Big Game

Everything from a crossbow’s limbs to the cams to the string will function differently in bitter-cold temperatures. Here are some ways to keep your rig shooting its best.

Today''s predator hunters have a lot of choices in decoys and calls. Turn the last 100 yards into a vision too enticing to resist, and you’ll get a lot more fur in the truck.

It’s a cold fact: Hunters who are cold are not as effective. Here’s how to keep warm and keep hunting:

Here’s a milestone all Archery Business readers should know: It’s been 60 years since the first issue of the magazine that would become Bowhunting World rolled off the presses.

How to pick a hotspot, scout, glass, and stalk your way to a trophy Coues whitetail—on your own!

Most of the how-to advice for whitetail hunting is based on Midwestern agricultural areas, but whitetails occupy an immensely broader and more diverse range of habitats.

Poorly made — or poorly used — bow sights can cost you accuracy in a big way. Here’s how to pick a winner and learn to use it.

Find late-season bucks among the apple trees.

A boy’s first buck came on a banner day with his dad.

There is a wrong way and a right way to clean your shotgun. Here is the right way taught by a professional gunsmith.

When a buck you’ve been seeing all summer suddenly drops out of sight only to reappear at the end of the season, has he gone nocturnal? Or did he just move out of the area for a while?

Innovation-laden game cameras, supplements, and more make this fast-growing company’s lines a must-see for retailers everywhere.

In Part 1 we looked at the role a doe plays in the rut. Now let’s examine the buck’s role.

Here’s a quick, practical, scientific look at the rut and how to best hunt it.

One of the oldest predator-hunting dilemmas, when hides matter, is whether to use frangible, thin-jacketed bullets or full-metal jackets.

It’s a technique that’s been used since the first hunter outsmarted his prey, but the quick-learning coyote needs a new presentation every season.

People who buy their meat at the store wrapped in plastic don’t understand why getting your hands bloody is an important part of the life-death-food cycle, and it doesn’t make you a sicko.

Field edges are some of the easiest places to hunt whitetails. Make the most of your advantage.

Many hunters kill trophy deer each year, but very, very few manage to take bucks like these one-of-a-kind monsters.

Here’s an in-depth look at the pros and cons of exhibiting at regional consumer shows—as discussed by promoters and retailers who have “been there and done that.”

Going the extra mile can increase the likelihood of success when hunting heavily pressured whitetails.

Nowhere to set your treestand next to a whitetail hotspot? Then re-route that hot game trail!

QDM success stories abound, but so do disaster stories of “it just didn’t work for us.” Take our tips to make sure your program is done right.

Beautiful weather and lots of easy to call coyotes – don’t put it off for another autumn day!

Looking for a place to hang a stand? Try setting up just outside a doe bedding area.

After a close encounter with a pack of wolves, this elk hunter pondered this question on the all-night drive home.

Some bowhunters travel far and wide in search of big bucks. Johnny Webber hunts at home—with spectacular results.

If your groups just aren’t as tight as you want them to be, go back to the drawing board and relearn how to shoot.

Jimmy Riley arrows a monster buck while filming for Mossy Oak''s Deer Thugs TV show at Giles Island.