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Whitetail Video: Monster Buck Walks Under the Treestand — But There’s a Problem!

Bowhunters work hard to get within shooting range of big bucks, but sometimes the timing is off by only a few seconds, resulting in frustration.
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Broadhead Effectiveness

The debate over broadhead size, weight and style has been going on for centuries. What’s the answer for modern bowhunters?
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TenPoint ACUdraw De-Cock System

The TenPoint ACUdraw De-Cock System works for select TenPoint and Wicked Ridge models and allows users to safely and silently de-cock their crossbow without firing an arrow.
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Trail Cam Video: Whitetail Buck Sheds Both Antlers Simultaneously

Trail cams capture interesting moments in the field both day and night. In this case, a cam reveals the moment a whitetail buck sheds both antlers in a split-second.
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Bowhunting Accuracy on Western Game: How Good Is Good Enough?

To make ethical shots when bowhunting, accuracy is obviously important. But how good is good enough when you have a western trip planned? And how important is species size?
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Rattling for Whitetails: Pros and Cons of Real vs. Fake Antlers

Deer hunters can rattle for whitetails with real or fake antlers. Which is best?
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Video: Young Boy Looking for Backyard Frogs Discovers a Whitetail Fawn

As hard as it is for this youngster to understand, you shouldn’t bother — or touch — a newborn whitetail fawn, even if it’s bedded in your backyard.
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5 High-Performance Hunting Arrows

Thinking about upgrading hunting arrows this season? Here are five high-performance shafts to consider.
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Stokerized M1 Stasis Stabilizer System

The Stokerized M1 Stasis is a clean, light and effective single-stabilizing system.
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Bowhunting Video: Intense In-Your-Face Moose Encounter

Having a shot opportunity at a massive moose is high on the bucket list of many bowhunters, and this video highlights exactly why.
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Primos Lil’ Gobbstopper Hen and Jake

Primos Hunting has added a dynamic duo to its wild turkey decoy lineup for 2022, the Lil’ Gobbstopper Hen and Jake.
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Ray Scott — the ‘Father of Modern Day Bass Fishing’ — Dies at Age of 88

Ray Scott, founder of the first national professional bass fishing circuit and the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.), died in his sleep of natural causes on May 8, 2022.
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Choose the Right Canadian Bear Hunt for You

A spring hunt for Canadian black bears is on just about every bowhunter’s bucket list. Here’s help with sorting through the options.
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Bowhunting Pros and Cons: Texas Heart Shot on a Wild Turkey

The author kills a wild turkey with a Texas heart shot, and learns a valuable bowhunting lesson.
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Antler King Trophy Clover Mix

Antler King Trophy Clover Mix is a high-protein and tonnage-producing clover/chicory perennial blend that will draw whitetails and wild turkeys.
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Scott Archery Verge Back Tension/Index Finger Release

The Scott Archery Verge is a hybrid bow release providing adjustability and versatility.
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Public Land Hunters Found ‘Not Guilty’ in Wyoming ‘Corner Crossing’ Case

If you spend time hiking, hunting or fishing on Wyoming public lands, then a recent “not guilty” court verdict should make you smile.
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Video: Bowhunter Shoots Turkey and Then . . . Wait . . . What?!

Think you can predict which predator shows up on the scene after a hunter arrows a wild turkey?
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Bowhunting Accuracy: How Good Is Good Enough?

To make ethical shots when bowhunting, accuracy is obviously important. But how good is good enough?
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Food Plot Question: Do You Really Need a Cultipacker?

A cultipacker is often discussed when DIY land managers talk about planting food plots. Do you really need to purchase one?
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Primos Select Turkey Mouth Call Series

The new Primos Select Turkey Mouth Call series includes four calls, and each one produces lifelike sounds to fool wary toms.
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COVID and Hunting

Can a deer give you COVID? Here’s what the latest studies say.
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Video: Man Explains How He Lost His Eye While Bowfishing

Robert Blackburn lost his eye in a bowfishing accident. Here, he explains what went wrong, and how you can prevent the tragedy from happening to you.
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Bowhunting Turkeys: A Colorado Double

Can a pair of certified turkey nuts pull off an opening morning double in the Centennial State?
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Bowhunting Lesson Learned: How NOT to Kill a Wild Turkey

The author makes a major bowhunting blunder, and it costs him a big gobbler at point-blank range.
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Doinker Carbon Field Bow Stabilizers

New Doinker Carbon Field bow stabilizers provide maximum stability and tune configuration for demanding bowhunters and field shooters.
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Bow Review: Elite EnVision

The Elite EnVision has a high “shootability” rating because there are so many ways to make this bow fit like a glove. And at the shot, there’s virtually no recoil.
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Video: How to Hide in a Pop-Up Ground Blind

Pop-up ground blinds are tremendously effective for fooling wild turkeys, but only if you know how to hide in the shadows.
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Turkey Decoy Tips and Strategies

Year after year, turkey decoys help bowhunters arrow wild turkeys. Use these decoy tips and strategies to improve your chances of success in tagging a gobbler.