“bowhunting”

Its superb accuracy and high-capacity magazine make the Coyote Carbine a great rifle for varmints or self-defense.

Many of you will be hunting black bear this spring, some with a bow for the first time. One question I am asked a lot about bowhunting bears is, “How much kinetic energy (K.E.) do I really need to kill a black bear?

This fall promises to be the best hunting season of your life—but only if you properly prepare. Don't commit these common mistakes.

Hunters need to be able to sit comfortably and quietly for hours if they're going to outwit a mature buck. Considering bowhunting means having to get that much closer to your quarry, a stand designed to be comfortable and quiet without compromising strength or stability just may tip the odds in your favor. So whether you prefer portable or ladder stands, you'll want a sneak peek at these for 2012.

In the process of testing the Barnett Ghost 400, I’ve had a couple of opportunities to hunt urban deer with a depredation permit. It’s been difficult to find time to go hunting, with family obligations and the extreme heat that has been plaguing the country this year. The few times I have been able to climb in a stand, I have come up with a big zero.

On August 13 I returned from a fabulous 10-day bowhunting trip on the Eastern Cape of South Africa with my friends, owner/PH Andrew Renton and PH Marius Potgieter of Kei River Safaris It was my second time with Kei River. Five years ago it was a plains game hunt extraordinaire. This time it would be the same, but with a bit of a twist. This time, we’d first target Cape buffalo with the bow.

The equipment wielded by bowhunters has evolved substantially in the last three decades. Has that changed the rules behind shot selection? Bill Winke investigates.

The Ghost 400, with its speed and energy, is not the crossbow your father carried years ago.

The new Drive bow from Quest excels in speed and accuracy, making it the fastest bow in the Quest line.