The Quest for a Raffle Coues Buck | Darren Choate The Quest for a Raffle Coues Buck By Darren Choate I’ll spare you the “It all started when…” story. Suffice it to say, I was overtaken with surprise when the caller ID on my phone read “AZGFD” as I watched the Arizona Super Raffle’s live […]
Whitetail Territory
Big Country Bowhunting
Big Country Bowhunting | Cassie Gasaway Big Country Bowhunting Prepare for big country and backcountry bowhunts with these seven tips. This article originally appeared on Bowhunting360.com. By Cassie Gasaway Whether you want to bowhunt big country for deer, elk, bears, moose, or caribou, one thing’s for sure: You must learn the land if you hope […]
Hunting Handles: They Call Me Chicken Killer
Hunting Handles: They Call Me Chicken Killer | Josh Honeycutt Hunting Handles: They Call Me Chicken Killer Have a hunting nickname or three? Welcome to the club. By Josh Honeycutt People get their nicknames for different reasons. Some are bestowed before birth, but most are earned due to a habit, trait, or event. All of […]
West Texas Deer
West Texas Deer | Bob Robb West Texas Deer No tags to draw, reasonable cost, 100 percent success on free-range whitetails; what’s not to love? By Bob Robb 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 […]
Is It Time for a Crossbow?
Is It Time for a Crossbow? | Stan Chiras Is It Time for a Crossbow? Bowhunting: I’ll Quit When I’m Dead! By Stan Chiras When I was younger, I remember thinking that I’d simply start hunting whitetails from a stick-built ground blind when I got older. Commercial blinds nor treestands were invented at the time. […]
Pacific Northwest Bowhunting for Whitetails
Pacific Northwest Bowhunting for Whitetails | Jon Gabrio Pacific Northwest Bowhunting for Whitetails The quest for the elusive mountain whitetail. by Jon Gabrio I grew up in Washington, a state that is not known for exceptional whitetail hunting. I was introduced to whitetail hunting through my dad and a few of his buddies in my […]
Best Fixed Blade Broadheads – 2019
Best Fixed Blade Broadheads – 2019 | Bob Robb Best Fixed-Blade Broadheads – 2019 by Bob Robb While mechanical broadheads have become the rage these days, tried-and-true fixed-blade broadheads (replaceable-blade) remain extremely popular for good reason – they’ve been cleanly killing everything from groundhogs to grizzly bears for more than half a century. So, how […]
Best Mechanical Broadheads – 2019
Best Mechanical Broadheads – 2019 | Bob Robb Best Mechanical Broadheads – 2019 by Bob Robb Bowhunters under 40 years of age don’t remember the evolution of the mechanical broadhead. Innovative archers had experimented with the idea of expandable broadhead designs for decades, including the 1956 Mohawk, 1959 Geronimo, 1972 Pioneer Game Tamer and 1983 […]
Whitetail Deer Hunting Across North America
Whitetail Deer Hunting Across North America | Patrick Meitin Whitetail Deer Hunting Across North America by Patrick Meitin North America’s white-tailed deer has emerged as the world’s most popular big-game species. No other big-game animal has created such an economic institution and deep-seated obsessions, whitetail hunters annually spending upwards of $38.3 billion pursuing big-buck passions, […]
Texas Deer Hunting: Whitetails
Texas Deer Hunting: Whitetails | Ryan Burrus Texas Deer Hunting: Whitetails by Ryan Burrus Whitetail deer hunting in the Lonestar State is unlike hunting anywhere else, largely in part due to the sheer size. Texas covers 268,586 square miles. For reference, Delaware, the first state could fit into Texas 108 times while Rhode Island, the […]
Bowhunting Whitetails, East to West
Bowhunting Whitetails, East to West | Bob Robb Bowhunting Whitetails, East to West by Bob Robb I’ve been fortunate enough to have hunted whitetails across their range in North America, from Canada to the Carolinas, Montana to Mississippi. I’ve often been asked what the difference is. And while there are differences — more on that […]
Guided Whitetail Deer Hunts
Guided Whitetail Deer Hunts | Bob Robb Guided Whitetail Deer Hunts The Truth About Guided Whitetail Deer Hunts by Bob Robb While DIY hunting is all the rage these days – and certainly, my favorite – there is a time and place to seriously consider going guided. That’s true for even the toughest backcountry hunter. […]