“Tag: hunting”

Of bayed bears and broken branches—a week with dogs and houndsmen in western Idaho is a “paws-on” experience.

They say that ignorance is bliss, and it is, until that bliss is snatched away by the cold, icy hand of reality. In this case, that hand was wielded by a fellow hunter sitting shotgun in an approaching pickup truck.

With the prices of hunting-related gear at near-ludicrous levels, one must question the necessity of much of it. Simply stated, what’s necessary and what isn’t? Here is what you need to know to shop smartly.

Check out some of the best turkey hunting gear we could put our hands on during the 2025 season.

Hunters aged 6 to 15 checked 1,443 gobblers during the Arkansas youth turkey hunts April 12 and 13, an increase of 22 percent over last year’s total. Meanwhile young turkey hunters in Ohio, enjoying their state’s special season to pursue gobblers the same weekend, took 1,740, beating the three-season average of 1,571 birds.

If you hunt turkeys long enough, you’ll see them do some crazy, unexpected things. Our man’s seen plenty of that, too—enough to make him think long and hard about how to counter some “Crazy Ivan” moves.

Wondering how to surprise a foul-weather tom? Scott Haugen has some answers in this month's Know How.

The next generation of Trijicon’s Miniature Rifle Optic is optimized for use with a magnifier.

Should you call to a roosted tom? Mike Roux fills his readers in on why this popular strategy may be the reason they don't fill all their tags this spring.