How to Follow a Blood Trail After Dark
Bowhunt whitetails long enough and you’ll find yourself in a situation where you have to try and follow a blood trail after dark. After all, many good bucks do not make an appearance until it is almost too dark to see your sight pins. When you shoot them and they run off, you have to go find them. And while bloodtrailing is more art than science and each situation is unique unto itself, here are some rules that will help you quickly recover your deer.
Photos: Trail Camera Captures Images of Black Bear in Central Kentucky
Trail cameras at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky have captured a rare sight: a black bear. Though the black bear population has gradually returned in the eastern-most portions of the state, central Kentucky has largely remained bear-free. Until now.
AH Exclusive: Bill Winke on Finding Buck Sign
Having a hard time getting on the trail of a big buck? Field Editor Bill Winke is here to help. Just in time for "Whitetail Week," Bill discusses the ins and outs of finding buck sign.
On the Trail of a Grizzly
Grizzly bears are at least as wild as any North American game animal, and unlike our antlered or horned beasts, they will at times turn the tables and hunt the hunter.
Blood Trail Basics
Nicely done! All your planning came to fruition, and you just shot a deer. If it didn’t drop within sight, though, the high-fiving may be premature. What you do next will determine whether you go home with fresh venison or just a sob story. Never fear, though—Bryce Towsley is offering a few tips to help ensure you recover your prey.
Plains Game on the Buffalo Trail
On safari in South Africa, the author’s plan for plains game—to have no plan at all—couldn’t have worked better. The plan for Cape buffalo, well, that’s another story.
Bushnell Expands Trail Cam Line
Three Trophy cam models will be available, a standard model, a model with a built in color viewer and a new Bone Collector camouflage model in Realtree AP camo.
10 Tips for Tracking an Animal’s Blood Trail
These 10 tips will help you recover game while keeping you and your companions safe.
Know-How: Hack a Trail to Your Next Buck
Cutting trails to ease access to hunting locations can provide benefits beyond an easier hike. A new path may just lead a big buck right to you.
#SundayGunday: Springfield Armory TRP Operator 10mm
Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller discusses the Springfield Armory 10mm TRP Operator, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.
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