How-To Hunting Tips

Looking to come home from the field empty-handed? Simply follow one or more of these avenues to failure.

Want to hunt pheasants or upland game, but don't have a dog to accompany you? Read on for how to get it done even without man's best friend.

Calling may not only get a bull to reveal its whereabouts but also spur rut-like activity not many rifle hunters witness.

The best early-season waterfowl hunting depends on scouting and understanding bird movement as the birds’ preferred food sources shift, and employing the right equipment to hunt the range of situations in which you find birds.

Might you be placing too much faith in November’s deer breeding party? The author is here to persuade you to concentrate your deer-hunting efforts in October. One reason: the whitetail’s predictability.

The only thing I can confidently say about elk hunting is that education is ongoing. After decades of autumns spent in elk country, I have learned a few hard and fast guidelines to heighten my odds of success, even without standing over an elk at the end of the hunt. Elk hunting is changing from season to season. Every lesson you learn from a previous season of hunting has merit in overcoming the low odds already stacked against you.  

We examine multiple ways to make the bucks you want get close to your stand.

Curious about summertime scouting? Read on for why this is the perfect time to find bucks and bulls where they live.

Get some tips from Scott Haugen on how to optimize your trail cam grid this season.