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It took the author a decade to learn these lessons about when, where and how to hunt and kill big bucks. Some of them may not be big news, but any number of them should reveal something for anyone.

Some bucks have a different fall range from their summer range and the two ranges don’t always overlap. There is nothing you can really do about either.

Most hunters buy bows by going to their local archery pro shop, picking out a bow, and then having the professional adorn it with expensive accessories. Like most other retail products, you’ll pay more for this personalized service, but in most cases you can be assured of a personalized fit. However, if you’ve owned a bow before or you’ve done your research and know exactly what model and size bow you’re after, you can save money by purchasing a package bow from a big box store or mail order operation.

Want to leave your whitetail comfort zone? Want to pursue large, exotic game of North America on your own terms? Head north.

Two American travelers tag along with a band of modern-day woodsmen for a hunt once reserved for English nobility.

The truth about the glamorous life of a gun and hunting writer.

Perhaps the West’s most sought after big-game species, mule deer continue to prove they are as alluring as they are hard to get.

Perhaps there is no greater spectacle in nature than the one elk hunters across America observe every fall as they pursue our continent’s greatest ungulate.

How much treestand or elk mountain cred is Trijicon due given how well its rock-hard battle-rifle sights have served U.S. troops at war? That was the obvious question when the company diversified into all-purpose riflescopes a few years back, and it remains a key issue with the recent introduction of the AccuPower, a four-scope collection largely geared toward big-game hunters.