When Do I Draw My Bow?
A deer is finally in bow range. It’s calm and has no idea you’re near. As you confidently start drawing your bow, the deer bolts and flees. You feel defeated….
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting Articles September 22, 2025
How to Predict the Rut
The whitetail rut is undoubtedly the best time to tag a mature buck. Normally wary whitetails let their hormones get the best of them when the breeding season arrives, moving…
Joe Shead Bowhunting Articles September 18, 2025
What Happened? Diagnosing a Miss
A white-tailed deer walks into range. You try to calm yourself, stop shaking, and stay quiet. It walks behind a tree and stops. You slowly draw your bow, and wait…
Staff Writer Bowhunting ArticlesFeatured September 16, 2025
Where’d They Go? How Food Affects Deer Movements
You’ve studied maps, glassed fields and scouted all summer to pinpoint where to place your treestand. And just when you think you’ve figured them out, the deer disappear the week…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting Articles September 15, 2025
Morning vs. Evening Hunts: What’s Better?
Life is full of decisions: Hamburger or hot dog? Apple or Android? Baseball or football? Morning or evening hunts? Answering that final question is tough. Work, school, sports and family…
Jackie Holbrook FeaturedBowhunting Articles September 11, 2025
Bowhunting Ethics: Ensuring Humane Harvests
Bowhunters have many responsibilities. They must respect the woods, wildlife, other hunters, and the state’s wildlife laws. They must also strive to make quick, humane kills by practicing often and…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting Articles September 10, 2025
What to do After the Shot
Releasing an arrow at a big-game animal is usually the culmination of months of scouting, target shooting, physical conditioning and preparation. In some cases, it could be the shot of…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting Articles September 3, 2025
How to Hunt Big Country
Whether you want to bowhunt big country for deer, elk, bears, moose or caribou, one thing’s for sure: You must learn the land if you hope to succeed. Patrick Durkin,…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting Articles August 22, 2025
What’s Hunting Pressure?
“What’s hunting pressure?” That’s like asking, “What’s a trophy buck?” If you ask a dozen people, you’ll likely get 12 different responses. It’s all based on each hunter’s personal experiences…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting Articles August 1, 2025
Popular Hang-Outs: Habitats Deer Love
Identifying ideal deer habitat is nearly impossible, given that whitetails roam from South America to the Yukon Territory, and nearly sea to shining sea. One reason whitetails are so widespread…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting Articles July 31, 2025
