“ditches”

I have spent quite a bit of time during the past three weeks desperately trying to keep up with the endless energy of my setter as she ferrets out pheasants out of irrigation ditches.

Standing crops can attract deer to your hunting area as well as keep them hidden. Here are a few kernels of knowledge you can use to avoid frustration while hunting these hideouts.

One of the things I do around the Wyoming homestead besides shooting guns and critters is play farmer. It gives me pleasure to tend the land, and it enhances the habitat for the wild creatures that share this place with me. Too be sure, I am not—and I make no pretense of being—a real farmer. I simply like throwing good money after bad.

Understanding how whitetails move through your hunting area during the rut is more important than patterning a particular buck or any other factor.

The route you choose to and from your stand can make or break a season. Bill Winke has some advice for selecting the best possible routes.

No matter when you take your vacation this month, here's how to get your buck.

To get the most out of the rut: Spend your time where the does concentrate, hunt from the outside in and save the high-risk high-reward stands for the last two days.

Hounds certainly help the cause of the rabbit hunter, but you don’t need a pack of beagles to score big on this abundant game.