Turkeys now, turkeys later: Early-season longbeards on a predictable pattern
With turkey opener just a few weeks away, start studying the habits of gobblers in your hunting area right now.
Peterson on Hunting by Tony Peterson
Turkey blinds: best features for the spring bowhunter
A smart hunting blind strategy can help you score a big tom or respectable jake this gobbler hunting season.
Canine off-season: year-round gun bird dog fitness
Tactics for working your retriever after small-game season wraps up – even when the powder is three feet deep.
Hunting cottontail rabbits in February: timing is everything
Plan out your winter brushpile forays, or your bunny hunting will be a bust.
Playing the Western big-game hunting game
An elk or mule deer hunt in the Rocky Mountains or High Plains can take years of planning, so start now.
New Year small-game hunting with rabbits and bushytails
Deer seasons mostly have ended, but January is a great time to keep pursuing squirrels and bunnies.
Winter ring-necked hunting: wrong way roosters
While walking hard for late-season, public-land pheasants, try a different route.
Patchy but productive late-season ruffed grouse hunting
The leaves are down, but be prepared to walk some miles if you want to shoot a few ruffs during November and December.
Enjoying those long, sometimes monotonous hours in a treestand
While enduring a long, cold, whitetail-free sit, don’t forget that deer hunting is supposed to be fun.
Bird hunter’s delight: Hunt for woodcock – now
The timberdoodle migration is underway, so target this fleeting upland opportunity while they’re moving through north country.
Anticipating the first upland bird hunt of autumn 2018
It’s been eight months or more since you hunted grouse or woodcock, so cut yourself and your canine companion some slack while working out the early season kinks.
Multispecies bonanza: the feedbag fishing of fall
If you can stay on the water in September, expect an incredible autumn angling bite.
Treating kids like future angling aces: kid fishing tips and tricks
Consider these gear and equipment essentials to develop more enjoyable angling time on the water for youngsters.
Ticket to a hot bite during a dog-days lull: moving water
Experiencing slower fishing action in this July heat? Then move your boat into the current and find some active biters.
Schooling north country summer smallmouth bass
When a bronzeback busts a topwater lure, gear up, because other hawgs likely are close.
Becoming a better angler 202: fish-fighting skills
Lose enough big bass, walleyes, or pike, and eventually everyone figures out how to coax their catch into a net.
Watching bird builders achieve annual spring feats of avian engineering
Hike or paddle the trails and waterways of the North Country these days, and you’ll witness borderline mind-boggling nest-building and rearing of young critters.
Wild turkey surprise: Locating and calling boss gobblers during the unusual spring of 2018
A strange season has developed for longbeard activity, but persistent, savvy hunters still can locate a workable tom turkey.
Not giving up on a tough spring turkey
If you bowhunt longbeards, pay attention to your gobbler-recovery efforts after marginal hits.
A pattern and plan for early-season wild turkey hunting
Weather, food, and calling vocalizations will play huge roles in bagging a gobbler during April.
Hunter prep: An efficient approach to wild turkey calls
Pare down your selection for this spring hunting season to maximize your gobbler conversations.
Quick ticket to more turkey kills: buy better decoys
Boost your gobbler-hunting odds this spring by splurging on a quality fake wild turkey decoy.
Crucial step for the evolving hunter: small-game hunting
Many of today’s young hunters go from BB guns to deer rifles without ever spending time chasing squirrels and rabbits.
Gun dog tips: Thinking ahead to spring puppy-purchasing season
In the market for a new bird dog this spring? Start researching bloodlines now.
Worth the expense? Today’s top-end bows nearly all cost more than $1,000
Remarkable new materials and technology allows bowhunters to step afield with excellent archery equipment, but test any new bow and ultimately spend what you want.
Tony J. Peterson’s professional writing career began in 2003. Since then, his writing and photography has appeared in numerous regional and national outdoors publications. He currently serves as the equipment editor for Bowhunter Magazine and Bowhunter TV. Peterson also pens regular features for Outdoor News and is a frequent guest on Outdoor News Radio. He currently lives with his wife and their twin daughters in the Twin Cities north metro.
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