Each year, valuable hunting dogs are lost, injured or killed due to poor pre-trip planning. Here's how to avoid hunting-trip disasters so you (and your dog) can enjoy a safe, productive hunting season. ... [+] Full Article

Mask scent. Stay still. Be quiet. We all know these basics. But when should you use scent, get moving and make noise for blacktail success? ... [+] Full Article

Do turkey decoys help a hunter bag his gobbler, or are they just one more burden for him to have to lug into the turkey woods? Here are some answers. ... [+] Full Article

Don't give up! Now's the time to get aggressive if you plan on taking a tom. ... [+] Full Article

Why do they hang up 10 yards out of range? How does a hunter call in a henned-up tom? Can they really see you blink? These questions and more, answered once and for all. ... [+] Full Article

A veteran longbeard with a few seasons under his feathers can be hard to handle, but the right problem-solving strategies can enable you to punch your tag when the hunting gets tough this spring. ... [+] Full Article

Even the most experienced turkey hunter will miss a bird now and then. Our expert explains how to minimize your misses . . . at least most of the time! ... [+] Full Article

The gobbler season is drawing near, so it's time to hit the woods to see where the toms are hanging out. But first you'd do well to consider these ideas for effective scouting. ... [+] Full Article

It's still possible to fill your unused deer tags this month. A change of tactics is in order -- as our expert explains. ... [+] Full Article

You shot the buck of a lifetime, but someone forgot to tell him to fall. Now you must track him through waist-deep snow if you want that trophy. ... [+] Full Article

Want to learn more about the deer you pursue? Hunting for shed antlers can open up a whole new realm of knowledge, especially if you have a shed-hunting partner with four legs! ... [+] Full Article

For thousands of years, alligators have flourished in many of the waterways of the South. With gator and human populations on the rise, we can expect more harrowing and sometimes grisly encounters. ... [+] Full Article

A charging brown bear was so close that all the hunter could see in his scope was "two sets of canines and two flapping gums." ... [+] Full Article

How do you avoid your crippled and "winged" birds? First off, learn your gun's effective range. ... [+] Full Article

For real rabbit action, forget grassy openings and head for the nasty cover. ... [+] Full Article

The clock is ticking down on a hunt for mountain or valley quail. Here are some tips to make your effort a success. ... [+] Full Article

Do you take a mid-day break when you hunt deer? If you do, you might be missing out on a nice buck. ... [+] Full Article

For November Canadas, think high and dry. Our expert explains how to find and fool geese that are focused on inland crop fields this month. ... [+] Full Article

Some of the biggest bucks live in small patches of cover where most hunters never expect to find them. Here's how to find and hunt these whitetail gold mines! ... [+] Full Article

On bluebird days, when there's no wind to move your otherwise immobile decoys, resort to these motion decoys to add some action to your spread. ... [+] Full Article

After pheasants have "wised up" to hunters, your tactics must change a little. Here's the lowdown on understanding late-season pheasants and how to find them. ... [+] Full Article

There's nothing wrong with walking fields with your dog all day. But if you want to put a pheasant in the game bag, you'll need a better plan. ... [+] Full Article

Tag a late-season migrating blacktail buck looking for action by rattling, calling and following the does. ... [+] Full Article

When you're calling to waterfowl, it's sometimes not so much what you say as it is how you say it and what you say it with. Here's your guide to... ... [+] Full Article

When it comes to bagging fall squirrels, sometimes two hunters are better than one! ... [+] Full Article

A few weeks after opening day, pheasants get wise to hunters' habits and escape via the ground rather than the not-so-friendly skies. ... [+] Full Article

Ruffed grouse remain the uplands' most challenging target, but there are ways to fool them. Here's how one expert does it. ... [+] Full Article

On the West Coast, what are the most exciting big-game animals to hunt? Black bears. What's the most thrilling way to hunt them? Call them to you! ... [+] Full Article

Barging boldly into the woods on opening day isn’t your best way to find and fool big bucks. Our expert explains how to minimize your “intrusion factor” during peak hunting periods. ... [+] Full Article

It's hard enough to tag any black-tailed deer, never mind a 150-incher! But follow these steps this season to get on track to a Booner Columbia blacktail deer. ... [+] Full Article

Carry these stratagems afield to improve your odds of tagging a rut-crazed buck this season! ... [+] Full Article

Many hunters bewail the years when the acorn crop is abundant. That may make it harder to find deer in food plots -- and you may actually have to hunt them! Here's how. ... [+] Full Article

Finding them is one thing. Tagging them is another. Before you take to the hills in search of trophy mulies, check out these tips and tricks. ... [+] Full Article

Now's the time to get in some extra shooting and to exercise yourself and your dogs in preparation for the upcoming ruffed grouse season. Here are some things to consider. ... [+] Full Article

Sitting and waiting is OK for deer hunting, but if you want more squirrels, get up and stalk 'em! ... [+] Full Article

With the right game plan, early-season bowhunters can make the most of their deer season well ahead of both the rut and the gun hunters that accompany it. ... [+] Full Article

The Columbian blacktail is one of the world's most challenging animals to hunt. And lowland bucks could be the toughest of all. Use these strategies to tag a trophy this season. ... [+] Full Article

We’re talking about more than sticking a baseball card in the spokes to make your bicycle sound cool. Make that mountain bike a deer-hunting machine! (August 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Get your deer knowledge learning curve on course before the next hunting season rolls around by putting these pieces of misinformation to rest. (August 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Without tapping a trail camera, the author would have never taken his record blacktail. (August 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Sometimes, bowhunting the edge can be more complicated than “Woods meet brush.” Our expert explains how to find and hunt edge cover for success this fall. (August 2008) ... [+] Full Article

From seeking sheds to coping with late-season pressure, these 10 tips from veteran blacktail hunters and guides will help you tag a dandy. (August 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Not having any luck with the traditional predawn raids on turkey roosting sites? Sleep in and head for the woods when everyone else is coming out. Our expert explains. (May 2008) ... [+] Full Article

A quartering spaniel that hunts close and attends to his business is a great bird-hunting partner. Here are some tips on training flushing dogs. (May 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Gobbler hunters have gobs of calls to choose from. Here's an overview of what call to use this spring -- and when. (April 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Adjusting the way you use decoys to increase your odds of fooling a late-season tom this year. These tips should make the process easier. (April 2008) ... [+] Full Article

If you expect to bag a gobbler early in the season, here are some things you need to keep in mind. (March 2008). ... [+] Full Article

Proper pre-season scouting can put you in position to do some shooting on opening morning -- instead of hunting something to shoot. These expert tips will aid in getting the job done right. (March 2008). ... [+] Full Article

To be successful at taking wary coyotes, you need to set yourself apart from the crowd of other hunters on the trail of the songdogs. Here are five ways to do just that. (January 2008) ... [+] Full Article

They weigh up to a ton and can barrel along at 30 miles per hour. That's a lethal combination of strength, weight and speed . . . as our author lived to tell. (January 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Rabbits can be difficult to find after hunting pressure and winter weather take their toll. Here's expert advice on how to score in the final weeks of the season. (January 2008) ... [+] Full Article

Rabbits are hard to find if you look in the wrong places. Here's a guide to the kinds of cover that America's favorite small-game animal loves. (December 2007) ... [+] Full Article

A gun, a field and some birds are necessary for quail hunting. A dog isn't. Here are some tips to keep you in the action without a four-legged friend. (December 2007) ... [+] Full Article

You can count on two things this month: The deer will have changed their patterns -- and most hunters won't have changed a thing. So how can you take advantage of this situation? (December 2007) ... [+] Full Article

Beading in on cupped-up singles and doubles in beaver ponds and small creeks has big advantages over open water and rafts of hunters. (December 2007) ... [+] Full Article

The rut is a great time to fill a buck tag. But even during the rut, you can fail to find bucks if you make these mistakes. (November 2007) ... [+] Full Article

You don't need to find great numbers of ringnecks to have a successful hunting season. Here's how to score when and where the birds seem scarce. (November 2007) ... [+] Full Article

Cover your bases before you head out for a hunt. Then make your shots count with these tips from a longtime blacktail fanatic. (November 2007) ... [+] Full Article

Both wood ducks and beavers have made remarkable comebacks across the South. Are these phenomena related? (November 2007) ... [+] Full Article

Targeting puddle ducks in the fields where they feed pays big dividends for savvy waterfowlers. (November 2007) ... [+] Full Article

Keep these 10 tips in mind to get more pheasants in your sights. (November 2007) ... [+] Full Article

A good pheasant shoot can turn unpleasant if you don't pattern your shotgun beforehand and start to miss too many birds. Here's how to prevent that from happening. (October 2007) ... [+] Full Article

It's time to get serious again about hunting Old Ruff. We consulted with the Midwest's top grouse expert to tell you what to expect this season. (October 2007) ... [+] Full Article

Bears are on the feed, and that makes them vulnerable to hunters on their trail. (October 2007) ... [+] Full Article