scouting_secrets_early_season_bucks_f.jpg

Scouting Secrets for Early-Season Bucks

You see a buck across a field in the soft, late light of a summer evening. You tell yourself he isn’t really that big. The velvet on his rack in the diffused light is giving the buck cartoon proportions. But he is big enough. You next look at the woods beyond the buck and wonder how you can get him in your sights in autumn daylight. To make that happen you have to concede and understand a few things.

How to Remain a Happily Married Hunter

Even though hunters are the marrying type, they often spar with their spouses each autumn about their time away from home.

Sage Grouse Live!

Sage grouse, prairie chickens and sharptails have disappeared from parts of our country where they were once common. But proper management can restore these tall-grass species, if hunter-conservationists do their part. Here’s how to hunt the strongholds where they remain—and become inspired about the revival of our native gamebirds.

Ruffed Grouse Are Not Gentlemen

There’s nothing like the sight of a bird flushing through October foliage to make a grouse hunter’s blood warm … except maybe the sight of the bird flying away as a shot misses its mark.

An Open-and-Close Case

Wise old mule deer bucks hole up in dark timber … or hide in plain sight. Tactics for one habitat may not work in the other; here’s how to adapt to successfully hunt both.

Winchester Expands Deer Season XP Line

New for 2017, Winchester has expanded the Deer Season XP line to include two new offerings: the 64-grain .223 Remington and the 125-grain 6.5 Creedmoor.

Deer on the Other Side of the World

Here’s why some hunters will go all the way to New Zealand to experience what we already know.

Pig Hunters of the World Unite

It’s time hunters of the world’s most widespread game got some respect!

Upland East Tactics for 2017

Surprising upland opportunities abound in the East. But the wisdom to find them is fading like an old hunter’s hairline.

How to Hunt Ducks on Small Water

Ditch the massive decoy spread and head upstream to find a small hidey hole that can pay off big.

Page 4 of 9

Interests



Get the best of American Hunter delivered to your inbox.