Tips & Features
What to do when your target buck vanishes
You have heard it happening to other deer hunters, but you never dreamed it would happen to you.
Not only are you dumbfounded, but you also have no idea what to do. You were
Jeremiah Haas: Targeting the elusive ‘Hog’
One of the beauties of having cellular trail cameras is that you get a pretty good inventory of the animals on your property. Over the years we have taken that opportunity to build a book
Oak Duke: Finding a whitetail rub hub
It’s always exciting to spot that first buck rub of the season. And after 50-plus bow seasons, I’ve learned a few things about those early scars in the forest. Topping the list is… buck rubs
Ryan Rothstein: Ethical shot placement, quick cooling, and a little planning crucial for early-season deer hunters
Unless you’re fortunate enough to have access to a walk-in cooler, having a deer on the ground in the early season can be a stressful experience. Venison is a prized meat, and I’m obsessive about
Three New York State Parks in the Hudson Valley that offer solid hunting options
Here are three great alternatives to the grind of public hunting in New York’s Hudson Valley region.
Since not every hunter looking to fill their freezer with delicious wild game meat has access to
Steve Carney: Take time to learn a new deer hunting property
As a bowhunter, I’m always on the prowl for new bowhunting locations. It’s like sales: Always be closing. I recently scored a new spot at a landscaping business that has had problems with deer damaging
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Start scouting for fall perch bite
Slightly delayed by warm weather, the fall perch bite has started and will be full swing in a few days or so – to a degree that can rival the famous Devils Lake winter perch
Storage matters when it comes to keeping wild meat fresh
As hunters and fishermen, one of our biggest problems is food waste. We have all been out hunting or fishing and brought home our quarry, processed it and put it in the freezer. Almost certainly
Need extreme taxidermy fix? Go visit Wisconsin’s John Balfanz
John Balfanz’s rural Prairie du Sac home in Wisconsin is filled from top to bottom with “entaxied” animal mounts. There are shoulder and euro mounts of white-tailed deer. There are turkey tailfeathers and beards. There
