Turkey season, spring’s best game in town, is once again upon us. We start with high hopes, but I wonder how many of you are going to be sniveling with excuses at the end of the season? Over the years I have heard ’em all: The turkeys were henned up. They wouldn’t come to a […]
What’s the best time of year to hunt predators? All hunters have their preference. Some say late fall, after big game season has ended. Others say late winter from January to February is best. Nonetheless, all devote predator hunters will agree that you can be successful 365 days a year. The key is to understand […]
Four tips from one of America’s top sporting clays instructors will help you break that bouncing bunny. Most shotgunners are adequately equipped to break targets that fly through the air. After all, trap, skeet, and sporting clays presentations all rely on the same principles—you must swing through the target, shoot at the right time, and […]
This time of the season, my dogs simply cannot keep weight on. They run, on average, three or more miles for each one I trudge in the field. They burn thousands of calories on a hunt; their stomach’s ability to store energy can’t keep up with the depletion of their intense activity. You simply can’t […]
Jump shooting a buck can be a good tactic to use in the latter part of the season when mature bucks tend to hunker down and hide when people walk near them. Like most whitetail hunters, Brian Bice normally stand hunts. But it was a cold, rainy day during the late segment of Illinois’s gun […]
Deer instantly know how to survive such brutal winters. Deer don’t hibernate like some mammals, so how do they survive brutal winters? Several years ago, while deer hunting in Alberta, I experienced some of the nastiest weather I’ve ever seen. High winds, continual snow, and worst of all, extremely cold, subzero weather. With winds so […]
Predicting when deer will move has become a cottage industry among deer writers and hunt product manufacturers. Much like day-traders trying to determine, which way the market is going to move on a given day, predicting when deer are going to move en masse, creating opportunities for hunters in the woods, is one-part science, one-part […]
Most shooters think about the break of the trigger as the last step of shooting, since it comes at the end of all the preparation we undergo before taking a shot. The shooter has gotten into position, adjusted his scope, chambered a round, calmed his breathing, and so on. But in reality, the trigger break […]
Wind, snow, fog, and ice; no matter what the late season throws your way, here’s how to make the most of it Deep winter offers duck hunters both challenge and opportunity. The late season cuts hunters little slack, but the last few weeks can also provide some of the best shooting of the year. Here […]
There were no deer in front of me. I was sure of that. I had stopped next to a large oak and scrutinized everything out of the ordinary on the hardwood ridge. Through my binoculars an antler tine had turned into a piece of deadfall, and a flicking tail became nothing more than a leaf […]
