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20 Weird and Funny Treestand Names and Their Stories

November 30, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Hunters who share access and hunt together tend to name treestands and blinds. It’s fun and necessary, especially when trying to identify where someone is going for the day. So, if you’re slapping a handle on a spot, why not make it creative, funny or even weird? Here are 20...

Action Varied but Good in Pacific Flyway

November 25, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

There has been quite a bit of water under the proverbial bridge since I last reported from the Pacific Northwest in mid-October. The first goose split has come and gone. Elk muzzleloader season, too. Modern rifle deer season ended on Halloween, and I’m finishing up a four-day late buck season…...

Poor Water Hinders Central Flyway Hunters

November 25, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

Although the season is well underway in most areas of the Central Flyway, the waterfowl report hasn’t changed much. Conditions are still dry, and the migration has been somewhat spotty. Hopefully that will change as the season progresses and the weather gets colder. “Pretty slow,” said Mike Szymanski of the...

Action Picks Up in Atlantic Flyway

November 24, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

Recent changes in weather have kick-started the migration along much of the Atlantic Flyway. Until recently, bird movement had been a bit stagnant. But as temperatures abruptly plummeted from the 70s to the 30s, with a blanket of snow covering the ground in many areas, a mess of ducks were...

Weather Puts Mississippi Flyway Migration into Overdrive

November 24, 2022   |  From Flyway Reports

The mercury is dropping, and the leaves have changed. The first official day of winter is still several weeks away, but many parts of the middle of the flyway are experiencing conditions commonly seen during December and January. In fact, in much of the southern Midwest and upper Southeast, lows...

Bowhunter’s First Buck Grosses 213 Inches

November 23, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Getting your first bow buck marks a pivotal moment in time that forever etches into memory. While Hank Billings would’ve been tickled with a much smaller deer as his first archery buck, it might take a lifetime to top the one he actually shot. Billings wasn’t a deer hunter until...

Should You Join a Hunting Club Next Season?

November 21, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

The hunting club lifestyle has a great following in America, but it’s especially common in the Southeast. From Texas to South Carolina, Kentucky to Florida, hunt clubs are the norm. But for those who’ve never been a part of one, and those considering joining, it can seem a mystery. Is...

Rachelle Hedrick Arrows Kansas 15-Pointer

November 18, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Realtree pro-staffer Rachelle Hedrick has bagged a lot of big bucks, and her 2022 Kansas season ended with another one in the back of the truck. Hunting with outfitter Konnor Hickle, of Phire Creek Outdoors, she got it done in grand style. Hickle had patterned the buck before the hunt,...

Sleeper States for Duck Hunting

November 17, 2022   |  The Duck Blog

Every duck hunter’s bucket list probably includes something about green timber in Arkansas, the Texas coast for pintails and redheads, and maybe even Maine for big common eiders. But that’s the problem — everyone wants to hit those spots. Many less-famous destinations feature fantastic waterfowl hunting, and U.S. Fish and...

Two Huge Bucks in Two Nights Close to Home

November 17, 2022   |  From Rack Reports

Trent Parrish and a couple of friends have access to some very good whitetail ground where they hunt in Oklahoma. And they’ve had great success. Friend Paul Powers arrowed an incredible 186 4/8-inch buck in 2018 , and another hunting partner, Johnny Maxwell, bow-killed a 214-incher in 2021. This season,...

First Aid Every Hunter Should Know

November 16, 2022   |  From Articles

“That looks bad.” That was all I said as I looked at the blood gushing from my buddy’s hand. An hour earlier, he’d sunk an arrow in a Booner whitetail and got a little careless while field-dressing the deer. We typically open the ribcage to make the trachea easier to...

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20 Deer Hunting Lies Your Granddaddy Told You

November 15, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

I’m not saying your granddaddy isn't a good deer hunter. Chances are he’s killed more bucks with his open-sighted, lever-action .30-30 than all the local youngins hollerin’ “Smoked him,” “Pole-axed that joker,” or my personal (least) favorite, “Just gave that ol’ slob a dirt nap” combined. And he'll shame a...

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