When it comes to selecting the best rifles for hunting -- factory rifles included -- today’s hunters never had it so good. My first “real” deer rifle was an old pre-’64 Winchester Model 70 chambered in .270 that was my dad’s pride and joy. He bought it when he got out of the navy after serving in WWII and gave it to me when I was in high school in the late 1960s. I could not … [Read more...] about The Best Rifles for Hunting Whitetail or the West
The Best Hunting Rangefinders: New High Tech Models to Choose From
Hunting Rangefinders | 2021 Editors' Choice How to sort through the maze to find the right rangefinder for your hunting need. When it comes to hunting gear, you millennials and younger folk have no idea how good you have it. Compared to what we -- Old Folks -- started hunting with, modern equipment is flat-out amazing. And none is more incredible than today’s hunting … [Read more...] about The Best Hunting Rangefinders: New High Tech Models to Choose From
Outstanding Whitetail Deer Hunting Gear You Need to Know
Deer Hunting Gear That Survived a West Texas Field Test - A Gear Roundup Last year I had the opportunity to hunt with a small, family-owned and operated outfit in West Texas, Hargrove Hunts, which specializes in reasonably-priced, semi-guided whitetail hunts near Raton, TX. This November found me right back there again -- field testing some cool new deer hunting … [Read more...] about Outstanding Whitetail Deer Hunting Gear You Need to Know
How to Find Late-Season Elk in a Honey Hole
In late-season, knowing where elk herds go as the weather shifts is key to punching your tag. Hunting elk during the late season – when a large portion of rifle seasons are held – has little in common with hunting the bugling bulls of September and early October. When late October arrives, three changes occur in a bull elk’s life that dictates much of its … [Read more...] about How to Find Late-Season Elk in a Honey Hole
Avoid These 10 Bowhunting Blunders
For Bowhunting Success, Learn How to Avoid 10 Top Blunders The bedrock of successful bowhunting is not your skills as a woodsman – though they are foundational, no? – but your ability to place a broadhead-tipped arrow on target, every time. Doing so requires an archer to do those things that maximize accuracy, as well as avoid other things that will doom your bowhunt from … [Read more...] about Avoid These 10 Bowhunting Blunders
Unlock a Predictive Model for Hunting Success With the HuntStand App
Using HuntStand’s Scouting Camera Imaging Tool can help create a predictive model to guide upcoming hunting strategies, and increase hunting success dramatically. In hunting, as in life, there is often a difference between a perception of reality, and reality itself. People have a tendency to believe what they want to believe, rather than base decisions on facts and hard … [Read more...] about Unlock a Predictive Model for Hunting Success With the HuntStand App
Plan an Exciting Western Hunt Empowered by HuntStand Tech
A few thoughts on last minute e-scouting for Western deer hunts. Throughout history, military campaigns have succeeded – or failed – in no small part due to the quality of the intelligence gathered before the battle ever begins. The side with the most accurate current information always has a distinct advantage. Information is a critical component of a successful Western … [Read more...] about Plan an Exciting Western Hunt Empowered by HuntStand Tech
The Best Killer Broadheads, Fixed-Blade and Expandable
People often ask me which broadheads, fixed-blade or expandable are best for big game hunting, and my answer is that the choice is simply complex. If you keep in mind that a broadhead has only one function -- to cut a hole through hair, hide, muscle, and internal organs -- and that to do so it must have blades sharp as a scalpel, be strong enough to withstand some serious … [Read more...] about The Best Killer Broadheads, Fixed-Blade and Expandable
California Deer Hunting, Go on an Authentic Golden State Adventure
I grew up in the Golden State, and during that time -- the 1950s through the 1970s -- deer hunting in California was decent. However, it never approached the Fantasy Land hunting found in states like Colorado and Utah. Today, the truth is that California deer hunting is a tale of two worlds -- public vs. private land. Statistically Speaking As they say, the numbers … [Read more...] about California Deer Hunting, Go on an Authentic Golden State Adventure
West Texas Deer Hunts: Affordable, Awesome, Thrilling
West Texas Deer: No tags to draw, reasonable cost, 100 percent success on free-range whitetails; what’s not to love? One frustrating thing about hunting the West has been my inability to consistently draw tags. So, I am always on the lookout for relatively inexpensive options that allow me to hunt annually. Enter Texas, this year, West Texas deer. Because whitetails are … [Read more...] about West Texas Deer Hunts: Affordable, Awesome, Thrilling