Draw Weight, Your Ounce of Prevention By Kevin Reese Not long ago, I spent a weekend introducing the next generation to our outdoor heritage through archery. True to my routine, I began the lesson with a discussion on safety that segued into equipment basics and finally into shooting fundamentals, position ranking at the top. My pop always said, “Anything worth doing is worth … [Read more...] about Draw Weight, Your Ounce of Prevention
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Glassing the West for Deer
Glassing the West for Deer by Shelton Boggess I was introduced to glassing at an early age, and grew up behind my dad’s pair of 15x56 Swarovski Binoculars. At the age of five, I remember sitting behind those powerful binos on a Northern Arizona Coues deer hunt, watching, while my dad took a shot at a mountain lion. He didn’t connect, but shortly thereafter, I witnessed my … [Read more...] about Glassing the West for Deer
Deer Season Game Plan
Deer Season Game Plan by Darren Choate Put together a Game Plan to make your hunting season more successful. Another football season has come to an end, as has the hunting season. In the NFL, the New York Giants crowned themselves Champions with their victory over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Since last April, the Giants, as well as every other NFL team has … [Read more...] about Deer Season Game Plan
Year Round Practice
Year Round Practice by Kevin Reese The art of year-round practice: a good hunter is a practiced hunter. If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times! “The season opens up next weekend. I need to get out and sight-in my bow.” As an ethics-driven hunter, who works diligently to promote and protect our outdoor heritage, few things make my blood boil more than lack of … [Read more...] about Year Round Practice
Hunting From A Ground Blind
Hunting From A Ground Blind by Patrick Meitin Notes from inside a pop-up ground blind. Returning to western Oklahoma last October felt like a homecoming, getting together again with old friends like Gary Sefton, Mike Jordan, Jason Pickerill and a handful of outdoor writers I’ve come to know well. I also looked forward to seeing Scott and Joni Sanderford, owners/operators of … [Read more...] about Hunting From A Ground Blind
Off-Season Opportunities, Improve Deer Season
Off-Season Opportunities, Improve Deer Season by Kevin Reese Few moments are more spiritually troublesome for an avid hunter than the weighty cloak of darkness on the last day of deer season. Memories made, good or bad, goals achieved and for some, dreams become a future score to settle. No matter the outcome, hundreds of thousands of deer hunters agree, the end came too … [Read more...] about Off-Season Opportunities, Improve Deer Season
The Whitetail Ideal
The Whitetail Ideal by Patrick Meitin It’s that time of year again, manufacturers unveiling their newest wares, the latest and greatest technologies conceived to make you a better bowhunter. Bowhunting writers flock to industry shows like ATA (Arrow Trade Association) to bring you news of the newest innovations and gewgaws you simply can’t live without. But, this isn’t what … [Read more...] about The Whitetail Ideal
Time for Midwest Whitetail Adventure, Gigantic Bucks are Looming
The Midwest whitetail inhabits the central regions of the US from Colorado to Minnesota. For a reasonable chance at a trophy-class Midwest whitetail buck, there are few secrets. Midwestern states like Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, and the like dominate the conversation. Then there are the outliers such as eastern Colorado or northern Oklahoma. Of course, you can't … [Read more...] about Time for Midwest Whitetail Adventure, Gigantic Bucks are Looming
Family, Sports, School, & Hunting
Family, Sports, School, & Hunting by Zane Graham When I first started hunting, at the age of nine, it was not hard for me to incorporate hunting with other activities: school, sports, and family. At the time, the biggest obstacle to work around was my school schedule, which was fairly easy to do. Homework was really not much of an issue being in elementary school and … [Read more...] about Family, Sports, School, & Hunting
Whitetail Chess
Whitetail Chess by Mario Guisto I like to take on new challenges, whether it’s filming a hunt, achieving new fitness goals, hunting new species or guiding in new places. Last spring, Matt Woodward, from Borderland Adventures told me about some private ground in Kansas that he was going to try outfitting for White-tailed deer. When I get a lead on a new place to guide, you can … [Read more...] about Whitetail Chess