“Tag: How-to”

If a full load of full-body goose decoys have become too much to tote into a walk-in-only setup, consider socks and silhouettes.

Shorten your mule deer learning curve with five tips learned over years of trial and error.

To hunt elk that give you the silent treatment, you must focus on necessities they need all year: water, food and refuge from predators.

Many swear off a chukar hunt out West because they don’t want any part of the challenging terrain the birds call home, but there is a method to this upland madness. And if you unlock it, you just may find yourself hooked on the “devil bird.”

You don’t need a high fence—you can keep deer on your hunting tract through a variety of measures. Consider managing the number of hunters and their locations and days hunting, setting aside sanctuary or planting preferred foods.

Want to keep the thrill of the hunt going? Hunt with your feet, not feet-per-second.

Consider now the contents of a kit of tools that will help you get game from field to freezer efficiently, cleanly and most easily this fall.

Anytime you head afield it’s a good idea to plan how you will drink water, and from where it will be drawn should you need more while afoot. Follow these tips on filters, chemical treatments and ultraviolet treatments to determine what’s best for you.

Sometimes due to circumstances in the field, many of the decisions regarding shots on game are made for us. It’s at times like these we can focus on the essentials needed in any shot: build your house then focus, breathe and squeeze.