our famous homemade bread and pastries. Our dinners include, steak, ribs, turkey, roast beef, chicken and ... We are confident we’ll exceed your expectations – once you visit us, you'll realize you’ve come to the right place, let's plan your trip together! Check us out for more inforamtion and reviews!  866-707-7637 https://www.rustymyers.com/       

FishHound Expeditions is a guide owned, guide operated company offering Alaska fly fishing trips on some of Alaska’s best rivers. Our guides have fished and guided all over the world, but Alaska is where we will always come back to!  We have taken our years of experience and knowledge to find the best fishing Alaska has to offer for our clients through countless fishing trips and have gained permits for our most favorite and remote rivers. No matter the length of your trip, from one day to ten, our experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate guides will "guide" you to your Alaska fishing trip of a lifetime.   This means excellent spot on information for you - our guest, on when & where to fish. We live & fish in Alaska year round, not just the summer like so many others.  This gives us a full picture and intimate knowledge on Alaska’s ever changing river conditions & fish run timings.  We specialize in fly fishing but encourage all forms of angling as long as it is done with a smile or occasional cuss word.  Our passion is in trout, but our addiction is salmon.  Fortunately for us these work in balance and benefit our guests no matter when life deals you your Alaska fishing vacation or its length.    Our summer single day float & wade trips take place up in the town of Willow, AK, a beautiful and scenic hour and fifteen-minute drive north of Anchorage. We are the closest consistent fishing location to Anchorage! We have taken our knowledge & experience that comes with multi-day Alaska fishing trips and focused that talent into our 1/2 day & full day Alaskan fishing adventures!  Check out our single and multi-day heli fishing trips! From rainbows to salmon, we can show you how to handle some of Alaska's best water in a day! Our trips can begin as early as mid to late May and run through September 30th & just like anything in Alaska are at mother nature's whim.  Based on which rivers are fishing the best, FishHound will supply our customers with the fishing gear they need (license's & parking fees excluded) from quality waders & boots to rods, reels, line & even flies at no additional charge!   We realize that most folks who are doing this style of trips may be new to it & would have no idea what to bring, so we take the guess work out of it- right down to having back-up ponchos and rain gear for our guests. On our full day trips lunch is included in the price and typically consists of reindeer brats, burgers, or a vegetarian option is also available. Call our office to hear more personalized stories and descriptions of our trips! 907-382-1802. We support and thank our members of the civil services.  To the men and women in active & retired military service, Police, Firemen, and EMS we are glad to extend a discount to you for your trip with us. So, when you are ready for the BEST Alaska fishing (year-round) check us out and book online or give us a call! https://www.fishhoundexpeditions.com/fishingguides

Lake Despair Lodge in Ontario, offers a five-day hunting package and excellent fishing! Included in our five full days of hunting, is deluxe accommodations, breakfast and dinner meals and a box lunch. An experienced guide for every two hunters will set you up in one of our best trees stands or heated ground blinds. We have excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, perch and lake trout. There is nothing like fresh Walleye for lunch! For those who like the fight of huge Northerns such as these (40 inches is common), Lake Despair is the place to be. Lake Despair lodge has eight, fully equipped cabins. Click 'here' to view each cabin. Each cabin includes coffee makers, toaster, microwave oven, all pots and pans and dishes. They also include all linens and towels. Our three deluxe cabins are fully winterized including dishwashers, and are open all year. Every second day your cabin will be vacuumed, garbage taken out, and used towels will be replaced with clean ones. All sites have water and electrical hook-ups. For your convenience we have a dump station as well as some full hook-ups. We also provide washrooms, showers, laundry facilities, fish house, and ice and freezer service, as well as seasonal storage and winterizing services available. The campground is large and spacious. There is a large pavilion with a stone fireplace and an area with swings, slide, etc. for the children. Don’t miss our opening for Walleye fishing which will start next May 16th, 2026 and anyone booking a stay between May 15th – 30th, 2026 will receive 2024 pricing!! So, check us out online today and book your next outdoor adventure at Lake Despair Lodge in Ontario Canada:  https://www.lakedespairlodge.com/    

The Lonesome Dove Outfitters, in Cordova, AK is where you will find honest and sincere people providing you with a memorable Alaskan hunt. We are not based out of a lodge or from a boat, but instead, we operate out of comfortable tent camps which we move frequently to keep you in the best hunting areas for the given time and game movements. We do not over-hunt our areas and only book a limited number of clients per year. There are currently more Hunting Guides licensed in Alaska than ever before, so you have a lot to choose from. When you choose Lonesome Dove, you are making a wise choice! You are investing a great deal of time and money to come to Alaska and hunt, and there is a huge variety in the service you will get. However, your will experience and investment will be very gratifying! Our FAQs page can help guide you when making your decision and we will be glad to answer any questions you may have. We are a small, family-run business and not a large hunting corporation who farms their Alaskan hunts out to whoever will give them the best commission. https://idohuntak.com/faq/ Our success rates are high and our clients go away satisfied. We operate primarily on a Special Use Permit from the Chugach National Forest, which gives us access to approximately 2.5 million acres of Alaskan Wilderness. We know this country well and can provide you with a very personalized hunt, so check us out before you book your Alaskan Adventure. Owner and Guide Dennis Zadra, takes pride in the services he we offers, and will make sure Lonesome Dove does everything possible to make sure your Alaskan Adventure will be remembered for years to come!”. For your next Brown Bear Hunt and or Mountain Goat Hunt, Lonesome Dove Outfitters will more exceed your adventure and expectations! Check us out online:  https://idohuntak.com/

Butte Creek in Cody, WY is the base of for rifle elk hunting, as we are consistently 85% or better on shots and kills. With two camps nestled in Wyoming’s pristine wilderness along with a hunting lodge in the valley of Yellowstone’s east entrance, we are able to offer a wide variety of different hunting to a wide variety of different people. Whether you’re looking for a spring black bear, bugling elk, or deer migration hunt, we have a season and location for you! Offering wilderness: black bear, bull elk, cow elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep and wolf hunts as well as lowland (lodge): cow elk, mule deer and antelope. We are a full-service outfit!  We take care of the whole application and licensing process for you, leaving you with more time to actually be preparing for your hunt! We offer opportunities to harvest multiple animals on your trip as well, for example adding a mule deer to your elk hunt.  We travel in comfort! Every trip will include great cooking, tents, cots and foam mattresses, no one sleeps on the ground! North-west Wyoming offers amazing fishing, horseback riding, photography and wildlife viewing options. Let us create the perfect trip for you! The success of your hunt is largely dependent on you!! Start exercising CONSISTENTLY at least six months prior to your hunt; the better shape you’re in, the harder we can hunt. Be comfortable shooting out to 400 yards with a good rest! This is BIG country and the more tools you give our guides to work with, the better your chances of success.  If you have the opportunity, do some horseback riding before your trip, you’ll be on them every single day once you arrive We offer custom-built summer pack trips to suit your group’s specific needs. Whether you’re wanting a low-key three-day trip to bring the kids on or an epic ten-day, progressive adventure, we can build a trip for you! Being permitted on two separate forests (Shoshone and Bridger-Teton) gives us tons of country to explore. When you're ready for a hunting experience like no other visit us online - you will be glad you did! https://www.buttecreekoutfitters.net/    

Woods-N-Water specializes in providing today's sportsmen high-quality and affordable hunting and fishing adventures including special corporate, group, and parent/child hunting packages. We currently offer a full line of hunting & fishing trips in middle Georgia - including trophy whitetail deer hunts, eastern wild turkey hunts, wild hog hunts, and trophy bass fishing. We now have approximately 5,500 acres of hunting properties covering 4 counties of middle Georgia (Johnson, Washington, Laurens and Wilkinson).  We use our Plotmaster Plot Planting Machines to plant year-round food plots throughout our properties.  Last year, we planted over 150 acres of wildlife food plots and we provided over 150,000 pounds of supplemental feed (corn, protein pellets and peanut butter) to enhance both the quality and quantity of wild game on our properties.   Blaine Burley, the owner of Woods-N-Water, Inc., is an experienced land manager, wildlife management/hunting property consultant and big game hunter with over 35 years of experience. He has also harvested numerous trophy whitetail deer and other big game animals throughout North America. During his many years in the field, he has gained valuable knowledge and experience in managing hunting/fishing properties and locating/harvesting big game animals. Woods-N-Water Lodge has cabin sleeps 12 (3 rooms of 4) hunters. However, we only book it for 10 if there are multiple groups in the cabin. Each bedroom has 2 bunk beds that are either twin over double or twin over twin. The Lodge has 2 full baths, a living room with satellite TV, dining room, full kitchen and a laundry/locker area. It does not have a landline phone but does have Wi-Fi. We have limited cell reception on the property but we do have a cell booster in the cabin. You are welcome to cook your meals at the cabin, it has a fully equipped kitchen and there is a charcoal and gas grill outside for you to use too. From the cabin to Wrightsville is only about 5 miles. Depending on the day of the week there are 5-6 restaurants to choose from. There is also a Piggly Wiggly, Dollar General, Family Dollar and 2 hardware stores if you need supplies. As part of your hunt, you are welcome to fish in the pond at the cabin at no additional charge. There are trophy bass (catch and release only) as well as bream and catfish. So, as you can see at Woods N Water there is plenty of adventures and things to do. Make your reservations today and join us this fall and winter for some of the best hunting and fishing in the southeast! https://www.woodsnwaterinc.com/lodgings. 478-864-9108  

O'Sullivan Lake Lodge, located in Canada in the Outaouais region, north of the La Vérendrye provincial park, is the perfect spot for your next nature vacation. Discover 95 square miles of exclusive territory with its numerous lakes, forests and rivers brimming with fish and wildlife. Wide open spaces and secluded corners of paradise, not far from a vibrant urban centre: the Outaouais has it all! Over the years, O’Sullivan Lake Lodge outfitting has made a name for itself for its record catches of trout, walleye and northern pike. Hunting enthusiasts will marvel at the number of moose, bear and small game that thrive in our territory. Our Expert Guides will skin and freeze and all our lodges are fully equipped with kitchens and sleep 4-6.   Families are more than welcome; all family members will enjoy a host of great outdoor activities. Our enchanting site, extending into a magnificent sandy point, awaits young and old. Any way you look at it, O'Sullivan Lake Lodge is a winning destination for vacationing in the great outdoors and experiencing nature at its best! Check out our video for more information and testimonials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf8Fyc0Ydq8 Call 866-534-FISH for your next Canadian outdoor adventure!