Among topics bowhunters enjoy arguing about — mechanical vs. fixed-blade broadheads, ethics of baiting deer or taking long shots — arrow choice remains a hot-button issue. By Patrick Meitin I’m admittedly conservative in my equipment choices (if not the shots I’m willing to take), having cut my bowhunting teeth when compound bows remained suspect. I […]
Shooting bows well obviously requires a certain degree of dexterity. Bowhunting whitetail from stands obviously involves cold, insulated duds, gloves and pack boots, and these are late October through November dates I have in mind. Things can quickly reach critical mass when addressing post-rut dates into December, or even later in southeastern states. By Patrick […]
You’ve thought about it long enough and now you’re ready to make the plunge into reloading. Good for you! It’s a rewarding discipline and adds depth to your shooting experience. Luckily, there is no better time to get involved with reloading than now with most manufacturers offering fully-loaded starter kits. By Elwood Shelton Well stocked […]
By Rick Crawford West Union, Ohio The opening day for Ohio’s 2013 deer season had finally arrived. For four years Drew Burton and his stepfather, Todd Largent, had been making the trip from East Peoria, Ill., with the goal of Drew bagging a big Ohio buck. They entered the ground blind in the late afternoon […]
Sitka launched in 2005 with a burning mission to not only produce top hunting gear but to also demand the results needed with that gear that top outdoorsmen expect when they go afield. Eight years later, and after much sweat and pounding and exacting refinement, they’re still not satisfied. From an early-season jacket to a […]
One of the country’s top destination states for deer hunters seeking big bucks and elk is considering a sizable increase in its non-resident fees, although state officials classify the recent proposal by its wildlife commission as “modest.” Here’s the press release from the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department: The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission recommended […]
Federal officials recently confirmed that an animal killed by a hunter near Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky, on March 16 is a gray wolf. A DNA analysis performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Wildlife Research Center in Colorado determined the 73-pound animal was a federally endangered gray wolf with a genetic makeup resembling […]
Every year in Alabama and elsewhere, hunters and wildlife managers use motion-activated game cameras to monitor wildlife populations on their properties. By Chris Jaworowski Though game cameras most often are used by deer hunters and managers, landowners with feral hogs are increasingly using game cameras to improve hog trapping success rates. Game cameras allow users […]
The whole reason for trail cameras is to capture photos of the game you pursue. Here’s a list of 10 tactics that will help you capture more of those valuable scouting photos. By Patrick Meitin 1. Food and Minerals. Where legal, food and mineral attractants assure deer pause to have their picture taken. 2. Scents. […]
Mel Johnson’s Illinois Beanfield Buck has stood as Pope and Young’s top-scoring typical for more than 45 years. Will this giant 12-pointer ever fall from bowhunting’s top spot? By Les Davenport After arriving at a Peoria County farm on Friday afternoon, archer Mel Johnson of Metamora, Ill., nestled into some brush along a standing soybean […]