EHD Lead

EHD Has Hit Your Deer Camp: Now What?

If you hunt deer long enough you will eventually bump up against epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The scourge can ruin a deer season and devastate deer populations. The author encountered EHD last year in South Dakota; here’s what happened.

Curiosity Kills the Coyote

Increased interest in predator hunting has educated coyotes. If you’re hunting smart dogs no longer fooled by prey-in-distress, maybe it’s time to rely instead on vocalizations made by the dogs themselves or their Western neighbors, scavenger birds.

Know-How: Throw Coyotes a Change-Up

Coyotes learn quickly to avoid your calls when they hear the same ones from the same places over and over. Follow these tips to change the results.

An Open-and-Close Case

Wise old mule deer bucks hole up in dark timber … or hide in plain sight. Tactics for one habitat may not work in the other; here’s how to adapt to successfully hunt both.

Know-How: Eastern Ways for Coyotes Anywhere

Unlike in the West, hunting Eastern coyotes means thick woods and heavy cover. Use these techniques and tips to meet those challenges head-on in any region.

How to Attract and Keep Bucks on Your Property

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.

How to Hunt Silent Elk

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

Effective Hand Calls for Predator Hunting

Hand calls shouldn’t be relegated to the dust bin just yet. Unlike an electronic call, a couple of calls around your neck provide an inexpensive, lightweight and simple-to-master orchestra of sounds on a predator hunt.

Misconceptions That Can Tank Your Pronghorn Hunt

Clear up the misconceptions on this open-country occupant to ensure success when you get an opportunity to go head-to-head with this unique species.

Know-How: Made in the Shade

Bowhunters tackling the challenge of open-country mule deer hunting face a daunting task: find a buck in millions of acres of cover. Open country is big with unlimited mule deer hideouts, but in the early season you only have to focus on the shady locations for success. Hunt shade instead of deer.

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