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Bowhunting Video: Whitetail Doe Jumps the String — But Trophy Buck Doesn’t

This whitetail video is a perfect example of how unpredictable deer behavior is to a bow firing.
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Chuck Adams Arrows Potential World Record Sitka Blacktail Velvet Buck

This past August, legendary bowhunter Chuck Adams spent two-plus weeks on a solo DIY bowhunt to Alaska, and during the trip he arrowed three mature Sitka blacktails, including a velvet trophy that appears to be the new archery world record.
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Whitetail Video: Dealing With Quartering-Toward Bow Shots

As bowhunters, we’re taught to take shots at broadside or slightly quartering-away big game animals only, but are there times when it’s okay to break this rule?
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Crossbow Tip: Slip Off the Safety Sooner Rather Than Later

Wait too long to slip off a crossbow’s safety and it could cost you a close-range shooting opportunity.
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Archery Trade Association Relaunches Bowhunters United Organization

The Archery Trade Association recently relaunched Bowhunters United, a national consumer-facing organization, and announced a year-long membership sweepstakes.
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Pope and Young Statement on Tracking Dog Use

Can you enter a buck into Pope and Young's record book if you recover the animal with aid of a tracking dog? Yes, provided you follow four important provisions.
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Rocky Mountain RM-415

The Rocky Mountain RM-415 crossbow package is affordable — MSRP of $349.99 — lightweight, reliable and accurate.
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Video: 220-inch Kansas Buck Provides Lesson in Deer Anatomy

It’s critical for deer hunters – especially archers ­– to understand deer anatomy. It’s a fine line between a quick kill and a marginal hit.
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Whitetail Video: Bowhunting Blunder Saved by Deer Decoy

Mature whitetail bucks don’t often give bowhunters second chances, but his one did, thanks to a well-placed deer decoy.
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Video: Bowhunters Use Drone — Legally — to Recover Giant Buck

After extensive searching for an arrow-hit whitetail, a hunter and his buddies use a drone — legally — to find the buck in a thick swamp.
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Bow Review: Hoyt Ventum 30

Is the Hoyt Ventum 30 the company’s smoothest, fastest and quietest compound bow ever offered? In the author’s opinion, yes.
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Video: Spot-and-Stalk Archery Moose in the Yukon

When it comes to bucket list bowhunts, Alaska-Yukon moose is near the very top of almost every hunter’s list.
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Bowhunting Video: Should You Shoot Sitting or Standing?

Just because most bowhunters take shots while standing, that doesn’t mean it’s the best method.
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Bowhunting Elk on Public Ground — Have Heart

Skill and luck certainly play a role in elk hunting success, especially on public land, but in the author’s opinion, the No. 1 factor is heart.
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Video: Best Broadheads and Shot Angles for Black Bears

Outdoor writer and bear hunting outfitter Bernie Barringer discusses the best broadhead designs, as well as lethal shot angles, on black bears.
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Get a Leg Up on Early Season Whitetails

Timely scouting will reveal clues to where early season whitetails are feeding. The key to success is quickly forming a game plan based on this intel.
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Bowhunting Pronghorn — 4 Ways

Pronghorn success for bowhunters comes in many forms — especially when rains arrive to put a damper on waterhole ploys.