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15 Ways to Bag More Late Season Small Game

January 6, 2023   |  From Articles

Hunting upland game animals like rabbits, squirrels, quail, and grouse can be really tough during wintertime, especially late in the season. Snow and ice have destroyed food supplies and cover, reducing wild game populations considerably from what they were earlier. Hunters and predators have taken a toll on the game,...

Reasons Why Late-Season Deer Hunting Sucks … and Why It’s Great, Too

December 6, 2022   |  From Articles

The big buck ambled through the snow-laden hayfield 180 degrees behind me. I was sitting on the ground overlooking a river bottom that wraps around the field edge with my muzzleloader on my lap when I craned left and saw tines. Unfortunately, several deer were between me and the bruiser...

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...

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...

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...

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...

5 Factors for Rut Hunting Success

November 10, 2022   |  From Articles

The rut is a fickle creature. It’s difficult to know exactly what the deer are doing from one day to the next unless you’re out there observing the behavior every day (though you can keep up with a lot on Realtree's Rut Report , updated by region every week). Even...

Do Bucks Delay Their Response to Grunt Calls?

November 10, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

It makes good sense to grunt at every buck you see walking or trotting through the woods 75 to 100 yards out of bow range of your treestand. What have you got to lose? Nine times out of 10, unless he’s chasing a doe, a buck that hears your calls...

Does a Snorting Deer Mean Your Hunt’s Over?

November 9, 2022   |  Brow Tines and Backstrap

Black, beady eyes bore straight through your skull. Head bobs, foot stomps, and echoing snorts tell you exactly what she thinks, and it isn’t good. She completely disapproves of the situation, and every deer in the valley is going to hear about it. But does it matter? When a deer...

Serious Sleeper States with Big Whitetails

November 8, 2022   |  From Articles

Nonresident deer hunters are like the Mongolian horde — where one goes, all go, and carnage follows. Throughout the decades, it’s led to some states getting pounded with hunting pressure. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Wisconsin are some legacy states, to name a few. Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio were once...

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