“nocturnal”

AmericanHunter.org contributor Keith Wood takes a look at some of 2017's top new riflescope offerings.

It may start to feel like fall this month, but many deer hunters still find little to no luck in the woods. Here’s how to make the most of your time when the rut is still weeks away.

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

The dog days of July and August are a misnomer. Hunting dogs need action, but it’s too hot for exercise. Neither old Drake nor young Lady can afford to vegetate now. Hunting season is just around the corner. In a month or two they’ll launch all-out assaults on fields and meadows, woods and waters. How do you get them in shape for that without killing them?

We all know mature whitetail bucks can be elusive, even nocturnal, but when you track them just after the season you find how simply neurotic they can be.

Bobcats are where you find them, and you find them mostly where they want to be, not necessarily where you think they should be. This is just one of the challenges that makes bobcat hunting so much fun.

For Field Editor Bill Winke, patterning (or the attempt to pattern) is the most enjoyable part of the season.

Here’s why you should start the process of purchasing a suppressor now.

After several years of study in “whitetail university” among the oak-covered landscape of his small piece of Kansas, the author has learned two valuable lessons: The deer do the teaching, and he’s a pretty dumb student.