Mountain-Man SCENT Strategies
Hunters and trappers have been utilizing cover scents and lures since the days of the real ‘Mountain Men.’ Scent techniques worked then and work even better today! What are you waiting for?
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Waterfowl Bowhunting Basics
By Judd Cooney “Kill a decoying goose with a sharp stick! This I’ve got to see!” chortled my host in the pre-dawn darkness as we unloaded our gear at the edge of the narrow pit blind in the middle of a goose trodden winter wheat field. Several hundred greater Canada geese had been using this [...]
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Bare Shaft Power Tune
By Bill Winke Equipped with broadheads, your hunting arrows are more sensitive to in-flight factors than are your practice arrows. Surely you know that the combination of broadheads and poor arrow flight will cause wind planing. But, even for advanced archers, tuning can sometimes leave a person scratching his head. There is one simple shooting [...]
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Learn The Secret To Great Field Photos By One Of Today’s Best Outdoor Photographers
By Brad Herndon Before I start to write this column each month, I give careful consideration to what my subject matter will be. I prefer my focus to be on something which is different or unique, while at the same time it is a truly functional piece of gear to be used in your deer [...]
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Get Agressive – It’s Time To Go On The Offense With Whitetails
by bill winke “Discretion is often the better part of valor when deciding how much pressure to put on the buck you’re hunting.” “Being too careful is usually better than being too aggressive.” We’ve all heard them, and while these statements are certainly true, it is possible to get too cute with a big buck [...]
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The Tough Buck
by Ted Nugent It had been a grand adventure, I had shared rousing BloodBrother Kampfires with the best of friends. Wild lessons continued to humble the man-predator, even with all the technology brilliant minds could muster. After all is said and done, it’s still the moment of truth at fulldraw for the bowhunter. Nonetheless, the [...]
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Hunting Indian Style
By Bill Vaznis “It just can’t be done!” the pro at the local archery shop told me. “Sure, you might get lucky once in a while, but frankly, if you set out to still-hunt whitetails all season long, You will be “still hunting” at season’s end. Deer are just too smart! The only way to [...]
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Understanding and Hunting the Rut
By Matt Ross If there is ever a time during the hunting season when the average hunter gains a slight edge on a trophy buck, it is during the core phases of the whitetail breeding season; which can also be called the rut.
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Perfected Technique For Every Shot
By Bill Winke Bowhunting is not a game of inches, it is a game of fractions of an inch. Getting yourself in position for a shot takes a lot of hard work. What happens next can affect the outcome of your whole season. Beyond woodsmanship, your ability to handle your tackle with proficiency is the [...]
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Late Rut Bucks From The Rough
By Bill Winke The author took this buck by concentrating on how deer use the terrain while traveling during the rut. The buck grossed 160 points. Deer hunting should be simple. Not only does that appeal to simple minds like mine, but big bucks are too unpredictable to follow a complicated script. I’ve also found [...]
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