“lures”

It's never too early to start the search for a new bow.

As the nine-day Harrisburg show comes to a close, American Hunter Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller, a native Pennsylvanian and lifelong hunter, reflects on the "new" Great American Outdoor Show.

If ever there was a venue tailor-made for an NRA Country concert, it’s the Large Arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Complex in Harrisburg, Pa.

Cabela's, Inc. has announced the passing of Richard N. Cabela, company co-founder and Chairman Emeritus. Cabela died in his home in Sidney, Neb., on Monday, Feb. 17. He was 77.

The surge in popularity of bowhunting brought the use of deer based scents to the forefront. We now have a multi-million dollar industry based on deer pee. Over 60 companies produce and sell deer urine and gland based attractants in one form or another. Unfortunately, everything is not rosy in the world of cervid secretions.

Don’t let the heat cool your drive. Right now may be your best chance at a big buck all year.

For decades, deer hunters have used deer urine and other scent-based products to lure bucks into range for a shot. Generations of hunters have reached into their coat pockets, pulled out small bottles of often foul-smelling fluid and dribbled it on the ground and vegetation. Sometimes without spilling it on themselves, sometimes not.

On Aug. 9, the Michigan DNR approved new regulations for hunting in CWD areas for the 2018 deer season.

For mock scrapes to be successful, hunters need to know where and when to make one, and what to use to be sure mature bucks keep coming back.