“moisture”

Brad Fenson takes some inspiration from Portugal in his latest dish: Venison espetada.

Contributor Brad Fenson gives a hunter's take on a traditional Shepherd's Pie.

Hunting properties vary in size and habitat but on every one of them you can create a plan to optimize the tract with shelter, food and water. Thinking about these essentials now pays later when deer perceive their reliance on the cornerstones of life.

More than any other firearm, a blackpowder rifle is subject to water seeping into nooks and crannies then failing to fire. But there are several tricks seasoned hunters employ to make sure their smokepoles fire in the rain.

This is a good time of year to hunt bushy tails. But it’s also the time of year when Mother Nature delivers lots of rain. Don’t let a lousy weather report ruin a squirrel hunt.

Conceived to deliver pinnacle ScentLok technologies and performance, BE:1 Bowhunter Elite Series products provide everything from base layers; to early-season, midseason and late-season outerwear; to warmth-on-demand thermal pieces, accessories and ozone-storage solutions.

The author goes to Texas for hogs and ’yotes in the night with a Henry lever action, an Armasight thermal scope and Federal’s HammerDown ammunition.

Contributor Brad Fenson finds a good game replacement for lamb with his antelope kofta kebabs.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Stacy McCloud of Greeley, Colo.