Bird dog trust: Key to upland bird hunting and waterfowling success
To create more flushes and retrieves, develop the right relationship with your four-legged hunting partner.
Hunting Tips
Tip: Deer Hunting Over A Decoy
Melissa Bachman shares a great whitetail hunting tip with Outdoor News: hunting over a deer decoy.
Donating To Hides For Habitat (MDHA)
Don't throw your deer hides away this season, it only takes minutes to drop it off at a local Hides for Habitat drop box and have it get put to good use!
Taking advantage of Great Lakes country grouse numbers and hunting opportunities
Rumor has it that ruffed grouse numbers aren’t bad across the upland species’ range this year, and even in down years, the author still heads afield.
Coaxing the soaked wild turkeys of autumn 2019
Finding fall birds when the weather is anything but average demands a new and improved hunting strategy.
North country woodcock hunting tactics
Chasing timberdoodles offers a great way to save face in the ruffed grouse woods.
Scouting waterfowl hotspots leading up to season opener
Water, water everywhere during autumn 2019 demands precision and thorough searching for locating productive duck hunting spots.
Labor Day weekend affirms yearly start for waterfowl hunters
Tips that may put a few more September geese in your bag.
Building a DIY pallet blind on the cheap
With a little work you can create a sweet hunting hut.
Teaching canine patience in the field starts in the summer
If you work on steadiness a little bit every day, you should end up with a dog that has solid manners in the duck blind, the CRP fields, or simply in your living room when guests visit.
Thinking ahead to fall hunting seasons: bird dog cardio
Devote time right now to considering how you’ll keep your retriever in shape during the summer.
Spring fever: Off-hours prime tom turkey time
We all love sunrise fly-down, but the best hunting hours to call in a boss gobbler often occur with the sun high in the sky.
Better turkey timing via trail cameras
Employing a simply trail-cam strategy can improve planning for your first spring gobbler hunt.
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.
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.
Hunting cottontail rabbits in February: timing is everything
Plan out your winter brushpile forays, or your bunny hunting will be a bust.
Some real early turkey talk: Match your strikers with the right pot call
Just when you're ready to relegate one to a stash of calls in your camo bag, you connect with the right striker and you’re ready to put it in your vest for future action.
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.
The light stuff: Running and gunning for late-season gobblers
When the morning sit doesn’t pan out and you have room to roam, scale down the gear and give mobile hunting a try. It’s a great way to find birds and get a little exercise to boot.
Field of nightmares: Dealing with tough gobblers
Ask any turkey hunter what’s the toughest turkey to hunt and you’ll most likely get a variety of answers. Nobody’s asked, but I’ll volunteer my opinion anyway. For me it’s the strutting tom in a field. Turkeys are likely to be…
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