“opening day”

We’ve all been there. Opening day. The sun is shining, birds are calling and our over-eager dogs are racing through the cover, thicket to thicket, horizon to horizon, sucking air, searching for scent. They point. They flush. They fetch. They collapse. It’s not even noon and they act as if they’re on their last legs because—they are.

Did this happen to you this past hunting season? Before opening day you found a really good buck using your trail cameras, so you set stands, were all a-twitter—then never saw him again all season. Did you think you did something wrong, and forced him to go nocturnal? Maybe—but probably not.

Try these four archery drills to help improve accuracy and prepare you for opening day.

The night before opening day is too late to learn that you’re missing tent poles or the moths ate holes in your sleeping bags. And opening day is too late to learn you've picked a game unit with more hunters than game. Best do a test-run.

Will the big buck you spot this month still be around on opening day? To find out, we asked three of America’s top whitetail researchers.

Spring is in the air in the Sunshine State as NRA President Jim Porter kicks off some gobbler games on opening day of Florida turkey season!

If you strive to have the best rig possible come opening day, now is the time to give your rifle a good tune-up.

As we count down to opening day 2015, manufacturers are dangling innovative new bows that beckon, super-high-tech arrows for the launch pad and maximum-performance broadheads to seal the deal.

Deer Camp Coffee Roasting Company & Outfitters has begun to offer a variety of Realtree-inspired coffees, whether you're brewing your morning cup at home, or in a perc over the campfire.