Many days, waterfowl hunters are boaters. We use all types of crafts — skiffs, canoes, jon boats, deep-Vs and more — to access hotspots. Shoot, some days, we hunt from those rigs and stay in them all day. But now and then, we seemingly forget many cardinal rules of boating...
Delta Waterfowl was recently awarded $100,000 from Manitoba’s new Conservation Trust to build and install 500 Hen Houses in the province during Winter 2019-’20. The grant is one of the first round of projects approved through the $102 million trust. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires...
Who doesn’t like seeing – and shooting – more and bigger deer? Ultimately, that’s the purpose of a food plot. Holding deer on your hunting ground throughout the season protects them from neighboring hunting pressure, and that helps to improve the herd’s age structure and increases your own odds of...
Mistakes. We all make them. But these are the types of mistakes you don’t ever want to make. Sure, you or whoever is affected might come back from it. But you (or they) might not. Take precautions and use common sense to prevent these 10 things from happening to you...
Of archery’s recent popularity surges, perhaps the most prevalent is women joining us on the archery range and in the bowhunting woods. It’s a powerful movement and one the hunting industry needs. In the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of introducing my mother, sister and wife (then girlfriend) to...
"Whitetail TV" welcomes Owen Reigler to the team. Hailing from southern Iowa, he knows big deer. He lives in an area where they're very common, and his footage shows it. In his debut, he discusses some of the bucks that made it through the 2018-19 season. He also talks about...
It’s gotten harder to find the perfect piece of hunting property, but it’s far from impossible. Realtree United Country’s land pros are here to represent avid hunters and prospective land buyers, but investing in property is a big decision – and there some gut-check questions to ask of yourself before...
Public land: Those words carry a special weight when describing a hunt, especially in sometimes high-pressure world of waterfowling . Finding success at spots open to everyone — public water, wildlife areas, walk-in properties and others — can be challenging. (Thanks, Capt. Obvious.) Birds have been harassed, spots are burned...
Admit it, you both love and hate the end of turkey season. A few words follow on why. Early on, you love the early risings, driving through a sleeping town to an all-night gas station for early coffee and doughnuts, where you run into a few other camo-clad hunters and...
Hunting clothes. Let’s be honest. A lot of them out there are crap. From cheap fabrics to poor features, we’ve all worn our fair share of inferior garments. But Realtree partners with the best to ensure quality isn’t an issue. One such partner is Midway USA . It licenses Realtree...
The experts. They know a thing or three about bringing down big game. That’s why we’ve tapped into the Realtree pro staff to dig into their knowledge of the animals they pursue. Here are seven top tips for hunting the big ones.
Your waders hang motionless in the basement, and the dog finally seems to smell like something other than marsh muck. Yep, waterfowling ’s off-season is in full swing. That doesn’t mean you have to accept this period of forced inactivity. In fact, some hardcore hunters seemingly refuse to ease into...
