Fall brings the sound of guns going off, families getting together and the quiet coo-coo of doves. Dove hunting is the most popular form of hunting in the world. More people will turn out for opening day of dove season in Texas than hunt all year in the state of Florida. Hitting a Dove on the […]
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After a few seasons every hunter develops their own recipe for success for the whitetail woods. Armed with a bow and arrow chasing whitetail deer is one of the great challenges for the American outdoorsman. It’s always handy to have a few bow hunting tips and tricks up your sleeve. Here are the basics until you
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Squirrel hunting is a tried and true method of introducing new hunters to the sport, getting meat for the dinner table and honing woodsman-ship and marksmanship skills for bigger game. Squirrel hunting tips normally revolve around teaching beginners the best way to hunt squirrels because when you first start out you don’t have your own
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Knowing how to cape a deer is an important skill for any hunter. You definitely want to be prepared should you successfully bag a trophy animal that you want to have mounted. Many hunters go into each season dreaming of harvesting a huge buck that they can hang on the wall. Still, no matter how
Killing an old wily tom in the spring is a tradition as old as America. Hearing a gobble in the woods signifies spring and puts a fire in the belly of any hunter who’s ever heard it. Just a few years ago there were too few birds to hunt and turkey hunting wasn’t common until
Mule deer are the “other” deer; they don’t get nearly as much attention as their whitetail cousins. They don’t get the food plots and research with intensive management programs. Mule deer are left to their own devices, roaming their habitat that stretches from Mexico to Canada sprawling dozens of ecosystems. Tackling one of these hunts
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The smallest member of the North American deer family and also the most numerous and wide-ranging, whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) remain by far the most popular game species in the United States—with more that 11 million hunters pursuing these majestic creatures each year. Despite these huge numbers, there is actually a lot of whitetail deer
Like those from most other deer, whitetail deer antlers are prized by hunters and many other outdoor enthusiasts. In fact, there’s nothing quite like walking through a forest or field and stumbling upon a pair of shed antlers—except perhaps shooting a trophy with that same huge rack. Whitetail sheds are so popular that there’s actually
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Planting a food plot can be a surefire way to attract deer to your property, while also providing them with the nutrients they need to grow big and strong. However, it’s not as simple as just throwing out some alfalfa, corn or soybean seeds and hoping for the best, as there are a number of
Hunters tend to use whatever tools they have available in an attempt to gain any potential advantage over their prey. Nowadays, this tends to mean the latest and greatest hunting gear, from trail cameras to laser sights and more. However, there are also a number of more traditional techniques that can be equally as effective
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