Bowhunting is a straightforward process. You get close to your quarry by stealth or ambush, then you slip an arrow into its vitals before it ever realizes that you were there. After that, you recover…
Type the search term “hunting” into Google News, and along with fishing and hunting reports, one of the most frequent search returns are news stories about hunting accidents, from hunters getting…
Coyotes, with their clever nature and wily behavior, have been grabbing a lot of headlines lately. Most notably, because lone coyotes as well as packs have been showing up in urban locations -- like…
When considering tactics for harvesting mature bucks, the most vital area to focus on is scent control. The most important defense a whitetail deer has is its nose. You can beat the eyes with good…
After the rut and when deer activity has slowed down for the season, it’s good for hunters to center their attention on the food source. By the end of most deer seasons, the acorn crop is gone. I…
In this episode we finally catch back up with The Trashman, a 2012 hit-list buck you may remember from an encounter we had in November. See how we patterned and pulled the trigger on this mature…
The other day I was in the yard, launching arrows from my favorite longbow when I was reminded of one of the most useful pieces of advice given to any shooter: pick a spot.
This lesson began as I was…
Conventions are one way to find big game outfitters for an upcoming trip. (Photo courtesy of Safari Club International) Although there are still a few late season big game hunting opportunities…
If you've ever sat in a duck blind late in the season, when most of the mallards have already migrated further south, the weather is the worst of the winter and what ducks you do see are hunter smart…
The author with a small buck taken by longbow. The most annoying criticism I hear about traditional archery is that longbows, recurves and other stickbows are second-rate bowhunting tools.…
Milo Hanson and his 213 5/8 world record typical whitetail buck.
Few whitetail hunters today have enough hunting land available to track a buck for miles until they catch up with it. Most…
Hunters have a language that's all of their own. The gear they carry afield and the explanations of their ways are foreign words to others. We've collected a glossary of outdoor-specific terms to…
