An avowed meat hunter made short work of christening his new bow during Iowa’s 2024 archery season, taking home venison with gristle that can be measured in inches. Knoxville bowhunter Jon Pierce ...

The day before Kentucky's 2015 rifle season opened, Alvin Hoover made himself a ground blind by stacking hay bales inside the tree line next to a field frequented by deer. The setup was only 500 yards ...

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Backstraps and tenderloins: Are they the same thing? The answer might surprise you if you’re a hunting newbie, and it even might be news to some of you old-timers! The answer is no, backstraps and ...

For all the gear bowhunters tote around these days, proper arrow transport seems to be one area overlooked by many. Some soft bow cases have full-length pockets designed for accessories but simply ...

It's a common dilemma for landowners who've decided to make the leap and install a food plot or two on their new hunting land, a move many figure will be the icing on the cake to their own personal ...

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The prolonged wintry conditions in the Upper Peninsula show no sure sign of relenting soon, a circumstance that has state wildlife biologists concerned about the stressful impact to white-tailed deer.

Given ideal conditions the late season can give you a shot at the biggest bucks remaining in the county. However, it’s far more likely you’ll run into does and/or younger bucks. But it can be awfully ...

Photo: Trail cameras have become the hunter’s best recon tool for evaluating and ambushing big bucks. Trail cameras have become the hunter’s best friend when it comes to planning an ambush for a ...

Setting up ladder stands by yourself can be a chore, especially if the stand is more than 15 feet tall. The bottom nearly always slides as you attempt to walk the top-heavy ladder up the tree. The ...

Build it, and they will come. For hunt-savvy land managers, creating and maintaining deer-attracting food plots on private tracts has never been more popular. That’s because a well-constructed plot ...