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Season Splits: Do They Help Duck Hunters?

December 15, 2022   |  The Duck Blog

Starting a good argument among duck hunters doesn’t require much. Just mention a hot-button topic, stir the pot with a loaded comment, and then enjoy the show. And if you really want to see fireworks, spark a debate about duck season splits. Using splits — that is, separating duck season...

Son Bags the Big Buck His Dad Missed Last Season

December 14, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

It was 14 degrees in southern Ohio on November 19. Twelve-year-old Ashton Copas, who has Down syndrome, had outgrown his hunting clothes and was wearing his mother’s Realtree Edge camo. Ashton doesn’t like gloves, so he’d occasionally stuff his hands into his mother’s coat to warm them up. Ashton’s father,...

Monster Mass on 235-Inch Kansas Non-Typical

December 13, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Following the 2021 Kansas deer season, farmer and hunter Darin Williams learned about a world-class buck in the neighborhood through an outfitter friend. The outfitter’s client had gotten so rattled by an encounter with the buck that he shot underneath it at 20 yards. “I farm most of the ground...

Massachusetts Bowhunter Shoots 195-Inch Buck While Answering the Call of Nature

December 8, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

A world-class buck that Massachusetts resident Chris Alberini had been chasing for five years caught him with his pants down — literally — this November. More on that later. At least five other hunters were pursuing the giant whitetail. One of them hit the buck’s left shoulder in 2016. That...

Mud, MAX-7, and Louisiana Mayhem

December 8, 2022   |  The Duck Blog

I’d been warned about the mud. Still, as I hopped on the back of a four-wheeler, felt those big tires churn into the greasy road, and watched my soil-splattered rental car disappear into the night, I thought I might have underestimated the situation. But with duck camp ahead, I figured...

The Mid-Gun-Season Blues: When Times Get Tough

December 7, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

After the barrage of cannon fire you heard opening week, do any big bucks still roam the timber? You start to wonder. But remember, an old hip-swaying, big-racked whitetail is the ultimate survivor. Hunting one is never easy, especially during the middle of gun season. But hang in there, and...

10 Colossal Duck Hunting Screw-Ups

December 7, 2022   |  From Articles

An old saying holds that life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid. Duck hunters might interpret that to mean waterfowling is inherently difficult, but becomes much tougher if you make silly mistakes. Think about it. Waterfowlers already deal with multiple variables such as weather, other hunters, and the...

Indiana Hunter Arrows 190-Class Typical 10

December 5, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

On Oct. 23, Emanuel Stoll hung a trail camera in one of his favorite hunting spots and soon captured a picture — just one — of the buck of a lifetime. Stoll didn’t have much information to work with this year, but he recognized the deer. “I had an encounter...

Oklahoma Recurve Hunter Arrows Giant 16-Pointer

December 2, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Oklahoma’s Jerry Bowers set down his compound bow 12 to 15 years ago and has hunted exclusively with his Black Widow recurve ever since. This November, while hunting at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) — a controlled hunt for which deer tags are distributed by drawing — he took...

Tricks for Finding Lost Hunting Arrows

December 2, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

KKTV in Colorado reported that a bow hunter had to be airlifted out of the wilderness near Steamboat Springs after he was impaled by an arrow and broadhead apparently fired and lost by another hunter earlier this season. Routt County Search and Rescue said the hunter accidently walked into the...

Our 20 Best Tips for Hunting Diving Ducks

December 1, 2022   |  From Articles

Diving ducks have an allure for a unique cadre of waterfowlers. Just check out the number of big duck boats across the country and the crush of black-and-white decoys in catalogs. Although divers might not receive the respect given to mallards and pintails, they can be tough to hunt. Moreover,...

How to Find Ducks in Dry Fields

December 1, 2022   |  The Duck Blog

Most field hunting articles start with a brief thought about putting in windshield time to find ducks and then delve deeply into setup tactics, decoy placement, and concealment concerns. That’s almost comical, because sometimes the toughest element of a field hunt is locating birds and obtaining permission. Sure, driving along...

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