DIY: Transom upgrade

On boat-launch-free lakes, I use a portable 12-foot tinny. Bruce Rants explains how to mount a long-shaft electric motor on one.
Ice fishing’s black hole

The process of making an opening in the ice seems to create a black hole that magically sucks things away.
Duck pasties

A traditional dish from Cornwall, England, duck pasties make an ideal cold-weather meal—and a delicious way to use up wild game meats.
Ask a CO: On pellet size for grouse or rabbit

A reader asks if there are size requirements for shotgun pellets when hunting for small game like grouse or rabbit.
Ask a CO: On .22 magazine capacity

A reader asks if a limit of three rounds allowed in the magazine applies to both shotguns and .22 rifles when coyote hunting.
The round goby uncovered: Science behind a freshwater invasion

The round goby is reshaping Ontario’s waterways by outcompeting native species and disrupting ecosystem balance.