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All Day Sits

6 Tips for Enduring All-Day Hunts

Saddle up and capitalize on the rut’s midday movement.
Why do you bowhunt

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.
First Shots Hogg Father

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.
On The Trail

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?”