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Q&A with Hunting Guide Rachel Ahtila

Ever wondered what it's like to be a hunting guide? Rachel Ahtila, a guide from British Columbia, talks about guiding, guns and her hunting aspirations.

The Hunter's Guide to Hunting Guides

It’s not always easy to recognize a good hunting guide. Unfortunately, it’s obvious you’ve picked a poor one when he acts like some of the characters the author has met.

What Do Women Want in a Hunting Guide?

We asked some of the country’s top female hunters to reveal what they like and what they don’t like in a guide, based on their past experiences. See what Melissa Bachman, Tiffany Lakosky, Brenda Valentine and more had to say on the subject.

What Your Hunting Guide Wants

You know what you want in a hunting guide, and if you’ve ever gone on a guided hunt, you know that you will receive instructions and maybe even a few lists before you arrive.

6 Tips for Choosing the Right Outfitter

Here are six key considerations for choosing an outfitter or hunting guide to ensure your hard-earned time and money is well-spent.

How to Be a Hunting Client

What exactly are the standards for excruciatingly correct behavior on a guided hunt?

Best State for a Big Mule Deer?

This question came from a comment on a previous blog post on destinations for whitetails.

Tips for Hunting Late-Season Squirrels

Turn a late-winter walk through the woods into a meal-producing venture.

A Week-by-Week Guide to September Elk Hunting

Follow these tips to adjust your strategy weekly to take advantage of pre-rut, breeding and post-rut elk behavior to up your odds of success.

How to Pick a Snow Goose Guide

During the spring conservation order, you can hunt with outfitters from Arkansas to Saskatchewan. Here’s how to avoid the poseurs and choose the right one.

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