Darron McDougal Articles

Is the Hoyt Ventum 30 the company’s smoothest, fastest and quietest compound bow ever offered? In the author’s opinion, yes.

A stable bow is an accurate bow.

During testing, the 33-inch Elite EnKore proved that it’s easy to tune and offers superb stability and accuracy.

Don’t settle for paper-plate accuracy. Become a bow sniper with these advanced tips.

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

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.

Schedule your whitetail rut vacation for peak daylight buck activity.

Whitetail gear is great, but enough can, at times, be too much. Pare it down to essentials this season.

Nothing beats tagging a whitetail buck on the season opener. Here are four tips to help you accomplish it.

While the vast majority of bowhunters choose a compound or crossbow, there’s still nothing like releasing the string of a traditional bow and watching the arrow arc downrange.

The author bowhunts exotics behind a high fence in Texas for the first time and comes away with a new appreciation for the challenge.

Whether you buy a new compound bow each year or once per decade, consider these four factors while you shop.

Compound bow speed ratings are all the rage, but do you know the true ins and outs of the standards?

This year’s crossbows are wildly fast and more maneuverable than ever.

A summary of the latest technology and new compound bows from top manufacturers.

Cellular trail cameras are more expensive than conventional trail cams, but in the author’s opinion, they’re well worth it for these three important reasons.

Tired of whiffed shots or tracking turkeys after a marginal body hit? Try these tips.

A born-and-raised DIY deer hunter from Wisconsin tries his hand at bowhunting Texas exotics.

Do you stay out of a whitetail sanctuary on your property year-round? If so, that’s a mistake.

Want to waylay a whopper whitetail? Consider playing the draw in these three whitetail hotbeds.

It’s a new year. Put bad shooting habits and negative experiences in the rearview mirror and rewire your mental game.

Dream of having your own DIY bow shop, but don’t know where to start? Here are 10 tools to get you started.

Consider the end of one no-kill bow season as a chance to restart with a blank slate.

Hungry for a little do-it-yourself whitetail hunting action in the Wild West? Look no further than these adventure-rich destinations.

Deer tags filled and can’t bear the 4-month wait for spring turkey season? Brave the cold for a December turkey — or three.

Saddle up and capitalize on the rut’s midday movement.

A “suicide squeeze” is a baseball play where the batter bunts, sacrificing himself at first base so the third-base runner can score. In bowhunting, it pertains to rutting bucks traveling through funnels occupied by bowhunters. Execute the play this November to score a wall-hanger buck.

When topography and foliage mix perfectly, the coupling creates natural funnels that concentrate rutting buck movement.