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Elk Calling Tip of the Day

You never know when that one extra elk-calling tip might make all the difference as we set sights on this year's archery elk season.

Know-How: 5 Bow Season Tips

Senior Editor Karen Mehall Phillips offers five tips that every bowhunter should keep in mind this hunting season.

Thieves Steal $8,500 Decoy Spread from PA Hunter

Matt Kneisley of Conestoga, Pa., has hunted his spread of 120 Model 72 Herter decoys for forty years. In an absolutely despicable act, thieves stole 110 of the decoys sometime between noon on Thanksgiving Eve and 4 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.

Must-Have Turkey Gear for 2016

Don't go into the turkey woods unprepared.

No Wind? No Problem

No hunter relies on good wind quite like the waterfowler. So what do you do when there isn't any?

How to Fight Decoy Frost

When temperatures fall, the water in the air has a nasty habit of forming a crisp layer of frost over anything that will stand still long enough. You know what stands still? Decoys. What doesn’t: real ducks and geese. And darn it if they can’t spot a frosted-over decoy from a mile away, ending your hunt before it really even begins.

Know-How: A Duck Spread with Serious Drawing Power

Contrast is what makes a decoy stand out, due not only to its color but also its size and the shadow it casts.

Know-How: Move and Shake That Deke!

The safest and simplest way to add movement is to rely on Mother Nature, but if there’s no wind for your sail then it’s time to innovate.

Know-How: Tweak Your Deke

Setting a decoy spread for wary waterfowl requires strategic calculations to pull off a successful ruse. The same is true of decoying whitetail bucks. You can plunk a buck decoy anywhere, but to have it work with precision requires forward thinking. Begin with simple biology.

How to Outsmart Late-Season Geese

Canada geese get smart this time of year. With some creativity based on the details of bird behavior, a full limit will be cause for celebration.

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