Is It Time to Try a Crossbow?

Crossbows are often considered tools for new hunters, elderly hunters and those with physical limitations, but they’re actually available to everyone during archery season in most states. You could benefit…

  Cassie Gasaway   BowhuntingFeatured   February 2, 2023

How to Prepare for High-Country Hunting

Bowhunting of any sort requires preparation, but hunting the high country for elk, mule deer, sheep, goats and other mountain species is particularly challenging because it requires a lot of…

  Jackie Holbrook   FeaturedBowhunting   January 24, 2023

Your Guide to Bowhunting Moose

  Spend enough time in the field and you’ll start to get a feeling when conditions are right for success. Sometimes the weather feels perfect, but other times intuition just…

  Jackie Holbrook   FeaturedBowhunting   January 3, 2023

Unraveling Tough Blood Trails

  Shots at deer don’t always go as planned, and every bowhunter who chases whitetails long enough will eventually be faced with a difficult blood trail. If you find yourself…

  Erik Barber   FeaturedBowhunting   December 29, 2022

How to Field Dress a Deer in 10 Steps

You have a big smile on your face and a tagged bow-kill at your feet. You did it! If it’s an adult white-tailed deer, you’ve harvested 30- to 50-plus pounds of…

  Cassie Gasaway   BowhuntingWild Meat   December 20, 2022

Persistence Pays for Late-Season Bowhunters

You might not think it, but late December and January can be the most productive portion of the season for arrowing a big buck. Melissa Bachman, host of Winchester Deadly…

  Cassie Gasaway   FeaturedBowhunting   

How to Recover from a Missed Shot

It’s heartbreaking to release an arrow only to watch the venison you could almost taste run off. The moment might even feel worse if you imagined a sizable buck mounted…

  Cassie Gasaway   BowhuntingFeatured   November 17, 2022

Can You Hunt That Public Land?

With more than 245 million acres of federally owned land to its name, the Bureau of Land Management is responsible for one-tenth of America’s land mass — more than any…

  Erik Barber   FeaturedBowhunting   November 8, 2022

5 Bowhunting Adjustments to Make When the Weather Changes

Bowhunters look forward to hunting in cooler temperatures. Many hunters believe that deer movement increases when the temperatures drop. While weather doesn’t affect the timing of the rut, according to…

  Jackie Holbrook   FeaturedBowhunting   November 3, 2022

How to Hunt Big Swamp Bucks

Wetlands consistently hold mature bucks, while surrounding areas may kick out only yearlings. The reasoning is obvious: Swampy areas are too difficult for most hunters to infiltrate, essentially making them…

  Joe Shead   FeaturedBowhunting   October 27, 2022