bowhunting Articles

You don’t have to tap into your retirement savings to purchase a Bushnell Legend 8x42mm binocular — MSRP $109.99 — but how did it measure up during a four-month field test?

The new-for-2021 Ravin R500E raises the bar with the fastest crossbow yet with speeds of 500 fps.

These must-see trail cam pics show that a whitetail buck survived while his opponent was killed and eaten by coyotes.

Several keys for reading the situations and timing your bow shot can help you deal with—or even prevent—shot-spoiling game behavior.

If deer season has ended on your whitetail property, then it’ time to begin thinking about habitat improvement projects, including forest cuttings. Do you know which trees to cut?

Affordable Wildgame Innovations Switch trail cameras are so easy to set up, even first-time hunters and kids can figure it out.

Does it make sense to reduce the doe numbers on your property? One Midwest land manager says “no.”

DIY whitetail land managers should understand the role of coyote control in increasing the fawn survival rate.

Steady glassing with a binocular or spotting scope begins with a rock-solid tripod. Here are four brand new models from Vortex Optics.

The Excalibur TwinStrike is the first crossbow with the ability to fire two arrows in milliseconds.

Backstraps from whitetails and other big game have silverskin on one side, and it’s best to remove it before cooking the meat. Here’s how.

The TenPoint Havoc RS440 crossbow sends arrows downrange at up to 440 fps, and it’s compact, measuring only 26.5 inches long and 7.5 inches wide when ready to fire.

The author picks the brains of four top-notch public land hunters.

YouTube is packed with whitetail hunting videos, and while some of it is a waste of time, other content is outstanding. Here’s my favorite one of 2020.

The new Bowtech Eva Shockey Signature Series Gen2 bow is smooth, hard-hitting, deadly accurate and weighs only 3.9 pounds.

If you want a legitimate chance at taking a world-class whitetail buck, you must hunt where such bucks exist.

Despite its new features, the Prime Black Series retains the company’s unique parallel cam and Centergy technologies.

The Tenzing Hangtime day pack is designed specifically for treestand hunting.

The biggest advantage of a crossbow over a compound or recurve is after a crossbow is cocked, it’s ready to fire. That said, it still pays to hold a crossbow properly while waiting on a whitetail so you aren’t caught off guard.

Should you avoid hiking into whitetail sanctuaries every day of the year? One deer biologist/hunter says, “no.”

With point creep, low draw frequency and expensive application fees, your best bet for filling the freezer isn’t a western big game draw hunt.

New for 2021, the Easton Archery 4mm Axis Long Range arrow is engineered with specialized carbon fiber to increase arrow velocity.

Do you have a favorite archery article from the past year? Here’s our list of editors’ picks for top 10 Bowhunting World stories of 2020.

Evolved Harvest 5 Card Draw seed blend combines the growing powers of oats, wheat, white clover, turnips and chicory for a food plot that’s diverse and uber-attractive to deer.

As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse, Father Jordan Neeck, a priest in eastern Wisconsin, has been harassed while deer hunting this fall.

Some deer hunters incorrectly believe that when they hear a deer snort, it must be a doe. A mature buck will snort at you, and here's the video proof.

The key to a fulfilling outfitted hunt is choosing the right one for the hunt you want to make as well as your physical and financial limitations.

For hunters who process their own big game, Ranew’s Outdoors Hanging Judge gambrel/scale provides a secure way to hang, weigh, skin and quarter large animals.

The second rut is real, and in the Midwest and North, it takes place from late November through mid-December.