Field Guide to Hunting Articles

Mesoamerican cultures first began raising turkeys between 2,000 and 3,000 years, not only for the meat but for other tools essential to survival.

Infected deer begin to show symptoms within a week of being bitten by a midge carrying the virus. They develop a high fever, one reason many dead deer are found in or near water.

Here are four subtle, but different colors of blood. Each one has a message. Learn how blood color helps hunters track animals.

Meet several parameters on any broadside shot and you can expect to cleanly take down a whitetail deer in a matter of seconds. Of course, there's a catch: a broadside shot may not materialize.

If you’re an elk hunter or plan to eventually hunt the great wapiti, here are some elk basics that cover the animal’s origins, body language and the rut.

Here's a basic guide to how deer respond to the heat, along with a broader look at weather patterns and deer behavior.

Elk eat trees, shrubs and other plant-based foods. They're big fans of wild mushrooms and they love the licks. Licks, you say? Plus, any idea how many pounds of food an 800-pound elk eats in a day?

One forage type will pull whitetails away from all others. Here's how to win when acorns and other mast food sources are beating you up.

Chestnut facts reinforce what food-plot evangelists have come to know about the American Chestnut: it’s a deer superfood.

Do deer prefer some species of acorns over others? If so, which ones? And what about humans? Have they ever depended on acorns as a critical food source?

According to a recent study from Penn State University, fawn survival comes down to where predators hunt best and how savvy does are when choosing where to have their fawns.

Unless checked, the spread of CWD will significantly impact whitetail hunting's future. Here are the facts.

University of Wyoming documents “epic” migration of mule deer No. 255. After a 150-mile trek, this doe didn't settle down with the rest of her herd. She marched on, covering nearly 100 more miles.

Based on laboratory analysis of 136 hunter-harvested Dall rams from Alaska, four rams tested positive for M.ovi DNA, while two mountain goats showed antibodies indicating past exposure to M.ovi.

Most often it's injury that causes weird deer antlers. These injuries can range from leg wounds to tears in the antler velvet.

Sure they can. At least that’s true for the wild turkey, but not so much for the domesticated bird. And while it may not surprise most hunters that turkeys can fly, do you know just how fast these birds are?

Small pockets of excellent whitetail habitat are found in nearly every community. Finding these little gems can provide excellent hunting for unpressured bucks.

It might come as a surprise to many that wolves eat bears. This is a problem that seems to be growing anywhere the two species overlap.

Picking landmarks and planning your approach will make a big difference for spot-and-stalk hunters. The effort can and should be a sophisticated process.

Get four steps and find resources to create your next land management plan. It's an outdoor journey and a labor of love, so dig in and enjoy the ride.

When talking firearms safety, a list of 10 commandments covers best practices and keeps guidelines simple enough to retain them and use them as part of your routine.

Want to customize your archery equipment on your own? Start with these small steps.

It won't be long before hunters are out scouting for shed antlers. Why not train your dog to find and fetch them? Here are a few quick tips.

You don’t need us to tell you that a deer’s sense of smell is its primary defense. But what exactly makes a deer’s nose so good?

From behavior in the summer months to how the buck responds to hunting pressure, Penn State University researchers recently posted new findings on how a deer uses its territory.

The escalating impact of CWD's threat to deer can be measured by the growing coverage coming from publications outside of the hunting community, with today’s New York Times piece only the latest of such coverage.

Which doe should I shoot? Seems obvious enough. The biggest one, right? Not so fast. It's more complex than you might think and the answer is liberating.

How many whitetail deer facts do you have filed away in that hunter’s head of yours? Here's one: by day five of a deer’s life, they can already outrun man.

If you know what deer are going to be eating in the middle of winter, you'll know where to set up for a late-season hunt.

If we're going to share the land, we need to set some ground rules. Here are 10 unwritten hunting rules for public land.