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When the birds clam up and refuse to come to calls, you need to go to them. Where safe and legal, stalking and fanning a tom works wonders. Read this then try low-crawling.

Sparkling sunshine, rainfall, snowstorms and particularly the wind all play a huge role in picking the location and hunting strategy of every setup.

If you’re left with nothing to show from your last couple of predator hunts, key on these environmental factors to hunt coyotes in low-visibility conditions.

Thanks to changes in elk behavior due to land use, development, human encroachment and more, the elk we hunt today do not behave as the species did in our granddaddies’ days. Here’s how to zero in on modern habitat where elk seek refuge, and how to hunt it.

Late-season success in Plains states like Iowa hinges on learning to hunt dwindling food sources, extreme weather and odd deer behavior.

Here’s a basic three-step turkey hunting plan devised to put the odds in your favor this spring.

Any big-game hunt should incorporate a comprehensive plan to extract the meat in any weather or terrain. Sometimes that’s easier said than done, especially when it’s extremely hot or a bull dies in a precarious position. Here’s how to keep the bounty of the hunt clean, dry and cold.

Check out these monster bucks taken throughout the United States.

If you hunt deer long enough you will eventually bump up against epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The scourge can ruin a deer season and devastate deer populations. The author encountered EHD last year in South Dakota; here’s what happened.