Through my many years, I have hunted from all sorts of deer stands, everything from a couple of two by fours nailed to a forked tree limb to later in life elevated stands with all the amenities of a ...
IOWA’s archery deer season is well underway. The bow season began Oct. 1 and runs through Dec. 5. Then archery season closes ...
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Calibers that can’t anchor hogs

Hogs are tough, unpredictable, and often run on adrenaline alone. If you’ve hunted them long enough, you’ve probably ...
Every form of hunting carries its own brand of adrenaline rush. It’s that surge a deer hunter feels when a whitetail slips ...
The firearms deer opener brings with it the hope of affixing a tag to the ear of a doe or the antler of a buck after a successful hunt. Doing so, however, goes far beyond the simple act which ...
Sometimes the deer seemed to be just skimming the snow, and then we’d hit a hollow and a great burst of the stuff would slam ...
After two fruitless days of hunting in the seemingly never-ending rain, Saturday at last promised some relief from the wet. Despite our stand's proven location, during the Pennsylvania senior rifle ...
Late October turkey hunting in Western New York can be fun, a lot of luck is involved, but the turkey and the deer tend to ...
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Calibers hunters overestimate every single fall

You’ve heard it every fall—guys showing up to camp bragging about how they brought the “perfect” caliber this year.... The post Calibers hunters overestimate every single fall appeared first on The ...
When it comes to big game such as deer, the golden rule is get it clean ... Geese and ducks can be a challenge, both in the blind and in the kitchen. Proper care begins the moment you pick them up. If ...
Fluorescent orange is in fashion during Pennsylvania’s hunting seasons that include special firearms seasons for black bear and white-tailed deer this week. Sure, it’s also archery season. But unlike ...
Hunters in Tennessee can hunt or trap on private property, but state law requires them to obtain written permission from the landowner. Wondering where exactly you’re allowed to shoot deer this ...