Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

It takes a lot more than a state-of-the-art shotgun to maximize field performance. New loads with their high-tech wads must be properly choked to realize the finest your shotgun has to offer.

From huge African pompano to monster tripletail, this month''s Hot Catches is loaded with possible world records.

What’s the most essential (or unusual) item in your blind bag outside of your calls and shells?

Although there are numerous ways to hunt waterfowl, lying on your back in an oval layout boat is an extraordinarily foreign technique to most of us.

Some of the same approaches that have long been standard for migratory geese work perfectly well with their domestic cousins as well.

Snarled, tangled decoy sets driving you nuts? Here’s how to easily avoid the most common pitfalls.

If you think hitting an acrobatic dove can be difficult, try hunting the lightning-fast early-season teal that come speeding south in September!

Coyote decoys have really come along in the last few years, especially with an increased number of predator hunters using coyote vocalization.

Think you need a big boat and deep water to successfully hunt diving ducks? Think again.

In the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass are the pristine hills of Elk Creek Hunt Club & Sporting Clays Resort.

Georgia is famous for quail, and at Burnt Pine Plantation you will experience quail hunting at its finest.

Puppies are irresistible by nature. But should you start with one if your goal is to have an accomplished hunting dog at your side?

Waterfowling offers a wide variety of shooting situations with what should be fairly easy shots that can become very tough shots. Following are seven of the most common, and sometimes the toughest, waterfowling shots and how to make them.

By creating your own deer pathways, you will encourage reclusive bucks to walk past your stand instead of staying out of sight.

Our research has taught us much about where and when to effectively manage predators.

A lot of people never pattern their shotguns because they assume it will be a pain in the butt. It can be, but patterning a gun also can be interesting and revealing. And it’s sure to lead to more birds in the bag come fall.

Now is the time to start planning your early-season waterfowl hunts. Look north to catch the beginning of the fall migrations.