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DIY Backcountry Hunting Tactics and Gear

Considering a DIY backcountry hunt? Here’s a comprehensive gear list, along with tips and tactics to help you be successful.

The Ins and Outs of Public-Land Hunting

For new hunters looking to venture out, public land may be the only option. And while the public option comes with a unique set of challenges, those challenges can be overcome.

Into the Gobi

Asia’s Gobi Desert, with its barren, waterless landscape, isn’t exactly what most would consider a prime hunting locale. But hidden amongst the hills and rocks are some of the most unique game species in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Elk Hunting: The Mental Game

You can shoot a can off a post at 400 yards, you hike 5 miles like it’s a trip to the corner store, but if your conviction calls it quits, you’re done for.

Survival Gear: 5 Must-Have Items for Backcountry Hunters

Be sure to have these essential items with you on your next backcountry hunt to prevent bad luck from becoming a crisis.

Tips and Tactics for Late-Season Bucks

Without standing crops to watch over, late-season deer hunting can be about as fruitless as a white oak in winter. When cold weather and wary deer make you want to give in, bundle up and try these tactics.

Tips and Tactics for Solo Pheasant Hunting

So your buddies all bailed—no problem. Here’s how to get a rooster on the ropes when it’s just you and the bird.

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Western Whitetails

Tactics that work for whitetails back East may not cut it for deer of the plains and mountains across the West.

My Mom's Elk

Instincts called for the shot. But fate created the environment, and a miracle brought it all together in a hunt that argues coincidence isn't random.

How to Find Deer in Standing Crops

Standing crops can attract deer to your hunting area as well as keep them hidden. Here are a few kernels of knowledge you can use to avoid frustration while hunting these hideouts.

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