Public Land Articles

Proper meat care in the backcountry is serious business. Here’s how to do it right so you enjoy the highest quality venison for the table.

Iowa is set to ban trail cameras on state-managed public hunting lands in 2027, sparking debate over fair chase, hunter ethics, and crowded public ground.

If you missed one of these popular Bowhunting World stories from last month, here’s your chance to check them out without having to search or scroll.

The Latitude Outdoors Flyer gives saddle hunters an ultra-low-profile pack that keeps essential gear organized without sacrificing mobility.

Tired of hunting the same old haunts but still need to feed your whitetail addiction? Here’s a look at four very special hunts ready to whet your appetite for adventure.

When it comes to telling compelling hunting stories, few do it as well as the guys from Gritty Films — and this one might be their best yet.

Here’s how to make the most of your next DIY Hawkeye State bowhunting adventure.

Trekking across remote mountain country with your camp on your back offers a serious hunting edge. Here are some tips for planning a successful bivy adventure.

The author and his two brothers head deep into the mountains of New Mexico for a lengthy DIY elk bowhunt, enduring tough terrain, sporadic action and finally an opportunity with the bull of a lifetime.

Tips for planning DIY bowhunts for spring black bears, early fall mule deer, late-season elk and winter Coues deer.

A big summit and its slopes held two mature mule deer bucks day after day, and the author finally connected with one of them on day No. 8 of his DIY public land Colorado bowhunt.

A deep dive into the cellular trail cam debate.

Someone shows you their public land hunting hotspot — should you ever visit it solo?

Overcrowding on public lands and tougher license draws are facts of life for today’s hunter. Is social media partly to blame?

Pine Ridge Archery is now offering the Gear Hanger HD for deer hunters who need to hang their bow and extra gear in the tree while hunting.

Taking advantage of the numerous features of mapping apps can drastically improve the outcome of your bowhunts.

Here’s what influencers and podcasters aren’t telling you.

There are hundreds of millions of acres of land in the United States that are free to use, accessible by all, and full of good hunting opportunities.

Through the years, Bernie Barringer has planned 35 out-of-state, public land whitetail hunts, and he’s learned some important lessons along the way.

The author has found an ideal solution to decoying whitetails in far-off public land hotspots — and her name is Trixie.

Looking to hunt wary whitetails where your only competition might be wolves? Start with these tips from some bigwoods fanatics.

Unless you hunt out West, you’re probably not familiar with the corner-crossing debate. But you should be.

Ready to spend more time in places mature bucks feel secure? Here’s how to use water and other difficult access routes to find more-productive whitetail hotspots.

Sometimes a particular wild turkey finds a way to escape day after day by zigging every time a hunter zags.

With all due respect to those bowhunters who have killed giant bucks this deer season, my No. 1 whitetail story for 2023 is a public land doe.

Our public hunting lands are more crowded than ever. Here’s how to avoid trouble if you run into competition in the field.

Here are several tools you’ll want to consider before hiking miles from the nearest road for elk.

Bowhunting is inherently challenging, but the degree of difficulty increases on public land.

Not wanting to wait at public land water sources, the author jogs, walks and crawls his way within bow range of on-the-move pronghorns.

Combat public-land party goers through research, assessment, scouting and purposeful hunt execution — using an approach that might be polar to theirs.