Tips & Tricks: Bear Field-Judging & Shot Placement
Most of us want a big bear. These are five things Scott Haugen looks for to assess a bear’s size, respectively.
Q&A With a Whitetail Fanatic
How to blow a whitetail hunt, and lessons from the man who saved it.
How to Field Judge a Pronghorn
Failure to consider all aspects of a pronghorn buck’s headgear could lead to ground shrinkage. Here’s how the “Rule of 6’s” and three important “X-Factors” play crucial roles when field judging hard-to-judge speed goats.
How to Field Judge Bears
Word to the wise: Sizing bears is tough. But big bears have distinctive traits. Here's what to look for if you're ever in bear country with a tag in your pocket and a black bear in your sights.
How to Field Judge a Whitetail Buck
Here are five ways to quickly and confidently judge a buck’s real proportions.
How to Judge a Buck's Age Class
Sometimes being bull-headed—or in this case, buck-headed—pays off when it comes to waiting it out for that one good shot opportunity at that mature buck you're chasing.
Field Judging Whitetails
Before you pull the trigger or release an arrow, do you know how to field judge a whitetail deer’s antlers? Those who hunt simply to fill the freezer, this is not really an issue. But for those who are hoping to shoot a buck with antlers that meet or exceed a certain numeric score, more often than not, overestimate the size of the antlers, leading to that common malady known as “ground shrinkage.”
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