Hunting

Wild turkeys can be alternately the easiest and most available game animals to hunt and also the most elusive and diabolically maddening. They live…

It’s February, and the first turkey seasons are still weeks away. If you don’t have frozen water where you live, then you can’t…

Most turkey hunters will openly admit that every male turkey they encounter in spring is different. Just as no two hunts are the same, no two…

Hunters who consistently kill turkeys on public land each year have adapted their own set of tactics through trial and error. After five years of…

Treestands are one of the most popular and effective methods of deer hunting throughout the eastern half of our country. Being perched high in a tree…

Hunting knives come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes. New hunters often think a 10-inch Bowie-style survival knife is all they need to…

The main thing you need to know about the rut, which has been studied and defined to within inches of its death, is that for a few magical weeks…

Despite what we may see on television, deer usually do not drop in their tracks at the shot. Sometimes, too, “stuff” happens and the shot…

While deer hunting takes many forms in a variety of different habitats and terrains, one thing is for certain: The more time you can spend afield,…

Duck hunting is one of the easiest hunting sports for new shotgunners to expand into. Ample public-land hunting opportunities abound for waterfowlers…

As much as America is a country defined by grit, franchise hamburgers, and interstate highways, you could also say ours is a nation defined by deer.…

Most how-to deer hunting pieces tell you how to set a treestand or how to trim a shooting lane. Some may even offer some wisdom on setting up between…

It’s hard to think about frosty mornings at hunting camp this time of the year. The outside temperature for many of us is still hovering around…

For a lot of hunters, deer are just about the last thing on their minds when the temperatures push triple digits and the humidity makes just walking…

What if I told you about a hunting opportunity that’s happening right now, which offers abundant access to productive land, requires a minimum…