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Black Bears, Ponytails, and Close Encounters

Black Bears, Ponytails, and Close Encounters

In Alberta, hunters like to hold out for big bears. It’s another thing entirely to...

4 Tips for Hunting Bachelor Bull Elk

4 Tips for Hunting Bachelor Bull Elk

Here are four tips for hunting big bachelor bulls after the rut from finding where...

First Look: Irish Setter IceTrek Boots

First Look: Irish Setter IceTrek Boots

As the days shorten and the rut begins to wrap up, a few hardcore hunters...

Know-How: Lessons From The Rut

Know-How: Lessons From The Rut

The rut is here, so perhaps it’s time to throw caution to the wind. Deer...

Deer Hunting: Win the Lockdown Battle

Deer Hunting: Win the Lockdown Battle

Here are three ways to ensure you don’t get locked out when bucks and does...

Heat-Wave Strategies for Pre-Rut Bucks

Heat-Wave Strategies for Pre-Rut Bucks

Pre-rut whitetails can be as fickle as the early-fall weather. When your hot spots are...

A Bull Elk’s Secret

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A Bull Elk’s Secret

Understanding how elk utilize terrain directs you to great ambush sites, but not spooking them...

Member's Hunt: The Brow Buck of 2018

Member's Hunt: The Brow Buck of 2018

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Michael Bath of Orangeville, Pa.

Elk Hunting: The Mental Game

Elk Hunting: The Mental Game

You can shoot a can off a post at 400 yards, you hike 5 miles...

Secretive Sika

Secretive Sika

The sika deer is renowned for its elusive nature. Hunters willing to search out this...

How to Field Judge a Whitetail Buck

How to Field Judge a Whitetail Buck

Here are five ways to quickly and confidently judge a buck’s real proportions.

How to Map a Gobbler's Routine

How to Map a Gobbler's Routine

Many turkey hunters don’t put in the effort to map a gobbler’s routine prior to...

Hardware: Nosler M48 Long Range Carbon

Hardware: Nosler M48 Long Range Carbon

The 7-pound Long Range Carbon is a full-length, heavy-barreled rifle that’s just as suited for...

Boundary Waters Bucks

Boundary Waters Bucks

While hunters in the North can seem about as scarce as the bucks that call...

Know-How: Deer Scent Strategies

Know-How: Deer Scent Strategies

There’s a lot that goes into enticing a whitetail’s nose during the madness of the...

6 Tips for Hunting Public-Land Mule Deer

6 Tips for Hunting Public-Land Mule Deer

There’s nothing easy about tagging a mule deer on public land, but for those willing...

A Bull for Rhylan

A Bull for Rhylan

The unlikely account of how a youth of 16 killed a bull elk of many...

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Western Whitetails

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Western Whitetails

Tactics that work for whitetails back East may not cut it for deer of the...

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Eastern Whitetails

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Eastern Whitetails

When it comes to deer hunting, perhaps no game is more vexing than the wary...

Deer Hunting: How to Make a Mock Scrape

Deer Hunting: How to Make a Mock Scrape

For mock scrapes to be successful, hunters need to know where and when to make...

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