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Bring Enough Gun

Choosing the right firearm and caliber for a predator hunt can generate significant debate. Do you bring the biggest, hard-hitting rifle you can find, or are smaller-caliber bullets with small diameters more appropriate for harvesting fur?

November 20, 2024

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Mountain Lion Maneuvers

Here’s what you need to know before tackling one of North America’s most elusive apex predators.

August 07, 2024

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Weather Ready Firearms

Properly preparing firearms for extreme weather conditions takes the worry out of whether they will go bang every time you tug the trigger.

November 01, 2023

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Second Season For Hunting Predators

The hunt doesn’t have to end when you punch your primary big-game tag. The presence of predators can give a hunt a second life.

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Hunting a Mixed Bag of Deer and Predators

The one-two punch of an accurate rifle topped with a high-quality optic goes a long way when asked to perform double duty on deer and predators.

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Hunting Cold Weather Predators

Extremely cold temps mean even the wariest critters lose their inhibitions in their search for food. Here’s how you can use this to your advantage to put more winter-prime fur on your stretchers.

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The Muzzleloader Predator Advantage

Chasing predators with a smokepole might just open the gateway to unexplored fur-taking opportunities.

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Year-round Crossbow Challenge

The most successful crossbow hunters use their gear year-round.

December 20, 2021

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Bowhunting Wyoming Pronghorns and Whitetails

Being away from home when you’re very ill is never good; it’s even worse when you’re on a bowhunt that’s been planned for many years.

August 23, 2021

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Premium Optics for Today’s Crossbows

With top-of-the-line crossbows rivaling custom rifle cost, it is time for superior optics to match what these bows offer.

August 16, 2021

A Level Crossbow Is an Accurate Crossbow

Remove cant (a tilted crossbow) from your shooting vocabulary.

December 07, 2020

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Bowhunter Ethics: To Shoot or Not to Shoot?

When it comes to bowhunter ethics, each person must develop his or her own beliefs when faced with the critical “to shoot or not to shoot” decision.

November 06, 2020

Crossbow Hunt Preparation

For best hunting results, fine-tune your crossbow before going afield.

September 02, 2020

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How Weather and Other Factors Affect Crossbow Speed

Many variables affect arrow speed and performance. Here are several factors to consider to get the most from your crossbow.

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Whitetail Scouting: Get Started Now and Don’t Stop

Collecting data on your local whitetail herd throughout the year will pay big dividends when bowhunting season rolls around next fall.

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Off-Season Crossbow Maintenance

After hunting season, avoid the crossbow blues by focusing on a little maintenance.

February 20, 2020

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Why Heavy Crossbow Arrows Work Best

Your teacher always told you there would be a real-world application for what you learned in math class — that now includes hunting with a crossbow.

January 07, 2020

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Savory Venison Breakfast Sausage

If you have venison in the freezer, consider turning a portion of it into delicious breakfast sausage.

December 23, 2019

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9 Crossbow Hunting Tips for Rutting Whitetails

Improve your chances to add more venison to your freezer with these nine crossbow hunting tips.

December 11, 2019

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Crossbow: Fact, Fiction and History

Before you head into the field with a crossbow, understand the rules defining its lawful use in the state you’re hunting.

October 25, 2019

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Dark Roast Venison Stew

If you love venison and coffee, here’s a delicious and simple recipe for Dark Roast Venison Stew.

October 22, 2019

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How to Choose the Correct Crossbow Arrow

Selecting the correct arrow and components for your crossbow will optimize its potential on big game.

October 04, 2019

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Kill More Whitetails by Letting Them Smell You?

It may sound like a crazy concept, but letting whitetails smell you can send deer to the perfect area to hunt them.

August 16, 2019

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Can High-Speed Crossbows Help You in the Field?

The speeds of horizontal bows are rapidly increasing; here’s how to take full advantage.

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6 Proven Crossbow Turkey Tips

Bust more longbeards this spring with these half-dozen tried-and-true turkey tips.

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Recipe: Quick-Cured Pineapple Venison Ham

A pineapple venison ham can be sliced and served hot, or kept for cold sandwich meat.

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Tips for Crossbow Hunting From Ground Blinds

When toting a crossbow, there’s more to just going and sitting in a ground blind — a lot more!

February 12, 2019

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Venison Shepherd’s Pie

Need some comfort food for a cold winter day? Venison shepherd’s pie is easy to make and delicious.

January 31, 2019

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How to Beat Buck Fever

From whitetails to wild turkeys, close encounters with game provides practice unlike anything at the range and helps you beat buck fever.

December 21, 2018

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Recipe: Elk Frikadellen

Lucky enough to harvest an elk? Then check out this simple and delicious recipe for Elk Frikadellen.

December 12, 2018

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6 Tips for Deer Hunting From a Ground Blind

You can throw a blind up at the edge of a field, but scouting, camouflaging and doing more of the little things makes deer hunting from a blind worthwhile.

August 22, 2018