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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.
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4 DIY Western Whitetail Hunts

Hungry for a little do-it-yourself whitetail hunting action in the Wild West? Look no further than these adventure-rich destinations.
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Easton 6.5mm Carbon Arrows

Made exclusively in Easton’s USA factory, the new 6.5mm Carbon Arrow comes in three choices of straightness specifications: Bowhunter (.006 inches), Hunter Classic (.003) and Match Grade (.001).
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Bowhunting Open-Country Whitetails

Here are a few tools to help you overcome the intimidation of bowhunting whitetails in wide-open spaces.
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Move for More Whitetail Success

To home in on whitetail movement, remain flexible with your deer stand placement, and don’t be afraid to move at a moment’s notice.
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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.
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Winter Turkey Tactics: How to Arrow a Snowbird

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

Saddle up and capitalize on the rut’s midday movement.
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Why Do You Bowhunt?

Why do you bowhunt? Is it for the love of the pursuit, or is it a competition?
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Bow Review: Hoyt Helix

Splitting the difference between smooth and shootable, the Hoyt Helix will hit the sweet spot for many shooters.
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Kansas Whitetails: Targeting the ‘Boone Buck’

Kansas is home to monster whitetails, but the author’s third trip to the Sunflower State looked like it would end with another bowl of tag soup.
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Field Test: Spot Hogg The Hogg Father

Spot Hogg’s flagship bowsight The Hogg Father brings archery and bowhunting into focus day or night.
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Decoying Bucks From the Ground

This private land bowhunter decided to leave the trees and try stalking bucks while hiding behind a doe decoy. It worked!
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Bino Sizes: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Smart bowhunters carry gear designed to get the job done, and when it comes to optics, going smaller is often the best choice.
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Remembering Classic Whitetail Rut Hunts

For many deer hunters, the whitetail rut is their favorite time of the year because mature bucks come out of hiding in search for a hot doe.
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Improve Your Whitetail Rut Game

To up your whitetail rut game, here are a few amendments for your playbook to consider.
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Coming Back From a Blown Bow Shot

Can one bowhunter recover from blowing the shot of a lifetime, regroup and come back to find success?
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Execute a Suicide Squeeze This November to Score a Wall-Hanger Buck

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.
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Treestand Tactics for Mule Deer

Going airborne, as you would for whitetails, in the right locations and under the right circumstances can yield big results on mule deer.
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Tough Hunts: What Keeps You Going?

As a hunter becomes older, he or she should ask: “What keeps me going?”
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Backpack Bucks

Backpacking into wild country can net greater success on bigger bucks.
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4 Phone Games for All-Day Sits

When whitetails aren’t moving, here are four phone games to help pass a little time in the stand.
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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.
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3 Elk Experts Reveal Their Secrets to Bowhunting Success

Finding and taking mature bulls consistently is this group’s forte.
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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.
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Bowhunting a Monster Black Bear (in Oklahoma!)

The author uses a new tactic to arrow a 550-pound black bear in the Sooner State.
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Tips for Calling Educated Elk on Public Land

Create a strategy for calling high-pressured, well-educated bull elk on public land.
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Bow Review: Bowtech Realm SS

The Realm SS fills a niche for bowhunters who desire high quality and Bowtech accuracy in a reasonably fast, smooth-shooting bow.
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Pistol = Protection When Bowhunting the West

There are plenty of reasons to carry a pistol — when legal — while on a bowhunt, especially when you are in apex predator country.