“wildlife research center”

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.

Here's the gear you'll need before hitting the deer woods this season.

It's no secret elk love to hide in places few humans wish to venture. But those are exactly the kinds of spots you should hunt—and they can be found by focusing on these five terrain features.

A bevy of companies have teamed to launch the new "Go Hunt" giveaway, which will award one lucky hunters with a prize package worth nearly $4,000 in gear.

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.

Attract the right kind of attention this season.

Here's the gear you'll need before heading into the deer woods this season.

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.

You name it, they've got it here as day three kicks off at the ATA Show. Based on what I've seen over the first two days, the new year will be a promising one for us bowhunters!