Hunting

It’s February, and the first turkey seasons are still weeks away. If you don’t have frozen water where you live, then you can’t…

Is there a greater gift—or a more appealing challenge—for an American hunter than chasing game across public land, using only your…

Time was that hunters went after gobblers with No. 2 lead shot and whatever shotgun they owned. And for those just getting in to turkey hunting,…

For diehard bird hunters, the season gets going just as the snow begins to fall and birds settle into their seasonal habits. For waterfowlers, the…

Most turkey hunters will openly admit that every male turkey they encounter in spring is different. Just as no two hunts are the same, no two…

Wild turkeys can be alternately the easiest and most available game animals to hunt and also the most elusive and diabolically maddening. They live…

People have a lot of methods for picking a puppy, but most of them involve trying to evaluate a litter of six-week olds to find the right…

The main thing you need to know about the rut, which has been studied and defined to within inches of its death, is that for a few magical weeks…

Duck hunting is one of the easiest hunting sports for new shotgunners to expand into. Ample public-land hunting opportunities abound for waterfowlers…

While deer hunting takes many forms in a variety of different habitats and terrains, one thing is for certain: The more time you can spend afield,…

As much as America is a country defined by grit, franchise hamburgers, and interstate highways, you could also say ours is a nation defined by deer.…

Most how-to deer hunting pieces tell you how to set a treestand or how to trim a shooting lane. Some may even offer some wisdom on setting up between…

Despite what we may see on television, deer usually do not drop in their tracks at the shot. Sometimes, too, “stuff” happens and the shot…

It’s hard to think about frosty mornings at hunting camp this time of the year. The outside temperature for many of us is still hovering around…

The number of hunters and gun owners increased throughout 2021 and the trend continues in 2022. In uncertain times citizens are realizing that not…