The Phases of the Gobble
Your excitement peaks as you scout your favorite turkey-hunting hotspot from afar as opening day nears. You’re more confident than ever as you glass a flock with multiple toms and…
Erik Barber BowhuntingFeatured February 11, 2026
Turkey Scouting 101
Thundering gobbles echoed through the Wisconsin woods as sunlight pierced the horizon on a late-May morning. Three toms gobbled from their roosts in large white oaks on a ridge point…
Bear Hunting 101
When discussing spring bowhunting opportunities, most people consider turkey hunting. Bears, however, can often be hunted during spring, which provides delicious meat and helps control their numbers. As with most…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting February 5, 2026
Making Lethal Shots on Turkeys
Once you’ve coaxed a big tom into bow range, your next big challenge is making the shot. It’s the last thing standing between you and a delicious dinner. If you’re…
How to Call Turkeys
What comes to mind when you think of spring? Is it blooming flowers or robins greeting you at dawn? For turkey hunters, spring means magic. It’s the wild turkey’s breeding…
Is Predator Hunting Important?
Man’s widespread impacts on the natural world make it difficult to leave nature to fend for itself. To maintain balance we must often manage species and entire ecosystems. Mindful, scientific…
Staff Writer FeaturedBowhunting January 28, 2026
How To Repair Arrows
Your arrows went through the gauntlet of bow season, so after being pulled up and lowered from trees, carried through brush and shot through animals, they could use some attention….
Bowhunting on a Budget: The Bare Minimum Gear List
What do you really need to bowhunt white-tailed deer? The hunting market is saturated with products. Between advertisements and salespeople, it’s hard to differentiate between what you need and what…
Master Speed Scouting for Bowhunting Success
After hunting hard for days without any close encounters, I snoozed my alarm when raindrops discouraged me from starting early on Nov. 5, 2017. The rain ended by 9 a.m.,…
Erik Barber FeaturedBowhunting December 15, 2025
Does the Moon Affect Deer?
When it comes to deer hunting, everyone’s an expert. Whether it’s scents, calls or stand placement, everyone has opinions on deer hunting tactics. But if you really want to argue,…
Joe Shead FeaturedBowhunting December 10, 2025
