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Luke Laggis Articles

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What Do You Do in the Offseason?

With hunting seasons closed out across the country, it’s time for all hunters to tackle the toughest time of the year. The question for many is “What now?”
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Editor's Picks: Top 10 Stories of 2019

Did your favorite Grand View Outdoors story make the Top 10 list?
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What's the No. 1 Outdoors-Related Gift You Want for Christmas?

Our editors and staff weigh in on what they want to find under the tree this year.
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Back to Traditions: Modern Muzzleloaders Help Fill Tags

Modern inline blackpowder guns are accurate, dependable and relatively easy to operate. For a modest price, you can greatly extend your time in the woods and overall odds of success.
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 13

One last dispatch from the ice on a Sunday morning coming down
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Fighting off the curse and leading my team to glory
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Finding Meaning on the Flowage

The Jambo is a celebration of everything I value about ice fishing
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 11

Prepping for the main event on the last official business day in the ice office
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Slow fishing, snow ramifications and one last day to myself
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 9

Strategic moves, more snow and a pretty little snake
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Going to Work in the Ice Shack

There’s more to the day than telling stories and not catching fish
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 8

Battling through winter whiplash and making my mark on the flowage
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Setting Up for Boom Lake Pike

You can’t make a fish eat, but you can extend a nice dinner invitation
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 7

I’m stuck at my house but my heart still hasn’t come home from the shack
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 6

Cutting through the fog and leading the Snake Chaser to fish
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Breaking a Long Stretch of Futility

Super Bowl Sunday produced more than one winner
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 5

First fish, a beautiful Saturday and a new plan
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Orange Soda is the Flavor of Fishing

A little tradition is one of the many things that make me appreciate being on the ice
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The World’s Best Fishermen Came to Rhinelander

Boom Lake was Team USA’s home ice for the 2010 World Championship
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 4

New hope, old donuts and another glorious day on the Boomer
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A Tour of the Snake Chaser

Kick the tires and get an inside video tour of what a real Wisconsin ice shack is all about.
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Warming up a bitter day with the first flag of the week
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Deep Ties to the Lake I Fish

Sometimes a lake or a fishing spot is more than just a body of water
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Two Weeks on the Ice: Daily Log 2

No fish for the wicked, and no speaking during the arctic outbreak
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Glazed donuts and setting up shop for a two-week run on the ice
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There’s No Shack Like Mine

The Snake Chaser is 16 feet of lean, green ice-fishing machine
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More Than a Fish Story

Join me for a two-week tour of ice fishing in Wisconsin’s Northwoods.